Master page settings don't appear when previewing a Publsher webpa

[SamFelis]

I've set up a master page with graphics, footers, navigation bars, etc., and
have applied it to all the pages in my .PUB project. I can view all the
master page settings on each of the pages in my project when in design mode,
but when I opt to preview my web pages in a browser, only those elements
defined for the individual pages appear. None of the master page elements
appear.

I've searched help to see if there's a setting I need to turn on, but
nothing jumps out as obvious.

Does anyone else have this issue or am I just one of a kind?

 

[DavidF]

Nope, you may be a very special person, but you are not unique. Here is the
reply from yesterday's question:

Here is a past post from our local MVP:

"A master page is where you place objects that appear on all pages. It is by
design for a print publication and not a web publication. While some have
reported to have used a master page in their web publication, I recommend
against it's use in a web publication. There have been issues from customers
that have been traced back to that and in my own testing I have found issues
with the way a web publication will write links from a master page objects.
I recommend that you use the option to copy all objects on a page when you
insert a new page in order to carry objects across all pages. Or to just
group them and copy/paste them across."

David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
www.publishermvps.com
www.davidbartosik.com

I am afraid you need to dump the master page...DavidF

 

[SamFelis]

Thanks, David.

And here I thought I was doing something wrong! Good thing I didn't waste
the rest of the weekend trying to figure this one out!

Cheers -
Sam

Nope, you may be a very special person, but you are not unique. Here is the
reply from yesterday's question:

Here is a past post from our local MVP:

"A master page is where you place objects that appear on all pages. It is by
design for a print publication and not a web publication. While some have
reported to have used a master page in their web publication, I recommend
against it's use in a web publication. There have been issues from customers
that have been traced back to that and in my own testing I have found issues
with the way a web publication will write links from a master page objects.
I recommend that you use the option to copy all objects on a page when you
insert a new page in order to carry objects across all pages. Or to just
group them and copy/paste them across."

David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
www.publishermvps.com
www.davidbartosik.com

I am afraid you need to dump the master page...DavidF

I've set up a master page with graphics, footers, navigation bars, etc., and
have applied it to all the pages in my .PUB project. I can view all the
master page settings on each of the pages in my project when in design mode,
but when I opt to preview my web pages in a browser, only those elements
defined for the individual pages appear. None of the master page elements
appear.

I've searched help to see if there's a setting I need to turn on, but
nothing jumps out as obvious.

Does anyone else have this issue or am I just one of a kind?

 

[J9Darkwing]

I have five emails listed on the bottom of each of my 25 pages on my website.
So if I get a new addy to put on there or have to change one I can't simply
go to one place, make my changes, then have them show up on every page? I
have to go to each page, copy one of the email buttons, reposition the button
bar so it's still center, edit the text and then edit the hyperlink? On
every single page?!?!
How can I avoid this? How can I make a button bar and have all the buttons
show on every page and if I need to change them all I change one?

If master page isn't supported it shouldn't be there.

Thanks, David.

And here I thought I was doing something wrong! Good thing I didn't waste
the rest of the weekend trying to figure this one out!

Cheers -
Sam

Nope, you may be a very special person, but you are not unique. Here is the
reply from yesterday's question:

Here is a past post from our local MVP:

"A master page is where you place objects that appear on all pages. It is by
design for a print publication and not a web publication. While some have
reported to have used a master page in their web publication, I recommend
against it's use in a web publication. There have been issues from customers
that have been traced back to that and in my own testing I have found issues
with the way a web publication will write links from a master page objects.
I recommend that you use the option to copy all objects on a page when you
insert a new page in order to carry objects across all pages. Or to just
group them and copy/paste them across."

David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
www.publishermvps.com
www.davidbartosik.com

I am afraid you need to dump the master page...DavidF

I've set up a master page with graphics, footers, navigation bars, etc., and
have applied it to all the pages in my .PUB project. I can view all the
master page settings on each of the pages in my project when in design mode,
but when I opt to preview my web pages in a browser, only those elements
defined for the individual pages appear. None of the master page elements
appear.

