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[Ron]

I have been using Publisher 97 and 2000 for the past 6 years using Windows 95. I purchased a new computer and I am now using Windows XP and Publisher 2003. My web page via publisher 2000 was approximately 4.0 MB. When I udated to Publisher 2003 my web page showed as approximately 40 MB. When I save as web page or web filtered to my C: it still is 40 MB or more and with filtered, I have extensions as .png. Don't understand the .png extension. Where and why I am getting the extra memory? Problem; my host will not let me have more than 25 MB in my web page. I don't want to have 40 MB or more. I want to go back to the 4 to 5 MB I use to have. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[DavidF]

Ron,

Unfortunately, MS has "improved" Publisher 2003. 2003 uses different code
technologies, refer to
http://www.davidbartosik.com/pub11.htm

Its unfortunate, but it seems to me that MS has pretty much ruined the use
of Publisher for building a web site with the changes made in Pub 2003.
Though some of the changes made were good, I would imagine that most will
find the large file size simply unworkable. Heck, I still use a dial-up
connection, and a 40 meg file would take me about 3.5 hours to upload. Its
too bad, because it was a fairly easy learning curve from building a
Publisher document for print, to building a simple, basic web site, which is
all the average Publisher user wanted. If they wanted more sophistication,
they would take the time to learn Frontpage, Dreamweaver, etc.

FWIW, I still use Publisher 2000 for my site. Perhaps reload 2000 along with
2003...they can co-exist.

DavidF

I have been using Publisher 97 and 2000 for the past 6 years using Windows

95. I purchased a new computer and I am now using Windows XP and Publisher
2003. My web page via publisher 2000 was approximately 4.0 MB. When I
udated to Publisher 2003 my web page showed as approximately 40 MB. When I
save as web page or web filtered to my C: it still is 40 MB or more and with
filtered, I have extensions as .png. Don't understand the .png extension.
Where and why I am getting the extra memory? Problem; my host will not let
me have more than 25 MB in my web page. I don't want to have 40 MB or more.
I want to go back to the 4 to 5 MB I use to have. Any help would be
appreciated.

 

[Ron]

David,

Thanks for the reply, I figured that I would probably have to go back to Publisher 2000 but I was sort of hoping that would not be the case. Your sentiments of making a good thing bad or worse is correct. I cannot believe Microsoft did that. Strange but true; it use to take me approx. 30 minutes to upload my web page, I had to switch hosts and it started taking me 1.5 hours, now with Publisher 2003 it would have taken 3.5 hours or more. Something wrong here.

Ron

 

[David Bartosik - MS MVP]

Just letting you two both know that I'll be forwarding your feedback on to
MS.

--
David Bartosik - MS MVP
for Publisher help:
www.davidbartosik.com
enter to win Pub 2003:
www.davidbartosik.com/giveaway.aspx

David,

Thanks for the reply, I figured that I would probably have to go back to

Publisher 2000 but I was sort of hoping that would not be the case. Your
sentiments of making a good thing bad or worse is correct. I cannot believe
Microsoft did that. Strange but true; it use to take me approx. 30 minutes
to upload my web page, I had to switch hosts and it started taking me 1.5
hours, now with Publisher 2003 it would have taken 3.5 hours or more.
Something wrong here.