Publisher 2003 Web Preview

[BobbyJGR]

I just built a website using Publisher 2003 on my desktop and it looks
awesome when I do a web preview. My problem is I wanted to just put some
finishing touches on it before putting the site live so I emailed myself the
pub file so I could work on it on my laptop. When I open the pub file on my
laptop and did a web preview it looked horrible the Organizational name and
box I created was a mess, the photo's on the pages were spaced totally
different, the background pic on the home page looks like it was tiled, ugh I
can go on and on but won't. I guess my question is why does it look
different on my laptop compared to my desktop when I do a web preview? If I
publish it live will it look good or will it look like it does on the laptop?
What did I do wrong?
Bobby

 

[David Bartosik]

You'd want to look at what the screen resolution is on the desktop monitor,
what it is on the laptop, and what resolution you set the web publication to.
Get all 3 in sync and see if you can repro the issue.

 

[BobbyJGR]

The desktop is set at 800X600 the publication is set to the same 800x600 the
laptop is 1400x1050. It looks good when I set the laptop to 800x600 but
everything obviously is hugh, shouldn't the website look the same no mater
what the resolution is set at on someone's desktop or laptop once it's live?

You'd want to look at what the screen resolution is on the desktop monitor,
what it is on the laptop, and what resolution you set the web publication to.
Get all 3 in sync and see if you can repro the issue.

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

I just built a website using Publisher 2003 on my desktop and it looks
awesome when I do a web preview. My problem is I wanted to just put some
finishing touches on it before putting the site live so I emailed myself the
pub file so I could work on it on my laptop. When I open the pub file on my
laptop and did a web preview it looked horrible the Organizational name and
box I created was a mess, the photo's on the pages were spaced totally
different, the background pic on the home page looks like it was tiled, ugh I
can go on and on but won't. I guess my question is why does it look
different on my laptop compared to my desktop when I do a web preview? If I
publish it live will it look good or will it look like it does on the laptop?
What did I do wrong?
Bobby

 

[djaggs]

I have this same problem with my website except I did it in reverse, I did it
on a desktop, transferred it to my laptop with a much higher resoloution and
all the forms are screwed up.
--
David Jaggernauth

The desktop is set at 800X600 the publication is set to the same 800x600 the
laptop is 1400x1050. It looks good when I set the laptop to 800x600 but
everything obviously is hugh, shouldn't the website look the same no mater
what the resolution is set at on someone's desktop or laptop once it's live?

You'd want to look at what the screen resolution is on the desktop monitor,
what it is on the laptop, and what resolution you set the web publication to.
Get all 3 in sync and see if you can repro the issue.

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

I just built a website using Publisher 2003 on my desktop and it looks
awesome when I do a web preview. My problem is I wanted to just put some
finishing touches on it before putting the site live so I emailed myself the
pub file so I could work on it on my laptop. When I open the pub file on my
laptop and did a web preview it looked horrible the Organizational name and
box I created was a mess, the photo's on the pages were spaced totally
different, the background pic on the home page looks like it was tiled, ugh I
can go on and on but won't. I guess my question is why does it look
different on my laptop compared to my desktop when I do a web preview? If I
publish it live will it look good or will it look like it does on the laptop?
What did I do wrong?
Bobby

 

[David Bartosik]

The short answer is no. That's the reality of web design. End-user browser,
resolution, fonts, connection speed, yada yada yada. There are numerous
things that affect how a site looks to one versus another.
Actual Web Design tools like FrontPage give you the control needed, as well
as provide previews in different resolutions and browsers.

That said, make sure you're not setting a height on the publication in page
settings. That will cause more problems.
--
David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
http://www.publishermvps.com
http://www.davidbartosik.com

The desktop is set at 800X600 the publication is set to the same 800x600 the
laptop is 1400x1050. It looks good when I set the laptop to 800x600 but
everything obviously is hugh, shouldn't the website look the same no mater
what the resolution is set at on someone's desktop or laptop once it's live?

You'd want to look at what the screen resolution is on the desktop monitor,
what it is on the laptop, and what resolution you set the web publication to.
Get all 3 in sync and see if you can repro the issue.

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

I just built a website using Publisher 2003 on my desktop and it looks
awesome when I do a web preview. My problem is I wanted to just put some
finishing touches on it before putting the site live so I emailed myself the
pub file so I could work on it on my laptop. When I open the pub file on my
laptop and did a web preview it looked horrible the Organizational name and
box I created was a mess, the photo's on the pages were spaced totally
different, the background pic on the home page looks like it was tiled, ugh I
can go on and on but won't. I guess my question is why does it look
different on my laptop compared to my desktop when I do a web preview? If I
publish it live will it look good or will it look like it does on the laptop?
What did I do wrong?
Bobby

 

[David Bartosik]

Be sure to have page setup on the web publication set to the "web site"
(800x600) setting (default width is 760). Do not use custom and never set a
height.

For best results do your page layout in either a resolution of 800 x 600 or
1024 x 768.

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

I have this same problem with my website except I did it in reverse, I did it
on a desktop, transferred it to my laptop with a much higher resoloution and
all the forms are screwed up.
--
David Jaggernauth

The desktop is set at 800X600 the publication is set to the same 800x600 the
laptop is 1400x1050. It looks good when I set the laptop to 800x600 but
everything obviously is hugh, shouldn't the website look the same no mater
what the resolution is set at on someone's desktop or laptop once it's live?

You'd want to look at what the screen resolution is on the desktop monitor,
what it is on the laptop, and what resolution you set the web publication to.
Get all 3 in sync and see if you can repro the issue.

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



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I just built a website using Publisher 2003 on my desktop and it looks
awesome when I do a web preview. My problem is I wanted to just put some
finishing touches on it before putting the site live so I emailed myself the
pub file so I could work on it on my laptop. When I open the pub file on my
laptop and did a web preview it looked horrible the Organizational name and
box I created was a mess, the photo's on the pages were spaced totally
different, the background pic on the home page looks like it was tiled, ugh I
can go on and on but won't. I guess my question is why does it look
different on my laptop compared to my desktop when I do a web preview? If I
publish it live will it look good or will it look like it does on the laptop?
What did I do wrong?
Bobby