I've searched help to see if there's a setting I need to turn on, but
nothing jumps out as obvious.

Does anyone else have this issue or am I just one of a kind?

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

Its there for dtp.

But you can do what you are asking in a program designed to design
webs...like Photoshop. You could do this with; dwt, or included pages,
shared borders, or parameters.



|I have five emails listed on the bottom of each of my 25 pages on my
website.
| So if I get a new addy to put on there or have to change one I can't
simply
| go to one place, make my changes, then have them show up on every page? I
| have to go to each page, copy one of the email buttons, reposition the
button
| bar so it's still center, edit the text and then edit the hyperlink? On
| every single page?!?!
| How can I avoid this? How can I make a button bar and have all the
buttons
| show on every page and if I need to change them all I change one?
|
| If master page isn't supported it shouldn't be there.
|
| "SamFelis" wrote:
|
| > Thanks, David.
| >
| > And here I thought I was doing something wrong! Good thing I didn't
waste
| > the rest of the weekend trying to figure this one out!
| >
| > Cheers -
| > Sam
| >
| > "DavidF" wrote:
| >
| > > Nope, you may be a very special person, but you are not unique. Here
is the
| > > reply from yesterday's question:
| > >
| > > Here is a past post from our local MVP:
| > >
| > > "A master page is where you place objects that appear on all pages. It
is by
| > > design for a print publication and not a web publication. While some
have
| > > reported to have used a master page in their web publication, I
recommend
| > > against it's use in a web publication. There have been issues from
customers
| > > that have been traced back to that and in my own testing I have found
issues
| > > with the way a web publication will write links from a master page
objects.
| > > I recommend that you use the option to copy all objects on a page when
you
| > > insert a new page in order to carry objects across all pages. Or to
just
| > > group them and copy/paste them across."
| > >
| > > David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
| > > www.publishermvps.com
| > > www.davidbartosik.com
| > >
| > > I am afraid you need to dump the master page...DavidF
| > >
| > > | > > > I've set up a master page with graphics, footers, navigation bars,
etc.,
| > > and
| > > > have applied it to all the pages in my .PUB project. I can view all
the
| > > > master page settings on each of the pages in my project when in
design
| > > mode,
| > > > but when I opt to preview my web pages in a browser, only those
elements
| > > > defined for the individual pages appear. None of the master page
elements
| > > > appear.
| > > >
| > > > I've searched help to see if there's a setting I need to turn on,
but
| > > > nothing jumps out as obvious.
| > > >
| > > > Does anyone else have this issue or am I just one of a kind?
| > >
| > >
| > >

 

[DavidF]

Rob,

I am betting that you meant to say FrontPage instead of Photoshop...yes?

DavidF

Its there for dtp.

But you can do what you are asking in a program designed to design
webs...like Photoshop. You could do this with; dwt, or included pages,
shared borders, or parameters.



