Operation Manual

Previewing, Publishing, and Maintaining the Site 73
Publishing to a local folder
This option, like previewing, exports your publication pages to HTML
and graphics files. The key differences are:
♦ You designate where the files should go, instead of having them
written out to temporary files, which are not really under your
control. As noted above, each time you run Preview Web Site,
even if you’re only previewing one page, your previous set of
temporary files disappears. Using the Graphics tab of File/Web
Site Properties..., you can specify whether images are assigned
new file names or overwrite the old ones when published into the
same folder (HTML file names are overwritten). Your site as a
whole remains intact.
♦ Your Web browser doesn’t launch automatically. Instead, you’re
given the option of launching it. If it’s already open, simply
decline the option, then switch to your browser’s window and use
its Reload or Refresh command to display the updated page.
Publishing to a local folder is another way of previewing your Web
site, and is also the way to share your site with others on a local area
network. You don’t need to try it right now, but here are the steps
involved in publishing to a local folder:
 Click the
Publish to Folder button on the top toolbar. In the
dialog, locate the folder where you wish to store the output files, or
click New Folder... to create a new folder.
 As for previewing, you can publish just one page or a range of
pages.
 Accept or decline the option to launch your Web browser.