You can create customized templates to use in the Publish to Web wizard by modifying one of the Publish to Web template (PWT) files provided. Use any HTML editor or text editor.

To create a custom template, add or modify any of the following elements:

• Images
• Text
• Hyperlinks
• Color
• Title
• Video, animation, and so on

There are four default Publish to Web templates that you can customize:

• Array of Thumbnails. Creates a web page containing an array of thumbnail images.
• Array Plus Summary. Creates a web page containing an array of thumbnail images and summary information about each image.
• List of Drawings. Creates a web page containing a list of drawings and an image frame.
• List Plus Summary. Creates a web page containing a list of drawings, an image frame, and summary information about a selected image.

You can make changes or additions to the look and feel of a template, but you cannot change the arrangement of images within it. For example, in the Array of Thumbnails template, the images are presented across the page in rows. You cannot alter the presentation of the images, but you can wrap text and graphics around the table of images.

Procedure

To create quick access to the Publish to Web templates

1. Click Tools menu Options.At the Command prompt, enter options.
2. In the Options dialog box, Files tab, click the plus sign (+) next to Template Settings. Then click the plus sign next to Drawing Template File Location.
3. Move the cursor to the path name that is displayed and click inside it, and press F2, and press CTRL+C to copy it.
4. Click OK or Cancel to close the Options dialog box.
5. Click File menu Open.At the command prompt, enter open.
6. In the Select File dialog box, right-click an empty area in the vertical panel on the left side, and click Add on the shortcut menu.
7. Enter a name in the Item name box (for example, Templates).
8. Press CTRL+V to paste the path into the Item Path box, and click OK.

   You can now access the Template folders by clicking the button in the left panel of the Select File dialog box.

To customize a Publish to Web template

1. Browse to the Publish to Web template folder, click File menu Open.Browse to the Publish to Web template folder, at the command prompt, enter open.

   See To create quick access to the Publish to Web templates.

2. Double-click the PTWTemplates folder to open it. The following folders are displayed. Each contains a Publish to Web template and preview images (BMP) that you see when you run the Publish to Web wizard.
   • Template1. Contains the Array of Thumbnails template and a preview image
   • Template2. Contains the Array Plus Summary template, a preview image, and HTML frames
   • Template3. Contains the List of Drawings template, a preview image, and HTML frames
   • Template4. Contains the List Plus Summary template, a preview image, and HTML frames
3. Right-click the folder you want to use, and click Copy.
4. Press ALT+2, right-click the PTWTemplates folder, and click Paste.
5. Reopen the PTWTemplates folder, and right-click the new folder and rename it.
6. Right-click the new folder and click Open to display its contents.
7. Rename the Publish to Web template (PWT) file with an .htm or .html file extension.
8. Open the template file in an HTML editor or a text editor.

   The template file contains comments that help you determine which areas of the code you can modify to create your new web page.

9. Review the comments and make changes to the parts of the template you want to customize.
10. Save the template with a .pwt file extension. Make sure you save the file to the template folder you created in step 3.
    NoteEach template folder can contain only one PWT file. If you create a new PWT file, make sure you delete any other PWT files that exist in the same folder.

    When you run the Publish to Web wizard, the new template is displayed in the list of templates.

Quick Reference

Commands

PUBLISHTOWEB

Creates HTML pages that include images of selected drawings.