Links don't work in Mozzila or Firefox

JoAnn, if you have nothing to contribute to the question why waste time
posting these cut-n-paste answers. If MSFT didn't intend for people to ever
use Publisher for any type of web design....they wouldn't have added PUBLISH
TO WEB options within their software. Not everyone has time to sit and
develop websites and only need something relatively simple. I myself have
been working through Publisher issues to publish a website. I am aware that
Expression Web and Dreamweaver are much more powerful tools for this, but
that would be overkill for what I need. If there is a workaround for this it
would be much appreciated.

"JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote:

> Publisher's main purpose is not web design - it's desktop publishing. It can
> also be used to create a simple site but since it's a Microsoft product, you
> shouldn't be surprised when it doesn't function properly on a non-MS
> browser.
>
> --
> JoAnn Paules
> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>
>
>
> "Joe" <Joe.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5EB41D13-6DBA-420B-AF76-F7DF8F74A54C@microsoft.com...
> > Some of my links don't work in Mozzila or Firefox, but they all work fine
> > in
> > Internet Explorer?
>
>
>

Joel,

Just ignore JoAnn. She knows little to nothing about producing a website
with Publisher, and has no intentions of learning. In most cases you can
make a Publisher built website cross browser compatible. And I agree, that
if your goals and the scope of your site is relatively modest, Publisher can
be a good tool to build your site.

As you did not provide a link to the problem page(s) or links or tell us
what version of Publisher you are using, I will suggest the basic fixes:

1. Go to Tools > Options > Web tab and uncheck "Rely on VML..." and "Allow
PNG...". The "Rely on VML..." option has be removed from Pub 2007.

2. Do not use a Master page in a web publication.

3. Ungroup any design elements with hyperlinks, such as text boxes grouped
with images. The grouping tends to create combined images which kill the
links.

4. Along the same lines as #3, if you are using a bottom navbar that is
built with the navbar wizard in Publisher, you must ungroup that set of
links from the wizard. Otherwise it will be converted to an image and the
links won't work.

Try those fixes, and if they do not help, then post back with the version of
Publisher you are using, and links to the pages with the links that are not
working.

And though it is not link related, be sure to compress your images and
graphics before you upload your new html files.

DavidF


"Joel" <Joel RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:73F90458-FA6D-40E1-B04E-25C008E017F9@microsoft.com...
> JoAnn, if you have nothing to contribute to the question why waste time
> posting these cut-n-paste answers. If MSFT didn't intend for people to
> ever
> use Publisher for any type of web design....they wouldn't have added
> PUBLISH
> TO WEB options within their software. Not everyone has time to sit and
> develop websites and only need something relatively simple. I myself have
> been working through Publisher issues to publish a website. I am aware
> that
> Expression Web and Dreamweaver are much more powerful tools for this, but
> that would be overkill for what I need. If there is a workaround for this
> it
> would be much appreciated.
>
> "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Publisher's main purpose is not web design - it's desktop publishing. It
>> can
>> also be used to create a simple site but since it's a Microsoft product,
>> you
>> shouldn't be surprised when it doesn't function properly on a non-MS
>> browser.
>>
>> --
>> JoAnn Paules
>> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>>
>>
>>
>> "Joe" <Joe RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:5EB41D13-6DBA-420B-AF76-F7DF8F74A54C@microsoft.com...
>> > Some of my links don't work in Mozzila or Firefox, but they all work
>> > fine
>> > in
>> > Internet Explorer?
>>
>>
>>

URL is www.transgraphicsinc.com and I am using Pub. '07. I did not use a
master page either. My links are set up as plain text that are hyperlinked
rather than a nav bar.

Thanks for your help David.

