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Av8rgrip - 19 Sep 2005 02:21 GMT

I am using publisher 2003 and using tabs to make columns. Everything is
aligned properly in the text box but when I publish to the web page the
alignment is all off.

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JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP] - 19 Sep 2005 02:34 GMT

Use a table instead of tabs.

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>I am using publisher 2003 and using tabs to make columns. Everything is
> aligned properly in the text box but when I publish to the web page the
> alignment is all off.

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David Bartosik [MSFT MVP] - 19 Sep 2005 03:19 GMT

Tabs have no html equivalent.
You would create columns simply by lining up multiple text boxes. Want 3
columns, then draw 3 text boxes. It's really not complicated.
Publisher has "table", like Word, but it's intended for print publications
and as such can render incorrectly in a web. So I don't recommend using
that.

David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
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>I am using publisher 2003 and using tabs to make columns. Everything is
> aligned properly in the text box but when I publish to the web page the
> alignment is all off.

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Av8rgrip - 20 Sep 2005 16:12 GMT

thanks, that was my interim fix, was just hoping there was an easier way.

> Tabs have no html equivalent.
> You would create columns simply by lining up multiple text boxes. Want 3
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> > aligned properly in the text box but when I publish to the web page the
> > alignment is all off.

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analog@logwell.com - 23 Sep 2005 02:11 GMT

The table function works just fine in Publisher 2000 for web output. It creates
a graphic, but it looks very good. We use it extensively on our site. Here is
a page with several tables on it:
http://www.logwell.com/tech/CCL/magnet_wire.html
Those tables would be a PITA using separate text boxes.

Also, another trick is to use a non-proportional spaced font, and then you can
line things up if "pretty " is not critical. Here is an example:
http://www.logwell.com/tech/components/pmt_list.html
The headings are Arial and are in text boxes, but the copy is in a
non-proportional font, so is just typed in without having to use text boxes or a
table.

>Tabs have no html equivalent.
>You would create columns simply by lining up multiple text boxes. Want 3
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>> aligned properly in the text box but when I publish to the web page the
>> alignment is all off.

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