Then don't spend too much time on this design, because it will have to be
totally redone. Publisher's code is not convertible.
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Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression
message | Thanks DavidF - all your suggestions will help. At some point I will break
| down and hire someone! Until then, I appreciate any and all words of
wisdom
| (which you had many). K
|
| "DavidF" wrote:
|
| > I am not saying you might not do better with other software, but I don't
| > know if you will find any software that will produce html code that will
| > look the same in every browser on every computer every time. There are
| > simply too many variables, and some are beyond your control. Expert web
| > builders are constantly challenged with building sites that approach
this
| > goal, but few if any get there.
| >
| > It took me a long time to spot what you seem to be talking about, which
| > suggests to me that it probably is not an issue for the majority of
people.
| > However, you can tweak things.
| >
| > When you use html code fragment boxes, sometimes you just need to resize
the
| > box to "just fit". You might capture one of the paypay buttons, and
| > temporarily insert it into your Pub page, go to format > Picture > Size
tab
| > and make sure it is Scaled at 100%. Then take your code fragment box and
| > using the "snap to" function, resize the box until it is exactly the
same
| > size as the paypal button your are importing into your page. If your
code
| > fragment boxes are slightly different sizes, that alone will result in
the
| > image loading in unpredictable ways. Try it. Make your code fragment box
| > very large and do a web page preview. Where does the button image load?
| >
| > Also, the Nudge tool can be a good thing. Or in Pub 2003, your arrow
keys
| > will also nudge an object. Go to your button code fragment boxes and
nudge
| > them slightly, do a web page preview, and see if they line up correctly
| > then. What shows on your Pub page may be different than what shows when
you
| > do the web page preview...go with the web page preview. You should be
able
| > to tweak the placement such that it will look fine.
| >
| > As to spaces being more some places than others, that is a little harder
to
| > tweak sometimes. Sometimes it is because you have used formatting in the
| > text box that doesn't convert to html. Avoid paragraph formatting other
than
| > font face and size. And, even with the font, use web friendly fonts at
even
| > sizes. A 11 point Arial font will be converted to a 10 point font when
it is
| > converted to html, which will result in the text taking up less space
than
| > on your Pub page.
| >
| > On your registration page I can't tell if you are overlapping one text
box
| > with lines, or using separate text boxes. If you are using separate text
| > boxes, perhaps make sure they are exactly the same size. Once again use
the
| > snap to function to resize the text boxes. Just move the box next to
another
| > one, and move the sides until they snap to the other.
| >
| > Or once again, use the nudge or the arrow keys to move the lines up or
down,
| > doing web page previews until the spaces seem correct. Even then if
someone
| > has their monitor set differently than yours, there can be variances.
| >
| > I guess what I am trying to say is that you just have to play with
things.
| > Nudge things around. Check formatting and such and you usually can get
| > things to work pretty well. And I suspect the same is true with most
| > software. And finally, don't sweat the small stuff. There is no such
thing
| > as perfection...it is only a goal.
| >
| > Just my two cents worth...
| >
| > DavidF
| >
| >
| > message | > > HTML code fragments, specifically "Pay Now" paypal buttons, are
drifting
| > > up
| > > on website. Mine looks fine, but on other computers the buttons are up
too
| > > high. I need to upgrade my web design software, but right now I want
to
| > > see
| > > if I can get this to work. If you want to look at the website go to
| > >
www.coastlaw.com The issue is on the registration pages. The other
issue
| > > is
| > > on the "about the speaker" page some computers look like I have too
many
| > > lines between paragraphs. Am I just trying to do too much with
Publisher?
| > > Thanks.
| >
| >
| >
