Convert to .html file

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mike

is there a clean way to convert publisher files to .html files? the biggest
problem is the use of textboxes or any object, seems they tend to be out of
place in the web files.

whenever i convert them using the 'save as web page' option, the formatting
is off which means we have to redo the entire document in FP.

is there a much easier way to convert or will there always be formatting
issues?
 
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DavidF

Which version of Publisher are you using? What do you mean the text boxes,
objects are out of place? What is the URL of the site? Editing the html code
that Publisher produces with FP is not a good workaround.

Give us some more details, and perhaps we can offer a solution.

DavidF
 
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DavidF

Mike,

I am guessing that you are using design techniques to produce your newspaper
that don't translate well to HTML. You just don't design web sites the same
way you design print documents....they are two different mediums. There are
many things you can do in print, that you can't do in a web publication. If
you open a print formatted newsletter template in Publisher and compare it
to an email or web based newsletter, you will see some of the differences.
If you convert any print document to a web document, you will have to
reformat and redesign it.

MS introduced a new coding engine in Pub 2002, and you should not be trying
to produce a web page with it unless it is version SP 1 or higher, and, you
do not "save as a web page" to produce the html, you "export as" with Pub
2002. Read this article for more details: Web Publication Changes Made in
Version 2002 of Publisher:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/pages/81262.aspx

Once you get Pub 2002 updated, then create a web version of your newspaper,
perhaps starting with one of the newsletter templates, or other web site
templates. Once you get an online version designed and working, you can copy
and paste content from your print version to it. Save it as a template to
use again.

With that said, if you have FrontPage available to you, it would probably be
a better idea to create your website version of your newspaper with it, save
the template, and copy and paste content from your Publisher print document.
You will probably be happier with the website results than if you use Pub
2002. Don't try to import or edit Publisher html code into FP...you will
never be happy with the result.

I realize that this is suggesting that you invest quite a bit of time
upfront to design two different formats and templates, whether you use FP or
not, but it is necessary if you want good results, and don't want to fight
formatting issues every time you try to convert a print document to a web
publication. And once you get the two templates designed and working, it
won't take that long to create both publications, by copy and pasting
content between them.

Hopefully Mike Koewler will read this and perhaps offer some insights as to
all of this, as he produces both a print and an online version of a
newspaper.

DavidF
 
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Mike Koewler

David,

That's what I would suggest. One could use Pub (or any web authoring
program) to lay out a template of sorts, where just the headlines or
pictures would be shown. These can have links to pdf files that would
look exactly like the paper. Here's a rough idea:
http://www.forest-blade.com/

I plan to redo my site in the next week or so. A suggestion for Mike,
though. Create the pdf files one page at a time. That will speed
download times for viewers, plus they can select just the page(s)they want.

Mike
 
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Mike Koewler

David,

Yep, but it's taking a bit of work. WP uses relative links. I want to
move all the 2006 pages out of the file while keeping them available. So
I am redesigning my Master Page, uploading files to a /Archive folder
and changing links to go back to the new main pages.

This year, I'll know to use links to web pages instead of links to a
page in your site!

Mike
 
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DavidF

I moved to absolute links early on...couldn't keep the relative links
straight in my mind.

Tis the season to rework websites I guess...doing the same.

DavidF
 

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