MS Publisher 2003 and godaddy layout problems

[Christa]

I'm a novice so please bear with me! I uploaded my Publisher website to my
domain name via ftp to godaddy.com free banner-supported hosting. My site
appears, but is shifted way to the right, out of view. I have read this is a
problem with "absolute position" but can't seem to change this feature in MS
Publisher 2003. It seems to be locked and won't let me change this! Can
anyone help?

Will I even be able to use MS Publisher with godaddy.com? I contacted them,
but they were no help at all. I purchased the domain name through them, as
well as hosting, but demanded a refund on the paid hosting and their very
misleading web builder service. Hopefully, this is compatible since I like
MS Publisher web building much better anyway! Also, they told me I would
lose my domain name for a year if I did not keep it with them. I have a
domain name, but unable to create useable website now!!! Please help! Thanks
for any advice given.

 

[Mike Koewler]

Christa,

There seems to be some kind of rule, at least among some web hosts, that
once you pay for domain name registration, you cannot transfer it for a
period of time. My webhost had a one-month wait. I would not believe
what Godaddy is telling you. At the worst, you get another web host and
point your nameserver to it. (Your web host will explain what this means).

On another site, there was a discussion about web hosts. Try this link:
http://www.serif.com/forum/ViewThread.asp?Thread=27430&Numb=21

It might have something to help if you want to move.

I would avoid any site that wraps your pages in their framesets. I don't
know if Godaddy does this or not.

Mike

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

You admit you're a novice, yet blame GoDaddy for you not being able to
create a web site? hmmmmm.



| I'm a novice so please bear with me! I uploaded my Publisher website to
my
| domain name via ftp to godaddy.com free banner-supported hosting. My site
| appears, but is shifted way to the right, out of view. I have read this
is a
| problem with "absolute position" but can't seem to change this feature in
MS
| Publisher 2003. It seems to be locked and won't let me change this! Can
| anyone help?
|
| Will I even be able to use MS Publisher with godaddy.com? I contacted
them,
| but they were no help at all. I purchased the domain name through them,
as
| well as hosting, but demanded a refund on the paid hosting and their very
| misleading web builder service. Hopefully, this is compatible since I
like
| MS Publisher web building much better anyway! Also, they told me I would
| lose my domain name for a year if I did not keep it with them. I have a
| domain name, but unable to create useable website now!!! Please help!
Thanks
| for any advice given.

 

[DavidF]

Christa,

This issue about hosting with GoDaddy's free banner-supported hosting has
come up before. You can't change the way that Publisher writes HTML with
absolute positioning. You also can't expect a webhost to host your site for
free without some benefit, and thus the banner. You might try this code
snippet that was provided by another user. Use the insert HTML code fragment
tool in Publisher to insert the following code into each page:

<TITLE>Can't be in a frame</TITLE>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT TYPE="TEXT/JAVASCRIPT">
<!-- Hide script from old browsers


if (top.location != self.location) {
top.location = self.location


}


// End hiding script from old browsers -->
</SCRIPT>

Just copy and use Ctrl + V keys to paste it into the code fragment dialog
box. Then move that fragment box somewhere on your page where it doesn't
overlap any other design element, produce new HTML (Publish to the Web), and
upload that to your webspace. It might help with the banner issue. If it
doesn't then your options are to find different free space, or spend a
couple bucks a month and pay for hosting, which you will want to do
eventually anyway.

I think you misunderstood what was said. You can host your site at GoDaddy
or somewhere else. The fact that you have your domain name registered with
GoDaddy doesn't mean that you have to use GoDaddy's hosting service unless
perhaps you got a special price for registering your domain through them,
that was contingent upon you using there hosting service. I have my domain
names registered with GoDaddy and my sites are hosted elsewhere. I just
point them to the webhost. All GoDaddy was telling you was that you can't
change who "registers" your domain for you, for a year, and that doesn't
affect which webhost you choose. Registering domains and hosting websites
are generally two different things and GoDaddy has some of the best rates of
any of the domain registrars.

Personally, I would suggest that if the script I gave you above doesn't help
solve the problem with the free hosting, then just pay the $5 or so a month,
and use GoDaddy's paid hosting service. I would forget trying to find free
hosting as there is always a price to pay...no such thing as free. With the
paid hosting you will be able to upload your Publisher site and without the
banner requirement, your site will view just fine. If you want to use a
different web host, that will work too...you just go to GoDaddy and point
your domain to that host.

DavidF

 

[Christa]

Wow...thought this was a place to get help with MS Publisher and web design,
wasn't expecting attitude and criticism! Especially, admitting that I am a
novice in advance! All I really wanted to know is if anyone knew how to
change the absolute setting that appears locked in MS Publisher and if not -
is there any other way for my site to be compatible with the godaddy system.

