Publish Roadmaps to URL, PNG, or HTML

When you publish to a URL, you create a shareable link that points to an image of the view published on the Roadmunk host. Share the link with anyone or set up a password to provide access only to selected people. 

1. In the View dropdown on the Roadmap navbar, select the view you want to publish.
You should see the Timeline or Swimlane icon selected in the View navbar, depending on the view's visualization type.
2. On the View navbar, click the Export icon.
3. In the dropdown, select Export to PNG, HTML, URL.
You should now see a preview of what the image will look like.

1. On the preview screen's top navbar, click the URL icon.
   NOTE: If you don't like how the preview looks, click the X in the top-right corner of the screen to go back to the view, make the changes you want, and then re-export.
   
2. On the export panel, specify your export settings:
   
   • Background: Select Transparent or White (default) for the image background.
   • Layout: Select the view properties you want to appear on the image, including: 
     • Title (roadmap and view names)
     • Legend (what the colors mean)
     • Company Logo
     • Vision Statement
     • Footer Text
   • Auto Publish: Select the cadence at which to automatically publish your roadmap
   • Password/SSO Enforcement: Secure your roadmap using standard or SSO authentication
3. Click the Publish to URL button at the bottom-right to publish the roadmap.

1. After clicking Publish to URL, copy the link from the URL field.
   
2. Open the link in your browser to test it and see the published view.
3. To password-protect the link, enter a Password. A password is optional.

Once a view is published to a URL, you can share the link any time by copying it in the Export dropdown.

To publish a roadmap view to a URL, you must be the roadmap's Owner or the roadmap must be shared with you as an Editor. You can't publish a view if you share the roadmap as a Viewer.

Although only Owners and Editors can publish a view, anyone with access to a roadmap can view and share the roadmap's link by copying it in the Export dropdown.

Choosing to export to a PNG file or an HTML file depends on how and where you want to use the output. For the differences between the two formats, see the PNG or HTML? section later on in the article.

1. In the View dropdown on the Roadmap navbar, select the view you want to export.
2. You should see the Timeline or Swimlane icon selected in the View navbar, depending on the view's visualization type.
   
3. On the View navbar, click the Export icon.
4. In the dropdown, select Export to PNG, HTML, URL. You should now see a preview of what the file will look like.

1. On the preview screen's top navbar, click the URL icon.
   NOTE: If you don't like how the preview looks, click the X in the top-right corner of the screen to go back to the view, make the changes you want, and then re-export.
   
2. On the export panel, specify your export settings:
   
   • Background: Select Transparent or White (default) for the image background.
   • Layout: Select the view properties you want to appear on the image, including: 
     • Title (roadmap and view names)
     • Legend (what the colors mean)
     • Company Logo
     • Vision Statement
     • Footer Text
3. Click the Download HTML or Download PNG button at the bottom-right to export the roadmap.

Exporting a view as a PNG image is right choice if you want to insert the image in a printed document or embed it in a PowerPoint presentation, video, or web page for presenting on screen. 

HTML is the right choice if you want to create an interactive version of your view. Exporting to HTML creates an interactive web page with items that can be clicked to display item details like date range and pivot field values. 

Unlike roadmap items and milestones, anyone with access to a roadmap can export its views to PNG or HTML, including the roadmap's Owner and users sharing the roadmap as an Editor or a Viewer.

Just like regular roadmaps, you can export the items in a Master roadmap to a CSV file. You can also export a Master roadmap's view as a PNG or HTML file, as well as publish it to a URL.

NOTE: Since Master roadmaps have only one view created by rolling up source views, you don't need to select the view you want to export or publish as you do when exporting a regular roadmap.