"DavidF" wrote:

> Joel,
>
> Just ignore JoAnn. She knows little to nothing about producing a website
> with Publisher, and has no intentions of learning. In most cases you can
> make a Publisher built website cross browser compatible. And I agree, that
> if your goals and the scope of your site is relatively modest, Publisher can
> be a good tool to build your site.
>
> As you did not provide a link to the problem page(s) or links or tell us
> what version of Publisher you are using, I will suggest the basic fixes:
>
> 1. Go to Tools > Options > Web tab and uncheck "Rely on VML..." and "Allow
> PNG...". The "Rely on VML..." option has be removed from Pub 2007.
>
> 2. Do not use a Master page in a web publication.
>
> 3. Ungroup any design elements with hyperlinks, such as text boxes grouped
> with images. The grouping tends to create combined images which kill the
> links.
>
> 4. Along the same lines as #3, if you are using a bottom navbar that is
> built with the navbar wizard in Publisher, you must ungroup that set of
> links from the wizard. Otherwise it will be converted to an image and the
> links won't work.
>
> Try those fixes, and if they do not help, then post back with the version of
> Publisher you are using, and links to the pages with the links that are not
> working.
>
> And though it is not link related, be sure to compress your images and
> graphics before you upload your new html files.
>
> DavidF
>
>
> "Joel" <Joel RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:73F90458-FA6D-40E1-B04E-25C008E017F9@microsoft.com...
> > JoAnn, if you have nothing to contribute to the question why waste time
> > posting these cut-n-paste answers. If MSFT didn't intend for people to
> > ever
> > use Publisher for any type of web design....they wouldn't have added
> > PUBLISH
> > TO WEB options within their software. Not everyone has time to sit and
> > develop websites and only need something relatively simple. I myself have
> > been working through Publisher issues to publish a website. I am aware
> > that
> > Expression Web and Dreamweaver are much more powerful tools for this, but
> > that would be overkill for what I need. If there is a workaround for this
> > it
> > would be much appreciated.
> >
> > "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Publisher's main purpose is not web design - it's desktop publishing. It
> >> can
> >> also be used to create a simple site but since it's a Microsoft product,
> >> you
> >> shouldn't be surprised when it doesn't function properly on a non-MS
> >> browser.
> >>
> >> --
> >> JoAnn Paules
> >> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Joe" <Joe RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:5EB41D13-6DBA-420B-AF76-F7DF8F74A54C@microsoft.com...
> >> > Some of my links don't work in Mozzila or Firefox, but they all work
> >> > fine
> >> > in
> >> > Internet Explorer?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

The only ones I see not working in FF are the ones on the promo page, the
page with the frames.


--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression





"Joel" <Joel DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:39019479-C548-4E56-87FA-197AE7CBCF4E@microsoft.com...
| URL is www.transgraphicsinc.com and I am using Pub. '07. I did not use a
| master page either. My links are set up as plain text that are hyperlinked
| rather than a nav bar.
|
| Thanks for your help David.
|
| "DavidF" wrote:
|
| > Joel,
| >
| > Just ignore JoAnn. She knows little to nothing about producing a website
| > with Publisher, and has no intentions of learning. In most cases you can
| > make a Publisher built website cross browser compatible. And I agree,
that
| > if your goals and the scope of your site is relatively modest, Publisher
can
| > be a good tool to build your site.
| >
| > As you did not provide a link to the problem page(s) or links or tell us
| > what version of Publisher you are using, I will suggest the basic fixes:
| >
| > 1. Go to Tools > Options > Web tab and uncheck "Rely on VML..." and
"Allow
| > PNG...". The "Rely on VML..." option has be removed from Pub 2007.
| >
| > 2. Do not use a Master page in a web publication.
| >
| > 3. Ungroup any design elements with hyperlinks, such as text boxes
grouped
| > with images. The grouping tends to create combined images which kill the
| > links.
| >
| > 4. Along the same lines as #3, if you are using a bottom navbar that is
| > built with the navbar wizard in Publisher, you must ungroup that set of
| > links from the wizard. Otherwise it will be converted to an image and
the
| > links won't work.
| >
| > Try those fixes, and if they do not help, then post back with the
version of
| > Publisher you are using, and links to the pages with the links that are
not
| > working.
| >
| > And though it is not link related, be sure to compress your images and
| > graphics before you upload your new html files.
| >
| > DavidF
| >
| >
| > "Joel" <Joel DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > news:73F90458-FA6D-40E1-B04E-25C008E017F9@microsoft.com...
| > > JoAnn, if you have nothing to contribute to the question why waste
time
| > > posting these cut-n-paste answers. If MSFT didn't intend for people to
| > > ever
| > > use Publisher for any type of web design....they wouldn't have added
| > > PUBLISH
| > > TO WEB options within their software. Not everyone has time to sit and
| > > develop websites and only need something relatively simple. I myself
have
| > > been working through Publisher issues to publish a website. I am aware
| > > that
| > > Expression Web and Dreamweaver are much more powerful tools for this,
but
| > > that would be overkill for what I need. If there is a workaround for
this
| > > it
| > > would be much appreciated.
| > >
| > > "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote:
| > >
| > >> Publisher's main purpose is not web design - it's desktop publishing.
It
| > >> can
| > >> also be used to create a simple site but since it's a Microsoft
product,
| > >> you
| > >> shouldn't be surprised when it doesn't function properly on a non-MS
| > >> browser.
| > >>
| > >> --
| > >> JoAnn Paules
| > >> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
| > >>
| > >>
| > >>
| > >> "Joe" <Joe DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > >> news:5EB41D13-6DBA-420B-AF76-F7DF8F74A54C@microsoft.com...
| > >> > Some of my links don't work in Mozzila or Firefox, but they all
work
| > >> > fine
| > >> > in
| > >> > Internet Explorer?
| > >>
| > >>
| > >>
| >
| >
| >

