Can template pages in Pub 2007 be modified w/out using HTML langua

[Thomboy]

I hate to admit I feel like a newbee again, but Publisher 2007 templates
don't seem to like to be modified, using a drop and drag method. For
example, when I try to move employee pictures, and the information that
normally appears right next to the picture up or down to force more employee
information into the same place, I find that the pictures and text in
appropriate information boxes no longer is readable. Even though I can read
it before I use the "Preview YOur Webpage Function," once it is in preview
mode, half of the text information is no longer visible.

I assume that the templates are NOT modifiable without rewriting the HTML
for the page(s). Is this a correct assumption?

Can I keep adding more employee information (pictures and text) below those
shown on a template page by using the copy and paste function?

If this is possible, I assume that a viewer will just have to keep scrolling
down the published page to see the additional employees that don't show in
normal published page when the page is opened?

Thanks, Thomboy

 

[DavidF]

Yes, templates can be modified as much as you want, and no, you do not need
to "rewrite the html". The html is not produced until you publish the page
(Publish to the web).

Text not viewable? If you moved the image box over the text box, then it
will cover the text. If the text box is not large enough for all the text,
then it won't be seen. Your description is unclear as to what you are
doing...

Yes, you can copy and paste "more employee information". Notice that your
page is very long. When you publish your html page, the page will be
truncated after the last design element, which gives you custom length
pages. You can also choose to add a page with all the same content if you
prefer shorter pages.

I think it might be worth your time to do some reading and get a better
understanding of the basics:

Prepare, publish, and maintain your Publisher Web site:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HA100947601033.aspx

Designing and creating Web sites :
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/CH100793371033.aspx

Help for Publisher 2007:
http://officebeta.iponet.net/en-us/publisher/FX100649111033.aspx?ofcresset=1
Also, look through the content for Pub 2003...it is much better than 2007
and most of it is applicable to 2007.

I would generally suggest reading the help sections in Publisher, but Help
in Pub 2007 sucks in my opinion...so read through the links I provided, and
perhaps peruse this newsgroup, and hopefully you will feel less the newbie.
One of the main things to remember is that web media is different than print
media. You need to change your mindset and design sense...there are things
you can do in a print publication that simply does not translate to html.
Good luck.

DavidF

 

[Thomboy]

Thanks, David.

I will read the three suggested articles, and yes I agree with your
assessment of the help files for Publisher 2007. Even more perplexing is the
fact that there is no section devoted to Publisher in the 2007 Microsoft
Office System - Inside/Out book.

Your last paragraph about remembering that print and web media are very
different animals is oh so true.

Maybe too the lack of reference material for Publisher at bookstores is also
VERY frustrating.

I appreciate that you gave me some links to explore that may improve how I
use the templates in Puslisher 2007.

CLARIFICATION OF MY PROBLEM: What I did was to eliminate some of the text
boxes already provided in the template pages for something like employee
information, and then I tried to move up all the pictures and text boxes to
the space I eliminated, hoping to get more employee information on the page.
Unfortunately, this move caused too many of the text boxes to hide text that
went below the allowable text box size. And, to make matters worse, even
when I tried to reduce the text size, it did not correct the problem.

I intend to read more of the posts in this discussion section for Publisher
as well.

Thomboy

 

[DavidF]

Thomboy,

Did you get the text boxes sorted out? It sounds like you just needed to
lengthen the text boxes to accommodate the quantity of text, unless you are
overlapping images or other text boxes. If you are still having problems,
post again with more details, and we will try again.

If most of your experience comes from working with Word, then shifting to a
Desktop Publishing program will take a bit of getting used to, but you will
enjoy the added layout abilities. Then using the DTP to produce a webpage is
another step and another shift in mindset and design. When you design your
web page, don't be that concerned about the actual length of the page. You
no longer have to worry about printing it on a standard piece of paper. You
don't have to cram it all into the first 11 inches of the page. Publisher
allows you to make whatever length page you need, and vary it page to page
(except 2002), so protect "white space" and don't make the page so filled
with "stuff" that the viewer can't tell the forest for the trees.

DavidF