Publisher 2003: info please

[olly]

I am considering an upgrade from Publisher 97 to Publisher 2003. I should
like to know:-
1) Can I install the new version over the old one?
2) Will the 2003 version read the 97 files?
3) In which format does 2003 save images for publication to the Web?
4) What is the recommended maximum number of pages and/or file-size for
publishing to the Web?
Any help would be much appreciated.
From: Olly

 

[Mary Sauer]

I'd keep 97... Re-install it in its own folder, then install 2003. That way you
will have the Clip Gallery and all the images you have added through the years.
97 also has some templates you will never see again in later versions.
2003 will read 97 files, there is a difference in WordArt compatibility but
there is a download for that problem.
As far as web pages are concerned, someone will come along and answer those
questions for you or you can ask in public.publisher.webdesign

 

[DavidF]

Olly,

Be sure to follow Mary's advice about keeping Pub 97, as you will probably
prefer it to Pub 2003 for producing your website. Many changes were made to
Publisher after Pub 2000 including the use of XML and VML coding. Personally
I prefer Pub 2000 as the coding engine produces cleaner, faster loading code
that has better cross browser support, among other things. As per the
recommended maximum number of pages, Publisher is a desktop publishing
program that has SOME web building capability, and is intended for
relatively small, static sites. The navbar wizard in Pub 97 and 2000 allowed
up to 10 pages, though there is no real limit of pages using textual
navigation. If you have goals of a larger, dynamic site, you would probably
be happier using a different product such as FrontPage. Here are a series of
articles by David Bartosik that discusses the changes in Pub 2002 and 2003
among other things:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/articles/category/1922.aspx

DavidF