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Publishing FreeHand documents as HTML
The Publish as HTML feature converts a FreeHand document to an HTML document, which can be displayed as a Web page in a browser.
You can choose an HTML setting to control the HTML conversion, including the location where the HTML document will be saved, the document layout formatting, the font encoding, and file formats for vector and bitmap artwork. You can select a setting manually, or use the Wizard (Windows) or Assistant (Macintosh) to help you.
FreeHand has a built-in Default setting, which saves the HTML document to a desktop folder titled FreeHand HTML Output, formats the document with layers (not tables), encodes fonts with Western (Latin 1) formatting, and converts vector images to SWF files and bitmap images to JPEG files. You can create additional settings and edit settings (including the Default setting).
You can convert a document to HTML multiple times with different settings, to create different versions of a document that can be viewed on different browsers or with different plug-ins. For example, you can create one version of a document that requires the Flash Player and one that does not. You must give each HTML document a different name, to avoid overwriting the files.
You can also choose options to control which pages in a document are converted and to preview the HTML document or HTML code in a browser or editor when the conversion is complete.
Note: If you assign a URL to a FreeHand object with a stroke but no fill, the link in the HTML document will be active only when the user rolls over the stroke.
To publish a FreeHand document as HTML:
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With the document displayed in the Document window, choose File > Publish as HTML. |
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In the HTML Output dialog box, do one of the following to choose HTML settings: |
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Choose a setting from the HTML Setting pop-up menu. (If you have not previously created any HTML settings, only the built-in Default setting is available.) |
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Click Setup to view the HTML Setup dialog box and choose HTML settings. For information on choosing HTML settings, see the procedure that follows. When you have finished selecting settings, click OK. |
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Click Wizard (Windows) or Assistant (Macintosh) and follow the onscreen instructions to select HTML settings. When you have finished selecting settings, click Finish.
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Specify which pages to publish, all or a range. |
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Select Show Output Warnings to display the HTML Output Warnings dialog box when you convert the document. |
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Select View in Browser or HTML Editor to preview the converted HTML document on your system. |
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Choose a browser or editor from the pop-up menu to view the document, or click Browse and locate an HTML viewing application on your system. |
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Click Save as HTML. |
If you selected View in Browser or HTML Editor in step 6, the specified HTML application launches and displays the converted document. |
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If you selected Show Output Warnings in step 4, the HTML Output Warnings dialog box appears, indicating any HTML errors in your document. |
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To create or edit an HTML setting:
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Choose File > Publish as HTML to view the HTML Output dialog box, if it is not already open. |
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In the HTML Output dialog box, click Setup to open the HTML Setup dialog box. |
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Do one of the following: |
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To create a new HTML setting, click the Plus (+) button. In the New HTML Setting dialog box, enter a name for the new setting and click OK. |
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To edit an existing HTML setting, select the setting from the pop-up menu. |
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To choose a location to save the HTML document, click Browse and navigate to the destination folder, then click Select (Windows) or Select "Folder Name" (Macintosh). |
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To control how objects are positioned on the document page, choose an option from the Layout pop-up menu: |
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Choose Positioning with Layers to place objects on layers. Layers allow precise positioning and overlapping of objects; however, layers are not supported by browsers in versions 3.0 or earlier. |
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Choose Positioning with Tables to place objects in table cells. Tables are supported by most browsers; however, table cells do not allow objects to overlap. Overlapping objects are sliced or combined to achieve accurate table cell positioning. |
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For Encoding, choose the font encoding format that is appropriate to the language displayed in your document. For English, choose Western (Latin 1). |
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For Vector Art, choose a file format to which vector artwork files will be converted. For information on conversion file formats, see About compressing artwork for the Web. |
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For Images, choose a file format to which bitmap image files will be converted. |
Note: To set export options for files in GIF, JPEG, or PNG format, you must use the Export dialog box. For more information, see Exporting bitmap images. |
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Do one of the following: |
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Click Apply to apply your selections to the setting and continue editing other settings in the HTML Setup dialog box. |
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Click OK to apply your selections to the setting and close the HTML Setup dialog box. |
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