Publisher 2003 in IE7 vs. Firefox

[Earl]

Anyone know why a Publisher 2003 web page would display properly in Firefox
but not in IE7? Just a single page, with 3 graphics and some column
formatting.

I've checked the Tools > Internet Options and didn't see anything that I
thought might prevent the proper display.

As an aside, it's pretty pathetic that I had to download Firefox to see the
correct preview of Publisher output. Extremely disappointing that Microsoft
cannot seem to get it right anymore. If this is some obscure security fix, I
can live without it.

 

[DavidF]

As you did not provide a link to the problem page, I will suggest the basic
fixes:

1. Go to Tools > Options > Web tab and uncheck "Rely on VML..." and "Allow
PNG...". The "Rely on VML..." option has be removed from Pub 2007.

2. Do not use a Master page in a web publication.

3. Ungroup any design elements with hyperlinks, such as text boxes grouped
with images. The grouping tends to create combined images which kill the
links.

4. Along the same lines as #3, if you are using a bottom navbar that is
built with the navbar wizard in Publisher, you must ungroup that set of
links from the wizard. Otherwise it will be converted to an image and the
links won't work.

Try those fixes, and if they do not help, then post back with a link to the
page where you are having problems, along with a detailed description of the
problem.

Be sure to compress your images and graphics before you upload your new html
files. Reference: Compress graphics file sizes to create smaller Publisher
Web pages:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HA011266301033.aspx

DavidF

 

[Earl]

Thanks for your suggestions David. I'll work with that; if I find an answer,
I'll let the group know.

 

[Earl]

The link to the file is www.lastchancesoftware.com

 

[DavidF]

Earl,

Sorry, but I don't have IE7 installed anymore, and the page looks fine in
IE6 and FF. Hopefully someone will come along with IE 7 and offer you some
feedback.

When you say that the page does not display properly, can you describe to me
what parts of the page don't look right? When you say that the page does not
display properly with IE7, are you viewing the page with different
computers?

DavidF

 

[John G]

Earl,
It looks the same to me whatever IE7 and Firefox on the one computer.
Please describe your problem.

John G.

 

[Earl]

Thanks to both. The issue in IE7 was that the graphics did not display and
the layout did not lay into the columns as it was designed -- it all went to
a single column format.

 

[DavidF]

Don't know what to tell you Earl. John says it looks ok in his copy of IE7,
and it looks fine in IE6 and FF. Perhaps empty your temp folders and view
the page again? Or just hit F5 and force a reload, and see if you get
something different. Sorry we can't give you a better answer.

DavidF

 

[rohit.lokray]

Hi All,
I am facing the SAME problem ! Looks like Earl hasn't
yet managed to solve the problem as well. Please check www.utrosu.com
...

Help !!

- Rohit L.

 

[John G]

I can only say "Wots your real problem"?

Your site again looks the same in IE7and Firefox.
But there are no links to anywhere either in IE7 or Firefox

Funnily enough your navbar links work in IE6 but there is no link in your
presentations page to get back to anywhere.

John G.

Hi All,
I am facing the SAME problem ! Looks like Earl hasn't
yet managed to solve the problem as well. Please check www.utrosu.com
....

Help !!

- Rohit L.

 

[DavidF]

I don't know that Earl still has a problem. His site looks fine in IE6, IE7
and FF.

You say you have the same problem...what problem is that? Which version of
Publisher are you using? Which version of IE? Which operating system are you
running? Which template did you start with to build your site?

The biggest issue I see right now has to do with a gradient filled text box,
but if you will provide answers to the above questions, then perhaps we can
help.

DavidF

Hi All,
I am facing the SAME problem ! Looks like Earl hasn't
yet managed to solve the problem as well. Please check www.utrosu.com
....

Help !!

- Rohit L.

 

[Earl]

I thought I had already tried to delete temp files but I did it again; same
story with the display, it's still of to the left in one column.

It's not so much that ultimately this cannot be resolved but that when a
user sees a webpage, they aren't going to screw around with settings and
such -- you've got literally seconds and they are gone. This is just a
simple page, but I'm planning a massive design and if IE7 requires users to
touch their nose while standing on their tiptoes I will not be able to link
in Publisher brochures. So for now at least the Publisher files will go away
in the next iteration. I'm hopeful that Publisher is the underlying reason
that IE7 cannot consistently display properly. Someone at MS is surely aware
of this obscure bug.

Thanks for your advice David.

 

[DavidF]

Whoops, my bad. I forgot to remove the attachment when I decided to use
yousendit instead. Sorry about breaking the rules about attachments.

DavidF

 

[Mike Koewler]

David,

The only times I've seen howling (at least in the MS NGs) concerning
attachments is if they are large.

Mike

 

[John G]

Well I cannot complain about attachments except to say I never see them.
My news server does not carry binaries EVER. so attachements get stripped
off.

John G.

 

[DavidF]

Thanks. I guess I just don't want to set a precedent...especially when there
are such good alternatives such as www.yousendit.com .

My attachment was a fairly small .gif file at 31 kb, so it didn't take that
long to download on a dial-up connection. The problems start when people
start putting screen shots that aren't optimized, at 500 kb. That takes a
long time to download.

I just think the "rule" against adding attachments in this group is a pretty
good rule that should rarely be broken.

DavidF

 

[DavidF]

John G,

That is another reason to use a link to the file, rather than the file
itself.

Thanks.

DavidF