G
Guest
I've got a web site designed in Publisher 2003 and I was wondering if there
is any way of importing this into Frontpage 2003.
Thanks
is any way of importing this into Frontpage 2003.
Thanks
A
Andrew Murray
Save the publisher file as html....then in Frontpage, open your Web, then
File (menu) > Import (option), then choose the folders and/or files to
import.
Best advice is don't design/build your website in Publisher.
File (menu) > Import (option), then choose the folders and/or files to
import.
Best advice is don't design/build your website in Publisher.
G
Guest
Andrew,
Thanks for the info I'll give that a try. Why would you not use Publisher?
Thanks
Thanks for the info I'll give that a try. Why would you not use Publisher?
Thanks
R
Ronx
If you like:
lots of images instead of text
being ignored by search engines (because the text is embedded in
images)
sites that can only be viewed in Internet Explorer (other browsers
with difficulty or loss of clarity)
very large pages (AKA code bloat)
then Publisher is the way to go. But do not try to edit in FrontPage.
You *can* make a reasonable looking web site in Publisher, but it will
have all (or most of) the above faults. You must use the website
template, though, any other template will give you nightmares trying
to untangle the mess in any other editor.
Publisher is an excellent tool for producing printed documents - it
was not designed for web pages. Use the correct tool for the job.
lots of images instead of text
being ignored by search engines (because the text is embedded in
images)
sites that can only be viewed in Internet Explorer (other browsers
with difficulty or loss of clarity)
very large pages (AKA code bloat)
then Publisher is the way to go. But do not try to edit in FrontPage.
You *can* make a reasonable looking web site in Publisher, but it will
have all (or most of) the above faults. You must use the website
template, though, any other template will give you nightmares trying
to untangle the mess in any other editor.
Publisher is an excellent tool for producing printed documents - it
was not designed for web pages. Use the correct tool for the job.
E
E. T. Culling
In other words .... start over using FrontPage!
Eleanor
Eleanor
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Andrew Murray
Yes - save it as html, then import it into Frontpage.
But it is not recommended! Create the site in Frontpage from scratch.
Publisher is not a web design tool.
But it is not recommended! Create the site in Frontpage from scratch.
Publisher is not a web design tool.
A
Andrew Murray
Publisher creates bloated code (and XML), which may only be viewable in IE
browsers (latest one at that eg ver 5.5 upwards) and slow loading pages;
You're using a tool not designed for the task. All MS's products have the
ability to create "web pages" (use of quotes is deliberate sarcasm intended)
Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher can all do export their document format
(xls, doc, ppt, pub) to html but that is not their primary function.
Where as Frontpage saves as HTML to start with. HTML *is* its file format,
there is no "export to HTML" or anything of that nature.
browsers (latest one at that eg ver 5.5 upwards) and slow loading pages;
You're using a tool not designed for the task. All MS's products have the
ability to create "web pages" (use of quotes is deliberate sarcasm intended)
Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher can all do export their document format
(xls, doc, ppt, pub) to html but that is not their primary function.
Where as Frontpage saves as HTML to start with. HTML *is* its file format,
there is no "export to HTML" or anything of that nature.
C
Cheryl D Wise
Because Publisher is an tool for creating printed pages. The web is very
different from paper and what works really well on paper can be a problem on
the screen. If for no other reason is that with print you have specific
dimensions that will never vary and the colors will remain the same from
page to page. While web pages are viewed on a variety of browsers from
cellphone screens to ones like mine that are 1050px wide and 1400px high
(opposite of the more normal display modes since I use a tablet pc in
portrait mode). Also, you have browser differences, operating system
differences and other things beyond the designer's control. Within 50' of me
there are 8 computers, 2 pocket pcs, 3 cellphones. All of which are capable
of displaying web pages. The screen size ranges from approx. 85px wide to
1400. Screen physical sizes range from 1.2 inches to 17. One uses a CRT, 5
use some sort of analog LCD and one uses an Apple Digital Studio monitor.
