To Customize a Publish to Web Template

  1. Browse to the folder specified by the Drawing Template File Location setting of the current profile.
    • Click the Application menu Options.
    • 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.
  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) shown in 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 that contains the template that you want to customize, and click Copy.
  4. Right-click in an empty area of the folder and click Paste.
  5. Right-click the new folder and rename it.
  6. Double-click the new folder 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 a HTML or text editor.

    The template file contains comments to help you determine the areas of the code that 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 4.
    Note: Each 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.