User Manual

Using the Post to Web Feature
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< ! - - HYPERCLIP format elements placeholder - - >
The placeholder specifies the media file displayed on the Web page. The Hyperclip tag can use
the following placeholders:
• $URL$, which is replaced by the URL of a movie clip
•$URLn$, where n is an integer (1 to 9) which matches a clip to its associated video format
(see “Using the Videoformat Tag in Post to Web Templates” on page 1094)
n
If you do not include any format elements, $URL$ is assumed—for example,
<!- - HYPERCLIP - -> creates a link to a clip without providing any formatting or other
information for the clip.
The following examples show a Hyperclip tag as it appears in a template and in the HTML code
generated by the template.
Clip tag in a template ($URL$ is the placeholder for a URL reference to a clip and
$TEXT$ is the
placeholder for text):
<!--HYPERCLIP HREF=”$URL$” onMouseOver=”window.status=’Click for
video’;return true”-->
The HTML code showing the Post to Web output:
<A HREF=”ParisStudents.mov” onMouseOver=”window.status=’Click for
video’;return true”></A>
Using a Template with Post to Web
To format a story with a Web template:
1. Load a story into the Story panel.
2. Click the Post To Web button.
The Post To Web dialog box opens.
3. Click the Template tab.
4. Do one of the following:
t Click the Template menu, and select a template.
The menu lists the most recently used templates.
t Click the Browse button, and select a template from the appropriate folder.
t Use Windows Explorer to locate a template file, then click the template file and drag it
to the Template text box.
5. Click the Text Fields tab.