|I have five emails listed on the bottom of each of my 25 pages on my
website.
| So if I get a new addy to put on there or have to change one I can't
simply
| go to one place, make my changes, then have them show up on every page? I
| have to go to each page, copy one of the email buttons, reposition the
button
| bar so it's still center, edit the text and then edit the hyperlink? On
| every single page?!?!
| How can I avoid this? How can I make a button bar and have all the
buttons
| show on every page and if I need to change them all I change one?
|
| If master page isn't supported it shouldn't be there.
|
| "SamFelis" wrote:
|
| > Thanks, David.
| >
| > And here I thought I was doing something wrong! Good thing I didn't
waste
| > the rest of the weekend trying to figure this one out!
| >
| > Cheers -
| > Sam
| >
| > "DavidF" wrote:
| >
| > > Nope, you may be a very special person, but you are not unique. Here
is the
| > > reply from yesterday's question:
| > >
| > > Here is a past post from our local MVP:
| > >
| > > "A master page is where you place objects that appear on all pages. It
is by
| > > design for a print publication and not a web publication. While some
have
| > > reported to have used a master page in their web publication, I
recommend
| > > against it's use in a web publication. There have been issues from
customers
| > > that have been traced back to that and in my own testing I have found
issues
| > > with the way a web publication will write links from a master page
objects.
| > > I recommend that you use the option to copy all objects on a page when
you
| > > insert a new page in order to carry objects across all pages. Or to
just
| > > group them and copy/paste them across."
| > >
| > > David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
| > > www.publishermvps.com
| > > www.davidbartosik.com
| > >
| > > I am afraid you need to dump the master page...DavidF
| > >
| > > | > > > I've set up a master page with graphics, footers, navigation bars,
etc.,
| > > and
| > > > have applied it to all the pages in my .PUB project. I can view all
the
| > > > master page settings on each of the pages in my project when in
design
| > > mode,
| > > > but when I opt to preview my web pages in a browser, only those
elements
| > > > defined for the individual pages appear. None of the master page
elements
| > > > appear.
| > > >
| > > > I've searched help to see if there's a setting I need to turn on,
but
| > > > nothing jumps out as obvious.
| > > >
| > > > Does anyone else have this issue or am I just one of a kind?
| > >
| > >
| > >

 

[DavidF]

J9Darkwing,

As you already know, the master page feature just doesn't seem to work well
in most cases, in most web publications, and is probably best reserved for
use with print publications. You have also discovered that making universal
changes across every page in a Publisher produced site can be difficult, and
illustrates one of the limitations of Publisher, and the fact that Publisher
is best used for smaller, basic, static websites. As Rob indicated, as your
site gets larger, and more complicated, you may need to consider switching
to a more appropriate application such as FrontPage. With that said, there
are some less than perfect work-arounds.

A faster way of making changes to your email buttons, would be to make the
changes you want to the first page, then select and group each of the
buttons, and copy the group. You can select each object by holding down your
left mouse button and 'drawing' a box around each of the objects, then
clicking the group objects icon that appears at the bottom of that box you
just drew. Alternatively, hold down your Ctrl key, and left click each
object, and then group. After copying the group, then switch to your second
page, select the same objects and immediately paste. All the objects will be
replaced with the group you copied from the first page, and positioned the
same as the first page. Go to each successive page and repeat.

Another work-around the limitations of using Publisher to build your
multipage site is to build your site with multiple Publisher files. I
switched to this approach as my site built with Pub 2000 grew too large to
manage within one Pub file. I probably should have switched to FrontPage,
but I didn't for a number of reasons...one being stubborn, but also I like
being able to use common design elements from my print publications and
easily integrate my marketing efforts in my business. I also didn't want to
have to buy and learn another application, and rebuild my site. Here is an
article David Bartosik wrote that explains this approach. Just ignore the
reference to Pub 2000...the principles are the same:
http://publishermvps.com/Default.aspx?tabid=81

DavidF

I have five emails listed on the bottom of each of my 25 pages on my website.
So if I get a new addy to put on there or have to change one I can't simply
go to one place, make my changes, then have them show up on every page? I
have to go to each page, copy one of the email buttons, reposition the button
bar so it's still center, edit the text and then edit the hyperlink? On
every single page?!?!
How can I avoid this? How can I make a button bar and have all the buttons
show on every page and if I need to change them all I change one?

If master page isn't supported it shouldn't be there.

Thanks, David.

And here I thought I was doing something wrong! Good thing I didn't waste
the rest of the weekend trying to figure this one out!

Cheers -
Sam

Nope, you may be a very special person, but you are not unique. Here is the
reply from yesterday's question:

Here is a past post from our local MVP:

"A master page is where you place objects that appear on all pages. It is by
design for a print publication and not a web publication. While some have
reported to have used a master page in their web publication, I recommend
against it's use in a web publication. There have been issues from customers
that have been traced back to that and in my own testing I have found issues
with the way a web publication will write links from a master page objects.
I recommend that you use the option to copy all objects on a page when you
insert a new page in order to carry objects across all pages. Or to just
group them and copy/paste them across."

