Help in Pub 2003 is really pretty good. Try typing in the word "hyperlink"
or "uploading" and you will be surprised at how much information there is. I
would also suggest one thing in general. Read through the last month of
posts...or even the last few weeks of posts, and probably everything you are
asking is addressed at length. I won't attempt to repeat all of that, or I
would be writing a book, but I will add some comments in-line below:
ljb said:
I am new to creating web pages with Publisher and having problems with a
few
things:
formatting, links, display in IE and Firefox, and best way to upload:
I have modified a template and most things work fine. Is there a
header/footer option? That would really help.
No...there is no header or footer option. You must start thinking different
and let go of print formatting and design, and go to web formatting and
design...two different mediums. There are things you can do in print, that
will not convert to html.
When I publish the pages, the spacing between text boxes is not uniform -
sometimes there are huge white spaces, and sometimes the text is too
close.
Hints? Places to learn about this?
This is one of those places you need to switch your mindset. The only
formatting you should probably be doing on text is the font size and
color....mostly. No special spacing or paragraph formatting as you can in
print. Use even number font sizes, or when converted the size will be
converted. A size 11 will be downsized to 10 for example, which would leave
space at the bottom of your text box. Probably don't use the size to fit
option. Columns don't work well in HTML...use two text boxes instead. Use
web fonts only. Tables will be converted to images. Word wrap will not work
in Publisher 2003 web pages. Indents can create problems...bulleted list
will be challenging.
One reference for you:
Tips and troubleshooting for sending a publication page as an e-mail message
(2003):
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HP010390591033.aspx?pid=CH062524821033
Though this applies to email message formatting, if you look at the tips in
this article it may give you some idea of what type of formatting you are
using that is creating the problem. Email messages are even more restrictive
than web pages, so don't take everything in this article as applicable to
your web page, but it will illustrate my point about the differences between
html and print medias.
Also, my email links are a dark red color, no matter what I do. I've
tried
using a custom color (but think this should not be necessary) and nothing
changed. I just want them to display in the usual blue. Hints?
Go to Format > Color Schemes > Custom color schemes and in that dialog you
can set the hyperlink color and the followed hyperlink color. It sounds like
you are seeing the followed hyperlink color which is a dark red by default.
If you try to insert a new hyperlink on fresh text, it should be blue until
you test the link...then it will appear red. And when you do actually
upload, all the links will be the default blue...until you click on them.
Should I be uploading the pages (there are 5 now - the site may grow to
10,
and it's a very simple site) all together, or individually? The pages
display as
www.xxx.index_files/Page371.htm, for example - why the Page
371?
Eventually, if you want our help identifying specific formatting problems or
other issues, it helps to see the site. But for now, you need not upload it
until you are ready. Personally I would suggest that you download and
install Firefox, which is a small file size and test your pages on your
computer before uploading. If you can get your pages to look good in FF and
IE, it will look ok in most browsers.
Publisher 2002+ changed the way the pages are named. If you use the default
setup with a subfolder, then all pages except your home page will be
contained in the index_files subfolder, and Publisher arbitrarily chooses a
number as you see. The only way around that is to choose a custom page name
(which you cannot do in 2002). Go to Tools > Web page Options and under
Publish to the Web you can choose a custom file name. For a Contact page for
example: contact.htm. I would recommend however that you do not change the
home page default of index.htm.
Uploading questions: If you don't use forms, then FTP uploading is probably
the easiest. But if you are using IE7, then you can't do it the way it was
done with IE6.
Prepare, publish, and maintain your Publisher Web site:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HA100947601033.aspx
It is written for Pub 2007, but if you are using IE7 instead of IE6, then
the directions for using Vista would apply. FTP uploading has changed with
the introduction of IE7.
If you are using forms:
Publisher web publication forms 101:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/archive/2006/01/07/80564.aspx
Reference: How to publish a Publisher web in HTTP:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/pages/80557.aspx
How to trouble-shoot Publisher web upload issues :
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/pages/80560.aspx
If you choose to use FTP uploading then consider downloading and installing
the free FTP client FileZilla:
http://filezilla-project.org/ It is likely to be easier for you. Take the
time to also download the excellent documentation and read it.
In IE, the photos (they are small - I compressed them) load slowly. In
Firefox, they load quickly, but are grainy. Hints?
OK, it sounds like you do have FF installed...that is a good thing.
Publisher produces two sets of code...one for IE and the other for all other
browsers. This can create cross browser compatibility issues. You can
minimize that by going to Tools > Options > Web tab and unchecking "rely on
vml..." and "allow png...".
Also, when you compress images using the compression feature in Publisher be
sure to do all the images, not just the one. If you continue to have
problems with images, post back after you get the site uploaded, and we can
offer more specific suggestions...but here is one...don't use drop shadows.
Once again...different medium.
I will stop at this point. I may have missed something, but your questions
were many ;-). Work through the suggestions I did make, check out Help for
other general info, read through some of the posts on this group, and read
through the articles I referenced, and you should be able to sort through
most of your issues. If you can't figure something out, then of course post
back and we will try to help.
Good luck.
DavidF