Looks like you fixed it. The navbar is working now in both IE and FF. Was
there anything else?

DavidF

"Joel" <Joel DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:39019479-C548-4E56-87FA-197AE7CBCF4E@microsoft.com...
> URL is www.transgraphicsinc.com and I am using Pub. '07. I did not use a
> master page either. My links are set up as plain text that are hyperlinked
> rather than a nav bar.
>
> Thanks for your help David.
>
> "DavidF" wrote:
>
>> Joel,
>>
>> Just ignore JoAnn. She knows little to nothing about producing a website
>> with Publisher, and has no intentions of learning. In most cases you can
>> make a Publisher built website cross browser compatible. And I agree,
>> that
>> if your goals and the scope of your site is relatively modest, Publisher
>> can
>> be a good tool to build your site.
>>
>> As you did not provide a link to the problem page(s) or links or tell us
>> what version of Publisher you are using, I will suggest the basic fixes:
>>
>> 1. Go to Tools > Options > Web tab and uncheck "Rely on VML..." and
>> "Allow
>> PNG...". The "Rely on VML..." option has be removed from Pub 2007.
>>
>> 2. Do not use a Master page in a web publication.
>>
>> 3. Ungroup any design elements with hyperlinks, such as text boxes
>> grouped
>> with images. The grouping tends to create combined images which kill the
>> links.
>>
>> 4. Along the same lines as #3, if you are using a bottom navbar that is
>> built with the navbar wizard in Publisher, you must ungroup that set of
>> links from the wizard. Otherwise it will be converted to an image and the
>> links won't work.
>>
>> Try those fixes, and if they do not help, then post back with the version
>> of
>> Publisher you are using, and links to the pages with the links that are
>> not
>> working.
>>
>> And though it is not link related, be sure to compress your images and
>> graphics before you upload your new html files.
>>
>> DavidF
>>
>>
>> "Joel" <Joel DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:73F90458-FA6D-40E1-B04E-25C008E017F9@microsoft.com...
>> > JoAnn, if you have nothing to contribute to the question why waste time
>> > posting these cut-n-paste answers. If MSFT didn't intend for people to
>> > ever
>> > use Publisher for any type of web design....they wouldn't have added
>> > PUBLISH
>> > TO WEB options within their software. Not everyone has time to sit and
>> > develop websites and only need something relatively simple. I myself
>> > have
>> > been working through Publisher issues to publish a website. I am aware
>> > that
>> > Expression Web and Dreamweaver are much more powerful tools for this,
>> > but
>> > that would be overkill for what I need. If there is a workaround for
>> > this
>> > it
>> > would be much appreciated.
>> >
>> > "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Publisher's main purpose is not web design - it's desktop publishing.
>> >> It
>> >> can
>> >> also be used to create a simple site but since it's a Microsoft
>> >> product,
>> >> you
>> >> shouldn't be surprised when it doesn't function properly on a non-MS
>> >> browser.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> JoAnn Paules
>> >> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Joe" <Joe DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:5EB41D13-6DBA-420B-AF76-F7DF8F74A54C@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Some of my links don't work in Mozzila or Firefox, but they all work
>> >> > fine
>> >> > in
>> >> > Internet Explorer?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

