relative picture links

[Eugen Siwon]

hi,

how can i achive relative picture links when exporting as a website ?

I always get absolute links only, what avoids easy upload to publish the
website in the www.

thanks for an info

regards
Eugen

 

[DavidF]

You should be getting relative links. Which version of Publisher are you
using? Specifically what steps are you taking to create your website files?
What type of uploading protocol are you using? Please provide a link to your
website.

DavidF

 

[Eugen Siwon]

Hi David,

it is version 2003 and I use "publish to the web" or "save as" , type
'website' as export method.

(terms are an free translation from german version and may differ)

see the page at www.vasquez.de\produkte/videostation/montana.htm

 

[DavidF]

Eugen,

I do not speak German, and you do not speak English, but I will try to
explain a few things about how Publisher works, and will hope that it
translates and will help.

1. Always use "Publish to the Web" to export or to produce your web pages.
Do not use "Save As" a web page to export or produce your web pages in Pub
2003. "Save As" produces "rich" html code that is bloated or heavy with MS
Office tags....large files. The page will take a long time to load. "Publish
to the Web" produces "filtered" html code that is lighter and does not have
the MS Office tags. The page will load faster. "Save As" = big files.
"Publish to the Web" = small files.

2. Publisher works different than FrontPage. If you still have FrontPage it
would be best if you used it to produce your web pages. It is better.

3. Open your Publisher publication. Go to Tools > Options > Web tab. You
currently have the option "organize supporting files in a folder" chosen.
When you "Publish to the Web" your images are put in a subfolder
"montana-Dateien" and the path to the image is:
src="montana-Dateien/image007.jpg or:
http://www.vasquez.de/produkte/videostation/montana-Dateien/image007.jpg
If you go to Tools > Options > Web tab and uncheck or do not choose
"organize supporting files in a folder" , then your images and all your
other web pages (*.htm files) are at the same level in the directory as
"montana.htm". The images will be named different. They will include the
"montana". The path to the image is then: src="montana_image007.jpg or:
http://www.vasquez.de/produkte/videostation/montana_image007.jpg

Does not using the option "organize supporting files in a folder" give you
what you want?

4. When you go to Tools > Options > Web tab also uncheck or do not choose
"Rely on VML..." and "Allow PNG...". This will help your pages view in
Internet Explorer and FireFox browsers. It helps cross browser
compatibility.

5. Be sure to compress your images before you upload again. Publisher 2003
and 2007 do not automatically resample and optimize the images for the web.
You should use the compress pictures feature.

Reference: Compress graphics file sizes to create smaller Publisher Web
pages (2003):
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HA011266301033.aspx

I hope my answers help.

DavidF

 

[Eugen Siwon]

Hi David,

first of next questions: thank you for your good explanation.

This works good so far, although some new questions rise with the results:

- the results shows all the pictures, but this seems to be a special web
format. For exaple: IE cannot show picture single attributes as usual with
contect menu (right mouse button)
- when I put an hyperlink on a JPG-graphic to another .JPG (better
resolution) , the link doesn't work. The status row of the IE shows the
absolute path (file:\\\c:\temp\...)

thanks
Eugen

 

[DavidF]

Eugen,

Glad the answers proved helpful...

I think I understand you question about the pictures. The Publisher html
coding engine uses VML in the code. This prevents you from Right clicking
and saving the image from your site, and disrupts the context menu in
general.

I think your second question has to do with linking from a thumbnail image
to a larger version image. You need to write the links to where the large
images will be on your host...not where they currently are on your hard
drive. Reference this article about thumbnailing and see if that answers you
question.

How to Thumbnail in Publisher Web Publications :
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/articles/80553.aspx

If I guessed wrong about your questions, please post back and I will try
again.

DavidF

 

[Eugen Siwon]

Hi David,

your hint helps a lot, thank you for your help.

Eugen

 

[DavidF]

You are welcome...thanks for posting back.

DavidF