Trouble publishing

[Scorzany]

Hello,

I have tried days and days to research and look up information (including
here) but I just can't make heads or tails of what I'm doing wrong.

I am using MS Publisher 2002
I have created a page.
I have webspace

What do I do after I finish with the page? Please just assume I have just
finished it and have not saved it or anything.

I have read a bunch of information on responses to other people's posts but
something is wrong. I think part of it is that I don't have a "Publish to
Web" option under the file heading when I have the document open.

Please bear with me. This is my first time trying to put a page on the web.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

Do you have a web host?

 

[DavidF]

Many changes were made from Pub 2000 to 2002, and then even more for 2003.
Reference the article: Web Publication Changes Made in Version 2002 of
Publisher:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/articles/81262.aspx
Note especially the fist paragraph...and that you have to name the file
index.htm...

Then after you figure out the differences the articles about uploading might
make more sense to you:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/articles/category/1921.aspx

DavidF

Hello,

I have tried days and days to research and look up information (including
here) but I just can't make heads or tails of what I'm doing wrong.

I am using MS Publisher 2002
I have created a page.
I have webspace

What do I do after I finish with the page? Please just assume I have just
finished it and have not saved it or anything.

I have read a bunch of information on responses to other people's posts but
something is wrong. I think part of it is that I don't have a "Publish to
Web" option under the file heading when I have the document open.

Please bear with me. This is my first time trying to put a page on the

web.

 

[Scorzany]

Yes

 

[Scorzany]

OK, it made 2 things once I chose "Export as web page" under the file tab:

"test" document
and
"test_files" file folder

Now what?

 

[Scorzany]

OK, it made 2 things once I chose "Export as web page" under the file tab:

"test" document
and
"test_files" file folder

Now what?

I've never used Publisher 2000 before so it's a little confusing. Sorry.

 

[Scorzany]

I've never used Publisher 2000 before so it's a little confusing. Sorry.

What I mean is I am using Publisher 2002 but since I haven't used Publisher
2000 at all, it's confusing when the articles you linked assume you have used
Publisher 2000 before.

I hope I'm explaining this right. LOL.

 

[DavidF]

Its all confusing when you first try to design, produce and publish/upload a
website, so don't feel like the lone ranger. And like you the documentation
made no sense to me the first few times I read through it, but everything
you need to know is within the articles on the two links I gave you.

As I said, make sure that you read that first paragraph...when you go to
Help > about, are you running SP1 or greater? If not, download the upgrade.

I would reread the article, but "To save the web publication as a web site
(generate the html files) you go to File, Export as. " You name the file
"index.htm" and you end up with that file and a "index_files" folder which
contains your other pages and supporting images. You upload this file and
folder to your site.

Time to go to the other link about uploading. If you are going to use a form
on your site, you need to use HTTP uploading, otherwise you can use FTP
although you are less likely to make a mistake using HTTP.

Here is another link from Microsoft that explains the process with different
words:
repare, publish, and maintain your Publisher Web site" which references
2003, but the process is the same:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011053521033.aspx

Good luck...just keep plugging and it will come to you.

DavidF

 

[Scorzany]

Its all confusing when you first try to design, produce and publish/upload a
website, so don't feel like the lone ranger. And like you the documentation
made no sense to me the first few times I read through it, but everything
you need to know is within the articles on the two links I gave you.

As I said, make sure that you read that first paragraph...when you go to
Help > about, are you running SP1 or greater? If not, download the upgrade.

I would reread the article, but "To save the web publication as a web site
(generate the html files) you go to File, Export as. " You name the file
"index.htm" and you end up with that file and a "index_files" folder which
contains your other pages and supporting images. You upload this file and
folder to your site.

Time to go to the other link about uploading. If you are going to use a form
on your site, you need to use HTTP uploading, otherwise you can use FTP
although you are less likely to make a mistake using HTTP.

Here is another link from Microsoft that explains the process with different
words:
repare, publish, and maintain your Publisher Web site" which references
2003, but the process is the same:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011053521033.aspx

Good luck...just keep plugging and it will come to you.

DavidF

Thanks for the pep talk. I really was today at the end of my rope and about
to cancel everything, but I'll keep trying.

My spaceprovider spent over 4 hours with me in one of those little chat
windows trying to help me. I must say I was impressed considering they
aren't responsible for MS Publisher support)

Problem I was having was that I didn't own the domain name (a friend does,
which I told him NOT to register but he did it anyway) and I had to modify
the FTP to my specific numbered static address.

I still don't have it all straight, but I'm getting closer.

Now, I just can't get the pictures to show. They said my picture file names
are screwy and to just make them simple, etc.

Anyway, thanks for the pep talk and the help.

 

[DavidF]

Not to confuse or discourage you, but you might NOT want to continue trying
to use Publisher 2002 to produce your website. It might be to your advantage
to switch to FrontPage or some other more suitable software now, rather than
invest more time into Pub 2002. While you can produce a pretty decent site
with Publisher, it will always have some serious limitations, and especially
Pub 2002. That is part of the reason I referenced the articles about the
differences between the versions. You should also review and study the
article about Pub 2003, which will help highlight the limitations of using
Pub 2002. If you understand the differences between the three versions, you
will have a much better understanding of how to use Pub 2002, and its
inherent limitations.

You need to remember that Publisher is a desktop publishing program that has
very limited web building capability. Read this article and then go back and
read the articles about the differences between the three versions and the
articles about uploading. "Using Publisher for web sites":
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/articles/80566.aspx
Then you can decide whether your expectations and goals will be realized
using Publisher, or if you should go a different route.

As to the images, they are going to have "screwy" names that you do not
change. That is just how Publisher works.

DavidF

 

[benjamin_chile]

Do you have the host??? do you have the FTP interface to upload the files???
do you have permission for do it??
DNS ??? IP ??? etc etc

SALU 2
www.bfy.cl
web master

Do you have a web host?

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Hello,

I have tried days and days to research and look up information (including
here) but I just can't make heads or tails of what I'm doing wrong.

I am using MS Publisher 2002
I have created a page.
I have webspace

What do I do after I finish with the page? Please just assume I have just
finished it and have not saved it or anything.

I have read a bunch of information on responses to other people's posts
but
something is wrong. I think part of it is that I don't have a "Publish to
Web" option under the file heading when I have the document open.

Please bear with me. This is my first time trying to put a page on the
web.