Web compatibility with Apple/Safari

[C. Lee]

Currently I have published 2 extensive websites with MS Publisher 2007 and
Apple/Safari users cannot navigate online on these sites. Is there a "fix"
for this problem?

 

[Spike]

C. Lee

What are the URS?
Have you tried IE 8?

Spike

 

[DavidF]

I think Spike meant to ask for the URL...a link to your site.

DavidF

 

[Spike]

Oops I should do a better spell check

Spike

 

[C. Lee]

C. Lee

What are the URS?
Have you tried IE 8?

Spike

 

[C. Lee]

The url's: www.norview61.org
www.norviewalumni.org

I have used IE8 totally on this project. I tried to upload the index.html
via ftp.norview61.com with Safari 4, but it will not get the files from my
computer. I had hoped that Safari upload would resolve the problem. I have
only a few users using MAC, but I would hope they could navigate the sites.

Thanks, again...

 

[DavidF]

You also have compatibility issues when you site is viewed in FireFox which
is even more important than Safari. I would suggest that if you haven't
already, download and install FireFox and test your site with that browser
and IE, and then it should work fine in Safari too.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

When you want to test, Publish your web files to somewhere on your local
computer where you can easily find them, go to the .htm files, right click,
open with FireFox.

As you are using IE8 and Publisher 2007, and the navbars are working for
you, then that says that you have installed the Office 2007 SP2 which fixes
a problem with navbars. Go to Help in Publisher > About Publisher and
confirm that you have installed SP2.

Reference: Description of 2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 2 (SP2)
and of Microsoft Office Language
Pack 2007 SP2: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=953195

If you do have problems after installing SP2: Microsoft Service Pack
Uninstall Tool for the 2007 Microsoft Office suite:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954914/en-us
Plus there is supposed to be another fix for bugs with SP2 due out June 30.

Something you are doing is converting the navbar buttons into images and
killing the links in FF. If you have grouped the navbars to other design
elements on the page, ungroup them. Ungroup any and all elements that you
might have grouped together on each page. Test in FF.

If that doesn't fix the problem, then it might be the way you have built
your background. It appears that you have created a large text box with the
gradient blue color: http://www.norview61.org/index_files/image1071.png If
so, then instead of doing it this way, delete that text box and go to Format

Background > More backgrounds and choose the gradient and colors you want,

and apply to the background. Test your navbars again.

One of the above should fix the bad links in FF, and thus in Safari. If not
post back and let us know what you have tried. And it is always a good idea
to run the Design Checker under tools.

Sometime before one of your next uploads, you should also compress your
graphics. Your pages are taking a long time to load.
Reference: Compress graphics file sizes to create smaller Publisher Web
pages (2003):
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HA011266301033.aspx

Reference: Compress Pictures dialog box (2007):
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA100363901033.aspx?pid=CL100605171033

DavidF