Click OK to return to the page.

Providing a Standard Look and Feel 12-21 cascade to sub-pages, any change to the Allow items on this page to use a different Portal Template setting do not also cascade.

12.2.2.2.2 Applying a Portal Template for Items at the Item Level For users to be able to

apply a Portal Template for items at the item level, the option Allow items on this page to use a different Portal Template must be selected on the page properties Items tab. Apply a Portal Template for items at the item level when you want to use a template other than the one specified at the page level. To apply a Portal Template for items at the item level: 1. Log in to Oracle Portal.

2. Click the Build tab to bring it forward.

3. From the Page Groups portlet Work In drop-down list, select the page group that

owns the page on which to apply the item template. By default, the Page Groups portlet is located on the Build tab of the Portal Builder page.

4. In the Layout Appearance section, under the Pages heading, click the link to the

page on which to apply the item template. This opens the page in Edit mode. 5. Go to the page to which you have applied a Portal Template for items, and edit an item. For information on editing an item, see Chapter 14, Working with Items .

6. Select Use this portal template, then choose a template from the drop-down list.

7. Click OK.

12.2.2.3 Calling a Portal Template for Items at Runtime

Sometimes you may need to display an item within the context of a template that is different from the one defined in your portal’s properties. An example of this is viewing an item in a printer-friendly format. Many businesses offer a printer-friendly option for their published content. Users reading an item can click a link that takes them to the same item without display ads or other unrelated content. You can achieve this effect by specifying a printer-friendly template on the item URL, thus calling the template at runtime. A call to override the default Portal Template for items in a path-based URL takes the following syntax: http:host:portportalpagedad[lang-language][ver-version] Note: The option to apply a template at the item level is available only for items of one of the following types: Text, PLSQL, URL, and File items of the type texthtml or textplain. Note: The option to select a Portal Template for items on a specific item is available only when you edit an item and not when you add an item.