Yes, I do consider myself a "novice" compared to the "experts" on this
discussion forum and I do not feel shame in that. However, I have created a
few websites over the years using the web builders on sites like Tripod,
Geocities, etc. and years ago using Frontpage. I may be a novice, but I know
enough to know when a web builder site falsely advertises their
product...that really has nothing to do with a person's web design knowledge.
Also, FYI the refund was given to me and the customer service rep admitted
that the falsely advertised templates were in fact misleading and needed to
be revised. My issue was not that I was unable to "create" a website, only
that godaddy.com's web builder capabilities were not what they promised and
were lacking flexibility in design. I currently have two other websites
running just fine using the freebie web builder software through other
companies, however I tried godaddy.com web builder because I purchased my
domain name through them. So, yes I do have some intelligence behind my
critique of the service and I am quite offended at your comments to the
contrary.

This isn't about blaming anyone. I was just looking for some help with
Publisher, but I obviously chose the wrong forum to post my question. So
sorry to have disturbed the "experts."

 

[Christa]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, David and Mike for the helpful advice! I
very much appreciate your time and help!!! )

 

[DavidF]

You are welcome. Please do us a favor, and if the code snippet works, please
post back and let us know. The last time I posted this workaround, the OP
never did report back, and I don't want to keep suggesting it, if it doesn't
work. Thanks.

DavidF

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

Publisher is primarily a dtp application not a html editor, the webs/pages
it creates are not cross browser friendly. Getting Publisher to work with a
free host usually a challenge and has been discussed before. I'm glad you
got your money back.

It's ok to be offended, no shame in that either.


| Wow...thought this was a place to get help with MS Publisher and web
design,
| wasn't expecting attitude and criticism! Especially, admitting that I am
a
| novice in advance! All I really wanted to know is if anyone knew how to
| change the absolute setting that appears locked in MS Publisher and if
not -
| is there any other way for my site to be compatible with the godaddy
system.
|
| Yes, I do consider myself a "novice" compared to the "experts" on this
| discussion forum and I do not feel shame in that. However, I have
created a
| few websites over the years using the web builders on sites like Tripod,
| Geocities, etc. and years ago using Frontpage. I may be a novice, but I
know
| enough to know when a web builder site falsely advertises their
| product...that really has nothing to do with a person's web design
knowledge.
| Also, FYI the refund was given to me and the customer service rep admitted
| that the falsely advertised templates were in fact misleading and needed
to
| be revised. My issue was not that I was unable to "create" a website,
only
| that godaddy.com's web builder capabilities were not what they promised
and
| were lacking flexibility in design. I currently have two other websites
| running just fine using the freebie web builder software through other
| companies, however I tried godaddy.com web builder because I purchased my
| domain name through them. So, yes I do have some intelligence behind my
| critique of the service and I am quite offended at your comments to the
| contrary.
|
| This isn't about blaming anyone. I was just looking for some help with
| Publisher, but I obviously chose the wrong forum to post my question. So
| sorry to have disturbed the "experts."
|
|
| "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
|
| > You admit you're a novice, yet blame GoDaddy for you not being able to
| > create a web site? hmmmmm.
| >
| >
| >
| > | > | I'm a novice so please bear with me! I uploaded my Publisher website
to
| > my
| > | domain name via ftp to godaddy.com free banner-supported hosting. My
site
| > | appears, but is shifted way to the right, out of view. I have read
this
| > is a
| > | problem with "absolute position" but can't seem to change this feature
in
| > MS
| > | Publisher 2003. It seems to be locked and won't let me change this!
Can
| > | anyone help?
| > |
| > | Will I even be able to use MS Publisher with godaddy.com? I contacted
| > them,
| > | but they were no help at all. I purchased the domain name through
them,
| > as
| > | well as hosting, but demanded a refund on the paid hosting and their
very
| > | misleading web builder service. Hopefully, this is compatible since I
| > like
| > | MS Publisher web building much better anyway! Also, they told me I
would
| > | lose my domain name for a year if I did not keep it with them. I have
a
| > | domain name, but unable to create useable website now!!! Please help!
| > Thanks
| > | for any advice given.
| >
| >
| >

 

[JohnBucks]

David,
I have had exactly the same problem as Christa describes. I tried your code
fragment but unfortunately it has not helped (I still see my page for a
second and then it is shoved unceremoniously off to the right of the page and
replaced by the GoDaddy banner).
Thanks for trying anyway
JohnBucks

 

[DavidF]

Thanks for the feedback JohnBucks. Sorry to hear that it didn't work. Unless
someone else comes up with a coding workaround, Publisher web pages are not
going to work correctly with GoDaddy's free service.

DavidF