I have 2 problems with links in the website I created with Publisher.

1st, Publisher seems to insist on absolute references. I thought I could
refer to a picture on my HDD as "subfolder\pic.gif", so long as my website
had the same folder names and structure. But, the link fails when I test the
web page locally -or- when I upload it and test it on the WWW.

2nd, when I added a new page (using the Inset menu and 'Duplicate all
objects on page' from 'More Options') I got a new "page button: added to the
Web navigation bar, but there is no link embedded in it (i.e. no way to reac
h
the new page from within http). If I insert a hyperlink I just get an
ordinary one (i.e.  underlined orange text, instead of plain text matching
all the other page buttons on the Web navigation bar).

How do I fix these without abandoning Publisher and going back to the HTML?

> I have 2 problems with links in the website I created with Publisher.
>

what version are you using?


> 1st, Publisher seems to insist on absolute references.

no, it uses relative links. The only time I've found it coding absolute
links is when a Master Page is used. Do not use Master Page in a web
publication (http://www.publishermvps.com/Default.aspx?tabid=30)


> I thought I could
> refer to a picture on my HDD as "subfolder\pic.gif", so long as my website
> had the same folder names and structure. But, the link fails when I test t
he
> web page locally -or- when I upload it and test it on the WWW.
>


is this an image file you are manually uploading on the web server in a
manually created subfolder? What steps are you using to create the hyperlink
?
Are you coding the link yourself? Did you choose not to insert the image on
the page? If so then you should refer to
http://www.publishermvps.com/Default.aspx?tabid=84


> 2nd, when I added a new page (using the Inset menu and 'Duplicate all
> objects on page' from 'More Options') I got a new "page button: added to t
he
> Web navigation bar, but there is no link embedded in it (i.e. no way to re
ach
> the new page from within http). If I insert a hyperlink I just get an
> ordinary one (i.e.  underlined orange text, instead of plain text matching
> all the other page buttons on the Web navigation bar).
>


I'd have to know your version plus know if you incorrectly stuck the nav bar
on a Master Page to know what questions to pursue. You do know that the text
on a nav bar button comes from the page title, right?

> How do I fix these without abandoning Publisher and going back to the HTML
?
>

Using Pub and coding your own is a night and day difference, if you are
comfortable with the latter you will likely be frustrated by limits of
Publisher. I can tell you that most customers benefit from reviewing the FAQ
- http://www.publishermvps.com/Default.aspx?tabid=30

David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
www.publishermvps.com
www.davidbartosik.com