David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
www.publishermvps.com
www.davidbartosik.com

I am afraid you need to dump the master page...DavidF

I've set up a master page with graphics, footers, navigation bars, etc.,
and
have applied it to all the pages in my .PUB project. I can view all the
master page settings on each of the pages in my project when in design
mode,
but when I opt to preview my web pages in a browser, only those elements
defined for the individual pages appear. None of the master page elements
appear.

I've searched help to see if there's a setting I need to turn on, but
nothing jumps out as obvious.

Does anyone else have this issue or am I just one of a kind?

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

dANG...you're correct I meant FP...switched from Acrylic NG to here too
quickly



| Rob,
|
| I am betting that you meant to say FrontPage instead of Photoshop...yes?
|
| DavidF
|
| | > Its there for dtp.
| >
| > But you can do what you are asking in a program designed to design
| > webs...like Photoshop. You could do this with; dwt, or included pages,
| > shared borders, or parameters.
| >
| >
| >
| > | > |I have five emails listed on the bottom of each of my 25 pages on my
| > website.
| > | So if I get a new addy to put on there or have to change one I can't
| > simply
| > | go to one place, make my changes, then have them show up on every
page?
| I
| > | have to go to each page, copy one of the email buttons, reposition the
| > button
| > | bar so it's still center, edit the text and then edit the hyperlink?
On
| > | every single page?!?!
| > | How can I avoid this? How can I make a button bar and have all the
| > buttons
| > | show on every page and if I need to change them all I change one?
| > |
| > | If master page isn't supported it shouldn't be there.
| > |
| > | "SamFelis" wrote:
| > |
| > | > Thanks, David.
| > | >
| > | > And here I thought I was doing something wrong! Good thing I didn't
| > waste
| > | > the rest of the weekend trying to figure this one out!
| > | >
| > | > Cheers -
| > | > Sam
| > | >
| > | > "DavidF" wrote:
| > | >
| > | > > Nope, you may be a very special person, but you are not unique.
Here
| > is the
| > | > > reply from yesterday's question:
| > | > >
| > | > > Here is a past post from our local MVP:
| > | > >
| > | > > "A master page is where you place objects that appear on all
pages.
| It
| > is by
| > | > > design for a print publication and not a web publication. While
some
| > have
| > | > > reported to have used a master page in their web publication, I
| > recommend
| > | > > against it's use in a web publication. There have been issues from
| > customers
| > | > > that have been traced back to that and in my own testing I have
| found
| > issues
| > | > > with the way a web publication will write links from a master page
| > objects.
| > | > > I recommend that you use the option to copy all objects on a page
| when
| > you
| > | > > insert a new page in order to carry objects across all pages. Or
to
| > just
| > | > > group them and copy/paste them across."
| > | > >
| > | > > David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
| > | > > www.publishermvps.com
| > | > > www.davidbartosik.com
| > | > >
| > | > > I am afraid you need to dump the master page...DavidF
| > | > >
| > | > > | > | > > > I've set up a master page with graphics, footers, navigation
bars,
| > etc.,
| > | > > and
| > | > > > have applied it to all the pages in my .PUB project. I can view
| all
| > the
| > | > > > master page settings on each of the pages in my project when in
| > design
| > | > > mode,
| > | > > > but when I opt to preview my web pages in a browser, only those
| > elements
| > | > > > defined for the individual pages appear. None of the master
page
| > elements
| > | > > > appear.
| > | > > >
| > | > > > I've searched help to see if there's a setting I need to turn
on,
| > but
| > | > > > nothing jumps out as obvious.
| > | > > >
| > | > > > Does anyone else have this issue or am I just one of a kind?
| > | > >
| > | > >
| > | > >
| >
| >
|
|