Microsoft Publisher - Broken links after uploading

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Broken links after uploading

kgduke

2007-11-19, 6:16 pm

I created a website in MS Publisher 2002. When I preview the website using
MS Pub's preview button, all the links work fine.

After uploading the site via godaddy.com, none of the links work. The
cursor changes to a hand indicating that it is a link, but nothing happens
when I click on them.

Please help.

Don Schmidt

2007-11-19, 6:16 pm

How about posting your website and link.

--
Don
Vancouver, USA

"kgduke" <kgduke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I created a website in MS Publisher 2002. When I preview the website using
> MS Pub's preview button, all the links work fine.
>
> After uploading the site via godaddy.com, none of the links work. The
> cursor changes to a hand indicating that it is a link, but nothing happens
> when I click on them.
>
> Please help.

kgduke

2007-11-19, 6:16 pm

www.nyadire.org

"Don Schmidt" wrote:

> How about posting your website and link.
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>
> --
> Don
> Vancouver, USA
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> "kgduke" <kgduke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5401C4C0-8A11-4475-9B81-1EF04BEF7853@microsoft.com...
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Meebers

2007-11-19, 6:16 pm

looks like the links are pointing to your C:. When I hover over your link,
I can see the link address

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> "Don Schmidt" wrote:
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DavidF

2007-11-19, 6:16 pm

Go to Help and check the SP level. You should be running at least SP1. SP
available here:
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...pub2002&SD=OFFN

Then after patching be sure to Export As a web page...not Save As a web
page.

Make these changes and upload new HTML files, and see if that fixes your
problems.

DavidF

"kgduke" <kgduke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> www.nyadire.org
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> "Don Schmidt" wrote:
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kgduke

2007-11-20, 6:16 pm

I downloaded SP 3 for XP then exported each page as a web page into a new
folder. I deleted all of my files off of the website and uploaded all the
newly "exported as web page" files. I still only see the home page and no
links work.

"DavidF" wrote:

> Go to Help and check the SP level. You should be running at least SP1. SP
> available here:
> http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...pub2002&SD=OFFN
>
> Then after patching be sure to Export As a web page...not Save As a web
> page.
>
> Make these changes and upload new HTML files, and see if that fixes your
> problems.
>
> DavidF
>
> "kgduke" <kgduke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1A6C6128-BC09-4E91-BD4E-B6E1FBB02563@microsoft.com...
>
>
>

DavidF

2007-11-20, 10:15 pm

As Meebers pointed out, your links are pointing to your hard drive.
Mouseover any of the links and look at the status bar at the bottom of your
browser window to see this. Obviously, this is wrong.

One reason why this can happen is if you are using a Master Page. If you put
your links, or anything on a Master Page, you need to move it to the main
publication page, and not use a Master Page in a Publisher web document. The
problem with this advice is I don't know if the Master Page feature was
offered in Pub 2002.

The second part of the problem with your links is it appears you are writing
them to custom .htm file names. Publisher 2002 doesn't allow custom file
names for each page.

Check the Master page issue, and if you aren't using a Master Page, then
tell me specifically, step by step how you are inserting the links to the
other pages in your site, and how you are writing the links.

DavidF

"kgduke" <kgduke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I downloaded SP 3 for XP then exported each page as a web page into a new
> folder. I deleted all of my files off of the website and uploaded all the
> newly "exported as web page" files. I still only see the home page and no
> links work.
>
> "DavidF" wrote:
>

kgduke

2007-11-24, 6:15 pm

I clicked View/Master Page and it takes me to a completely blank document.
When I uncheck MAster Page it takes me back to my original document so I
don't think I'm using a Master Page.

Process I'm using:
1 New/Document/Webpage
2 Add content, images, text.
3 Save As...Webpage (Doc A)
4 Export as Webpage into a separate folder
5 Open another new document (Doc B) and save/export as webpage.
6 Highlight text to be a link.
7 Insert/Hyperlink. MSPub takes me to My Documents.
8 Locate saved Doc A in My Docs and double click. That's it.

Should I be locating the Doc A in it's Exported File form? When I try to
open an exported file, all I get is a sole graphic...no text...it's not the
doc I saved.

