If you want to view your published presentation locally or are going to upload it to Web server on the Internet or intranet, or if you want to FTP your published presentation directly to your server, then follow the Publish for Web instructions below.
Publish Location
When you Publish for Web, you have two choices as to where you want to store your published presentation, a local folder/network share, or an FTP site.
To publish to a local folder/network share, select Folder (the default) and:
manually type the path to the folder/network share, or
click the "..." button, navigate to the folder/network share, select it, and click OK
To publish to an FTP site, select FTP site and provide the following information:
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Host |
The DNS/IP address of the FTP site. |
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Username |
If the FTP site does not allow anonymous access, enter your Username. |
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Port |
FTP servers generally use port 21. If more than one FTP site is being hosted on the same server, the port number may be different. For more information, check with your network administrator. |
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Password |
If the FTP site does not allow anonymous access, enter your Password here. |
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Dir |
If you want to publish to a specific folder/directory within the FTP site, enter the folder/directory name here. |
Properties
In the Published title field, type the name for your published presentation.
Choose a Player template by selecting from the drop-down menu one of the available default templates or one of your custom templates. Click the "..." button to launch the Player Template Editor.
Choose a Logo by selecting from the drop-down menu one of your logos. Click the "..." button to launch the Logo Manager.
Choose a Presenter by selecting from the drop-down menu one of the available presenters. Click the "..." button to launch the Presenter Manager.
Output Options
Check the box next to Zip to create a zip package of your published presentation.
Check the box next to Email to publish your presentation, zip it, and attach the zip file to a new email.
When you are finished with your choices, click Publish to publish your presentation. Next time you publish, your last-used selections will be saved.
If you have chosen to publish to a local folder/network share, you will receive the following message:
If you click Yes, your published presentation will automatically launch in the Articulate Player. If you click No, you can always launch your presentation later. For more information on launching a published presentation, see Viewing Your Published Presentation.
If you have chosen to publish to an FTP site, you will be shown the upload status/number of bytes uploaded.
When uploading is complete, you will see the following message:
Your presentation will be uploaded to the FTP site. If you do not get the above message, verify that you have entered the correct authentication information and FTP server address.