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Allen_N - 28 Oct 2004 04:27 GMT

I have 2 problems with links in the website I created with Publisher.

1st, Publisher seems to insist on absolute references. I thought I could
refer to a picture on my HDD as "subfolder\pic.gif", so long as my website
had the same folder names and structure. But, the link fails when I test the
web page locally -or- when I upload it and test it on the WWW.

2nd, when I added a new page (using the Inset menu and 'Duplicate all
objects on page' from 'More Options') I got a new "page button: added to the
Web navigation bar, but there is no link embedded in it (i.e. no way to reach
the new page from within http). If I insert a hyperlink I just get an
ordinary one (i.e. underlined orange text, instead of plain text matching
all the other page buttons on the Web navigation bar).

How do I fix these without abandoning Publisher and going back to the HTML?

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David Bartosik - 28 Oct 2004 14:37 GMT

> I have 2 problems with links in the website I created with Publisher.

what version are you using?

> 1st, Publisher seems to insist on absolute references.

no, it uses relative links. The only time I've found it coding absolute
links is when a Master Page is used. Do not use Master Page in a web
publication (http://www.publishermvps.com/Default.aspx?tabid=30)

> I thought I could
> refer to a picture on my HDD as "subfolder\pic.gif", so long as my website
> had the same folder names and structure. But, the link fails when I test the
> web page locally -or- when I upload it and test it on the WWW.

is this an image file you are manually uploading on the web server in a
manually created subfolder? What steps are you using to create the hyperlink?
Are you coding the link yourself? Did you choose not to insert the image on
the page? If so then you should refer to
http://www.publishermvps.com/Default.aspx?tabid=84

> 2nd, when I added a new page (using the Inset menu and 'Duplicate all
> objects on page' from 'More Options') I got a new "page button: added to the
> Web navigation bar, but there is no link embedded in it (i.e. no way to reach
> the new page from within http). If I insert a hyperlink I just get an
> ordinary one (i.e. underlined orange text, instead of plain text matching
> all the other page buttons on the Web navigation bar).

I'd have to know your version plus know if you incorrectly stuck the nav bar
on a Master Page to know what questions to pursue. You do know that the text
on a nav bar button comes from the page title, right?

> How do I fix these without abandoning Publisher and going back to the HTML?

Using Pub and coding your own is a night and day difference, if you are
comfortable with the latter you will likely be frustrated by limits of
Publisher. I can tell you that most customers benefit from reviewing the FAQ
- http://www.publishermvps.com/Default.aspx?tabid=30

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

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