Browser compatibility for Publisher 2003 Web sites

[Robin]

Linda,
Can you contact me on this issue? I am having the same
problem. I also want to ask you a couple more questions
about your site. If you are willing to contact me,
please respond here and I will forward my email.
Thanks!

-----Original Message-----
I had success using a previous version of Publisher to

create Websites for both Explorer and Netscape from .pub
files (see
http://www.diversifiedhomemtg.com/newsletter/kam/2004/apri
l/). The html was so nice and clean that it worked in
other browsers (and I could find where to change simple
things I needed to in a text editor).

But when I used Publisher 2003 to produce a Web page

from a .pub file, the layout is only visible in Explorer.
There is no layout in Netscape, only text. See
http://www.diversifiedhomemtg.com/newsletter/kam/2004/.

I can find nothing in Publisher's Help about how to make

the design cross-browser compatible.

Please HELP! I must use this product for a client who

supplies the .pub files monthly for an online newsletter.
I've read some of your comments about how you've
complained about bulky coding, but I haven't seen
anything about how to fix my problem.

 

[David Bartosik [MSFT MVP]]

I have been supporting Publisher webs here since version 2000. I have been
posting and writing about browser compatibility issues and differences
between the pub versions for years.
Version 2000 with it's target browser option set to the lowest setting will
output a fairly clean html that enjoys wide browser support. As of version
2002 it became difficult to support the NS browser.

Based on your previous posts I can only say that I strongly recommend you
not use Publisher for professional design for clients. That's not what the
product is designed for and it's not fair to a client.