No...I think it was ungrouping that helped...thanks!!!

"DavidF" wrote:

> Looks like you fixed it. The navbar is working now in both IE and FF. Was
> there anything else?
>
> DavidF
>
> "Joel" <Joel.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:39019479-C548-4E56-87FA-197AE7CBCF4E@microsoft.com...
> > URL is www.transgraphicsinc.com and I am using Pub. '07. I did not use a
> > master page either. My links are set up as plain text that are hyperlinked
> > rather than a nav bar.
> >
> > Thanks for your help David.
> >
> > "DavidF" wrote:
> >
> >> Joel,
> >>
> >> Just ignore JoAnn. She knows little to nothing about producing a website
> >> with Publisher, and has no intentions of learning. In most cases you can
> >> make a Publisher built website cross browser compatible. And I agree,
> >> that
> >> if your goals and the scope of your site is relatively modest, Publisher
> >> can
> >> be a good tool to build your site.
> >>
> >> As you did not provide a link to the problem page(s) or links or tell us
> >> what version of Publisher you are using, I will suggest the basic fixes:
> >>
> >> 1. Go to Tools > Options > Web tab and uncheck "Rely on VML..." and
> >> "Allow
> >> PNG...". The "Rely on VML..." option has be removed from Pub 2007.
> >>
> >> 2. Do not use a Master page in a web publication.
> >>
> >> 3. Ungroup any design elements with hyperlinks, such as text boxes
> >> grouped
> >> with images. The grouping tends to create combined images which kill the
> >> links.
> >>
> >> 4. Along the same lines as #3, if you are using a bottom navbar that is
> >> built with the navbar wizard in Publisher, you must ungroup that set of
> >> links from the wizard. Otherwise it will be converted to an image and the
> >> links won't work.
> >>
> >> Try those fixes, and if they do not help, then post back with the version
> >> of
> >> Publisher you are using, and links to the pages with the links that are
> >> not
> >> working.
> >>
> >> And though it is not link related, be sure to compress your images and
> >> graphics before you upload your new html files.
> >>
> >> DavidF
> >>
> >>
> >> "Joel" <Joel.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:73F90458-FA6D-40E1-B04E-25C008E017F9@microsoft.com...
> >> > JoAnn, if you have nothing to contribute to the question why waste time
> >> > posting these cut-n-paste answers. If MSFT didn't intend for people to
> >> > ever
> >> > use Publisher for any type of web design....they wouldn't have added
> >> > PUBLISH
> >> > TO WEB options within their software. Not everyone has time to sit and
> >> > develop websites and only need something relatively simple. I myself
> >> > have
> >> > been working through Publisher issues to publish a website. I am aware
> >> > that
> >> > Expression Web and Dreamweaver are much more powerful tools for this,
> >> > but
> >> > that would be overkill for what I need. If there is a workaround for
> >> > this
> >> > it
> >> > would be much appreciated.
> >> >
> >> > "JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Publisher's main purpose is not web design - it's desktop publishing.
> >> >> It
> >> >> can
> >> >> also be used to create a simple site but since it's a Microsoft
> >> >> product,
> >> >> you
> >> >> shouldn't be surprised when it doesn't function properly on a non-MS
> >> >> browser.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> JoAnn Paules
> >> >> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Joe" <Joe.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:5EB41D13-6DBA-420B-AF76-F7DF8F74A54C@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Some of my links don't work in Mozzila or Firefox, but they all work
> >> >> > fine
> >> >> > in
> >> >> > Internet Explorer?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>