HTML Code Fragment Command - Publisher 2003 - Won't Display

[Mike]

I'm designing an email newsletter and need to include links to bookmarks on
the document. The way to do it, apparently, is to use the HTML Code Fragment
command on the Insert menu. However, that command does not display on the
Insert menu, or on the Object toolbar. I went to the Customize command under
the Tools menu and found the HTML Code Fragment there. However, when I tried
to drag and drop it onto a toolbar, nothing happened.

I first ran into this problem at work earlier today. Now, I'm having the
same problem at home. I tried saving the file as a web page, but that didn't
make any difference.

Is the HTML Code Fragment command available in Publisher 2003? If so, how
do I get it to work?

 

[Mary Sauer]

All you ever wanted to know about Publisher's web capabilities are here
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/articles/category/1922.aspx


Bookmarks aka Hyperlinking to a place on a page
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/articles/81265.aspx

 

[Mike]

Did you even READ my question, Mary? I know how to use HTML code. What I
want to know is why the "HTML Code Fragment" command -- which is what I need
to insert code into a Publisher document -- does not work. It does not
appear on the "Insert" menu and cannot be dragged onto a toolbar from the
"Customize" dialogue box.

I've already visited the pages you sent me.

Please answer the question I posted. I don't have time for a runaround.

JMT

 

[Ed Bennett]

Please answer the question I posted. I don't have time for a
runaround.

This is not the correct newsgroup for posts about webdesign problems.

Go here: microsoft.public.publisher.webdesign.

That is where the web gurus hang out, and hence is where you're more likely
to get a personalised answer to your question.

 

[Mike]

OK. I'll try that. This is obviously a waste of time.

One question: since all I am asking is how to activate a feature in
Publisher for use in a Publisher document -- not a web page -- how in the
world is this a "WEB DESIGN PROBLEM?"

Listen: When you look at the MS guidance for placing a bookmark in a
Publisher document, such as a newsletter, the advice is to use the HTML Code
Fragment command to create the bookmark. However, the HTML Code Fragment
command does not work. All I want to know is how to activate the command.

Is that a "web design" issue? I think not, but I'll continue to play along.

This has been a pathetic experience.

JMT

 

[Mike]

Just for clarification, here is the URL for the (ahem) "assistance" from
Microsoft on placing bookmarks in Publisher 2003:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011646651033.aspx.

A web design problem?

 

[Ed Bennett]

Listen: When you look at the MS guidance for placing a bookmark in a
Publisher document, such as a newsletter, the advice is to use the
HTML Code Fragment command to create the bookmark. However, the HTML
Code Fragment command does not work. All I want to know is how to
activate the command.

I think you may have misunderstood the meaning of "bookmark". It means HTML
anchor, i.e. link from one part of a page to another, which will only work
in a website. It is only appropriate in web publications. As it will only
work in a website, it is clearly a webdesign problem.

 

[Ed Bennett]

Just for clarification, here is the URL for the (ahem) "assistance"
from Microsoft on placing bookmarks in Publisher 2003:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA011646651033.aspx.

A web design problem?

Read the first line:

"You're working on a Web publication in Publisher..."

Hence it belongs in the web group.

 

[Mary Sauer]

The code fragment icon will only appear when you are in the Web design mode. If
you put it on the toolbar it will stick.

 

[Mike]

Too bad that's not apparent. Note that email publications are listed with
web pages and NOT under Print publications. That's a misdirection, and
nothing in the MS assistance pages hints at that. I saw the title bar, but
did not realize (not being clairvoyant) that it would defeat the HTML Code
Fragment command.

This is very, very misleading.

Now I have to start from scratch.

JMT

 

[Mike]

One more issue, Mary. Since I've been directed to create an email
newsletter, I need the links to work in that format. However, when I use the
"Send Email" function the code displays, not the links -- which defeats the
whole purpose. So, here is my question -- actually, two questions:

(1) How do I send an E-Mail newsletter with bookmarks and links ( a very
common format)? Do I build the E-Mail in Front Page and cut and paste it
into an email message?

(2) If the latter, why does Publisher even include templates for "E-Mail
Newsletters," since they are so limited? As you know, email newsletters with
bookmarks and links are quite common, given the length of most email
newsletters. What good is an email newsletter without links?

 

[Mary Sauer]

Mike, I am not a fan of Publisher's email capabilities. Acrobat is my
application of choice, it will preserve links. Not many folks these days will
have HTML messages enabled.

There is this article, still will be an attachment, but it can be viewed as a
web page.
How to save your publication as a Web Archive in Publisher and share it in
e-mail
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312157/en-us

 

[Mike]

Thanks for the candor. I guess I found out the hard way. I'll rebuild the
newsletter as a web page for the time being, since my direction is to have
the content within the email message itself, not as an attachment.

Regarding Acrobat:

(1) Would that be an attachment, or the email message itself?
(2) Which version? (We have Standard 7.0 in-house.)

Thanks for the quick replies. It seems that Publisher could use a bit of
work, at least for the purposes I described.

 

[Ed Bennett]

(1) Would that be an attachment, or the email message itself?

An attachment, unless you search the group archives. for JoAnn Paules'
tutorial on how to send a multi-page publication as an email (uses PDF as an
intermediary format).

(2) Which version? (We have Standard 7.0 in-house.)

Any version of Acrobat 7 should do it. Earlier versions will have
hyperlinks converted automatically by new versions of Reader if they're
typed out explicitly; Acrobat 7 was the first to include a Publisher add-in
to allow preservation of hyperlinks, style info, etc.

 

[Mike]

OK. Thanks.
--
Mike

An attachment, unless you search the group archives. for JoAnn Paules'
tutorial on how to send a multi-page publication as an email (uses PDF as an
intermediary format).


Any version of Acrobat 7 should do it. Earlier versions will have
hyperlinks converted automatically by new versions of Reader if they're
typed out explicitly; Acrobat 7 was the first to include a Publisher add-in
to allow preservation of hyperlinks, style info, etc.