Then there is the PowerBook and I'm not sure if it is an analog or digital
screen. Mac color gamma is significantly different from that of a PC. I
neglected to mention the issue of people who use TV set top boxes to access
the net. A guy I know uses MSN TV at home instead of a computer. The guy has
been a programmer since the 60s but prefers to sit in his recliner and use a
wireless keyboard to read his email or surf the web in a window on his big
screen TV during football games.
Compare those variables with printing on an 8.5x11 inch piece of paper.
--
Cheryl D. Wise
MS FrontPage MVP
http://mvp.wiserways.com
http://starttoweb.com
Online instructor led web design training in FrontPage,
Dreamweaver and more!
different from paper and what works really well on paper can be a problem on
the screen. If for no other reason is that with print you have specific
dimensions that will never vary and the colors will remain the same from
page to page. While web pages are viewed on a variety of browsers from
cellphone screens to ones like mine that are 1050px wide and 1400px high
(opposite of the more normal display modes since I use a tablet pc in
portrait mode). Also, you have browser differences, operating system
differences and other things beyond the designer's control. Within 50' of me
there are 8 computers, 2 pocket pcs, 3 cellphones. All of which are capable
of displaying web pages. The screen size ranges from approx. 85px wide to
1400. Screen physical sizes range from 1.2 inches to 17. One uses a CRT, 5
use some sort of analog LCD and one uses an Apple Digital Studio monitor.
Then there is the PowerBook and I'm not sure if it is an analog or digital
screen. Mac color gamma is significantly different from that of a PC. I
neglected to mention the issue of people who use TV set top boxes to access
the net. A guy I know uses MSN TV at home instead of a computer. The guy has
been a programmer since the 60s but prefers to sit in his recliner and use a
wireless keyboard to read his email or surf the web in a window on his big
screen TV during football games.
Compare those variables with printing on an 8.5x11 inch piece of paper.
--
Cheryl D. Wise
MS FrontPage MVP
http://mvp.wiserways.com
http://starttoweb.com
Online instructor led web design training in FrontPage,
Dreamweaver and more!
C
Cheryl D Wise
I'm responding inline.
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Cheryl D. Wise
MS FrontPage MVP
http://mvp.wiserways.com
http://starttoweb.com
Online instructor led web design training in FrontPage,
Dreamweaver and more!
Stick to 800x600, despite the increasing popularity of bigger display over
30% still use 800x600 or less. Then there is the issue that most people
using higher resolution browsers do so so they can have more applications
open or have sidebars open.
Design for 800x600 and it will should print with no problems but you can
have problems printing if you page layout is wider than that. Besides with
CSS I don't need to create a separate format, just apply a print specific
stylesheet. That means I can hide menus and other items that are not needed
on the printed version.
Agree, my tablet runs at 1400x1050 or more likely 1050x1400 since I work
mostly in portrait mode.
FrontPage will as well and you don't develop bad habits to unlearn.
I'll stand by using FrontPage over Publisher, better code, better cross
browser and cross platform rendering and it is not more difficult to use.
HTML is mark-up not machine code, anything written for people is more
"bloated" than that written for machines.
--
Cheryl D. Wise
MS FrontPage MVP
http://mvp.wiserways.com
http://starttoweb.com
Online instructor led web design training in FrontPage,
Dreamweaver and more!
SPasse said:
Stick to 800x600, despite the increasing popularity of bigger display over
30% still use 800x600 or less. Then there is the issue that most people
using higher resolution browsers do so so they can have more applications
open or have sidebars open.
Design for 800x600 and it will should print with no problems but you can
have problems printing if you page layout is wider than that. Besides with
CSS I don't need to create a separate format, just apply a print specific
stylesheet. That means I can hide menus and other items that are not needed
on the printed version.
Agree, my tablet runs at 1400x1050 or more likely 1050x1400 since I work
mostly in portrait mode.
FrontPage will as well and you don't develop bad habits to unlearn.
I'll stand by using FrontPage over Publisher, better code, better cross
browser and cross platform rendering and it is not more difficult to use.
By the way, HTML by definition is bloatwear. (That's a little jab from
guys
who cut their teeth writing machine language code.)
HTML is mark-up not machine code, anything written for people is more
"bloated" than that written for machines.