"DavidF" wrote:

> As Meebers pointed out, your links are pointing to your hard drive.
> Mouseover any of the links and look at the status bar at the bottom of your
> browser window to see this. Obviously, this is wrong.
>
> One reason why this can happen is if you are using a Master Page. If you put
> your links, or anything on a Master Page, you need to move it to the main
> publication page, and not use a Master Page in a Publisher web document. The
> problem with this advice is I don't know if the Master Page feature was
> offered in Pub 2002.
>
> The second part of the problem with your links is it appears you are writing
> them to custom .htm file names. Publisher 2002 doesn't allow custom file
> names for each page.
>
> Check the Master page issue, and if you aren't using a Master Page, then
> tell me specifically, step by step how you are inserting the links to the
> other pages in your site, and how you are writing the links.
>
> DavidF
>
> "kgduke" <kgduke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:683726EF-B2AC-464D-AF7C-72107A715D6F@microsoft.com...
>
>
>

DavidF

2007-11-24, 10:15 pm

I think I understand. It sounds like you have used multiple Publisher files
to build each page. This isn't exactly the way most people use Publisher to
build websites, but it will work...it is actually the way I prefer. The
basic mistake you are making is pointing your hyperlinks to the html files
while they are on your computer. You should pointing the links to where the
files will be after you upload them to your web host server....not your
computer.

After your home page loads at http://www.nyadire.org/ you have a link to the
"Nyadire Mission" page. This is how you wrote it:

file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Kimberly/My%20Documents/Zim%20Steering%20Committee/Website%20-%20Publisher/Nyadire%20Mission%20Zimbabwe.htm

This link is looking to your C drive on your local computer for a file
called "Nyadire Mission Zimbabwe.htm" but it should be looking to your web
host server for the file. If your web site was built with one Publisher
publication, and each page was included, then your link would look more like
this: http://www.nyadire.org/index_files/****.htm

If you are indeed building each page with a separate Publisher file, then
you have to decide how you are going to organize the html files on your
host, before you can write the links correctly. I would suggest using a
different subfolder for each of your other pages. I would also suggest that
you use the default index.htm for the file name when you Export your html
files from your Publisher page. It will be easier to manage.

Taking the "Nyadire Mission Zimbabwe.htm" example. When you export your html
files, and you are saving them to your computer, this time save as
"index.htm" instead of "Nyadire Mission Zimbabwe.htm". Create a subfolder on
your website at the same level as your current home page, called
"Nyadire_Mission_Zimbabwe" or "Nyadire-Mission-Zimbabwe"...
"NyadireMissionZimbabwe"...your choice, but make the folder descriptive of
the page and avoid spaces. That is what the %20 in the link as you wrote it
represents...a space in your file and folder names. Don't use spaces...use
either an underscore to connect words, or upper case to separate them. Most
people recommend only using lower case when writing links. However you
decide to do it, just be consistent. I prefer abbreviating folder names so
there is less type.

Now your link would look like this:
http://www.nyadire.org/NyadireMissionZimbabwe/index.htm

Once you have decided how you are going to organize your files on your site
and how you are going to link the pages together, then you can insert the
hyperlinks. When you select the text, and insert > hyperlink, the dialog
that comes up, should have several options as to where you can point the
hyperlink. I don't have 2002 installed, but you probably have been Link to:
"Existing File or Web Page" selected. You also are then browsing down to
where you saved those html files on your computer...the C drive. This time
instead, click on Browsed pages instead of Current Folder, and then just
copy and paste the link in the Address field. Use the keyboard shortcut of
"Ctrl + V to paste. Now it is pointing to where you will upload that file.

Now, as I said, you appear to have decided to break your site up into
individual Pub file. Once your get your site setup with a subfolder for each
of those files, it will be relatively easy to write links to and from each
page. I actually prefer doing it this way. It makes it easier for me to
manage a large site this way. However, you should at least consider
combining all your pages in one file. If you do, you will write the links
different.

Publisher 2002 Help content on the MSFT site is really poor, so read this
article written for Pub 2003. Most of the information is similar to 2002.
One difference is that Pub 2003 uses "Publish to the Web" instead of "Export
as..." in 2002 to produce the html files.

Prepare, publish, and maintain your Publisher Web site:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/p...1053521033.aspx

Also read: Web Publication Changes Made in Version 2002 of Publisher :
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/pages/81262.aspx

Then take a moment to decide how you want to organize your site, and you
should be able to write correct and functioning links.

DavidF

It also sounds like you are then writing the hyperlink by pointing to the
other html file
"kgduke" <kgduke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I clicked View/Master Page and it takes me to a completely blank document.
> When I uncheck MAster Page it takes me back to my original document so I
> don't think I'm using a Master Page.
>
> Process I'm using:
> 1 New/Document/Webpage
> 2 Add content, images, text.
> 3 Save As...Webpage (Doc A)
> 4 Export as Webpage into a separate folder
> 5 Open another new document (Doc B) and save/export as webpage.
> 6 Highlight text to be a link.
> 7 Insert/Hyperlink. MSPub takes me to My Documents.
> 8 Locate saved Doc A in My Docs and double click. That's it.
>
> Should I be locating the Doc A in it's Exported File form? When I try to
> open an exported file, all I get is a sole graphic...no text...it's not
> the
> doc I saved.
>
>
>
> "DavidF" wrote:
>