To customize a Publish to Web template (Procedure)

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Customize a Publish to Web Template
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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.