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> Just as background, when it comes to actually "uploading" the site to the
> web domain, I have no idea about that side of things and will be handing that
> process over to someone else. I am really just trying to get the basic
> stucture working first.
use article http://www.publishermvps.com/Default.aspx?tabid=163 instead,
it's updated for version 2002. 2002 and 2003 both have the sub-folder and are
identical except for the fact that 2003 supports renaming the html files.
That sub-folder makes a lot of difference in how you organize the structure.
Being new to web site creation you may need to reconsider using multiple pub
file as it is a more advanced technique versus the normal creation of a full
site in a single pub file.
> This means that I am essentially working with the files saved in "Publisher"
> format, rather than as "html" (or web?) format.
as I explain on the page -
http://www.publishermvps.com/WebDesign/tabid/29/Default.aspx - you maintain
the site in the pub file. You then generate the site files in the publish
function. Also you should read thru the FAQ -
http://www.publishermvps.com/Default.aspx?tabid=30 - to avoid common newbie
mistakes.
> So to take the article as an example, if the "Home" page I make is titiled
> 'Pets.pub' and the pets listed there are "Dogs", "Cats" and "Birds", I would
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> (Pets.pub) to 'Dogs.pub' I would hope that this would then allow me to access
> the beagles, hounds, terriers and mutts.
The link has to be from an html file to an html file. You will need to know
the URL of that page in the link. So you would need to name the target page
in the page options so you know the name of the html file you are linking to.
And if you use the sub-folder you then have to include that in the path. I'd
suggest not using the sub-folder to simplify things.
> I can seem to get that side of things working on my computer here and have
> saved all of the different publisher files into the one folder so that
> everything is in the one place. Its when i do the 'web page preview' thing
> that the links don't seem to open. I think i am a bit lost as to how the
> whole "html" thing comes in. Thats the part i guess i am quite unsure of.
preview is only previewing the current pub file. it cannot access
non-existant html files from another pub file.
To test the site without uploading it you need to create a test folder on
your PC and then publish each pub file to that folder and then open the index
(home page) file in your browser.
David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
www.publishermvps.com
www.davidbartosik.com
Leebo - 15 Jul 2005 15:16 GMT
David,
Once again many thanks for your advice. I will try your suggestions and see
how I get on. I am very appreciative of your help.
Regards, Lee
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