The Offline Viewer application can be used to view HTML5 outputs, but by default, it only opens packaged websites that have a valid checksum file. These packages have the .ofln extension. A .ofln file can be generated automatically during publishing, or manually after publishing. Generating the .ofln manually is useful if you need to edit the output after publishing, for example, if you're creating a multi-language Magellan website.
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Download the Checksum Generator from the Author-it Community website.
This file is located on the same page as the download for Offline Viewer.
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Open Windows Powershell.
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Enter the following command:
& "path\to\ChecksumGenerator.Packed.exe" "path\to\Magellan website folder"
For example: & "C:\Users\AOrtha\Downloads\ChecksumGenerator.Packed.exe" "C:\Users\AOrtha\Downloads\Acme Magellan Website"
A checksum file is generated and placed inside the specified folder.
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Inside the folder for the HTML5 output, select all of the contents then zip them to a new folder.
You must select everything inside the top level folder of the output, which contains the index.html file.
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Changed the zipped folder's file extension from .zip to .ofln
The packaged output can now be opened and viewed using the Offline Viewer.