subsidiary pages

[pabrex]

I want to link pictures to a page that explains more about them but I don't
want that page to show up as a part of the website. Essentially it is the
same as clicking on a photo to get a larger version. Any ideas?

 

[GeoffreyChaucer]

It depends on which version of Publisher you are using, and whether you are
using a template website or your own construction, as well as whether you
want the description of all photos on one page or a separate page for each
photo description.

You need to give more details as there are too many options.

 

[Spike]

Create a NEW publication for the page explaining the photo. Publish it as a
separate page. For demonstration purposes publish it as image_001.htm Also
on this page make a link back to the original page or instruct the user to
use the back button on their browser.

On the original page with the photo, select the photo, hyperlink it (just as
you would to get a larger version of the photo) but make the link to
www.yourdomain.com/images/image_001.htm

In this case the page explaining the photo is placed in a folder named
images. Housekeeping on your server using folders will make maintenance
easier.

Spike

 

[MAURH]

Hi Pabrex,

Do you mean that you don't want subsidiary pages to show on your nav bar? If
so, this is
how I created them on my website, built in Pub 2003.

Open your pub doc at the page you want to link from.
Go to Insert > Page. At the bottom of the box click on 'more......'
In the box that opens, choose where you want the page added, i.e. before or
after the current page and then choose your options. I usually choose
'Duplicate all objects on this page',
this way you are sure of getting your nav bar, logo etc., and then you can
delete what you don't want.

Then uncheck the box 'Add Hyperlink to Navigation Bar'. This will ensure
that the page will not show on the nav bar, but you will be able to access
it by
clicking on the page number at the bottom of your pub.doc.
You can then hyperlink the picture to this page and the page can only be
accessed via this hyperlink.
Just make sure that you put some sort of 'back' button on the page so that
viewers can go back
to the picture.

If you are not using 2003, then I'm not sure if you can still do it this
way, in which case Spike's
suggestion may be better.

Maureen

 

[GeoffreyChaucer]

Yes, these are indeed ways in which this can be done.

Others involve using:
- multiple dynamic layers
or
- iframes
or
- popups
or
- a scripted thumbnails gallery

Additional options for external pages include:
- return button for normal page substitution
or
- open in new window script

Evidently, listing the details of all of these methods here would be
impractical, and it would require the user to have some experience in web
design.