Publisher 2007 incompatability with IE8

Will there be an update to publisher so that it can produce IE8 compatible
(and hopefully firefox as well) code?


"DavidF" <Nope RemoveThis @nospam.com> wrote in message
news:eAYmoVsWJHA.5364@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> IE 8 is in beta, and thus by definition is not the finished product. The
> goal of IE 8 is to view pages in a standards compliant mode. Publisher
> webs are not standards compliant. Try switching to Compatibility View in
> IE 8 and see if that resolves your problem. Compatibility View renders the
> page as if you were using IE 7 from what I understand.
>
> Introducing Compatibility View:
> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/08/27/introducing-compatibility-view.aspx
>
> Please post back and let us know if Compatibility View allows you to view
> Publisher webs with IE 8 beta. Thanks.
>
> DavidF
>
> <wayne.read RemoveThis @bigpond.com> wrote in message
> news:eae01de6-b481-4633-a0fc-3769ad3b4ba5@t39g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
>>I have created a website using Publisher 2007 and it works fine with
>> IE7 however in IE8 I loose my hyperlinks. How can I fix this?
>
>

I think that since IE8 is in beta, by definition it is not in the final
release form and will be updated. Whether its final form will work well with
Publisher and other "non-standards compliant" webs will be unknown until
that time. There are lots of web sites that are not "standards compliant"
besides Publisher webs, and whether IE8 will render those sites correctly or
not will be seen when it is out of beta. That is the whole idea behind
Compatibility View as I understand it. Publisher may not need to be changed
for the Publisher webs to work correctly in IE8.

Whether Publisher will updated to produce more "standards compliant" code is
a different question. MSFT has put most of their resources into developing
and improving Web Expression as their standards compliant web editor, and
improving other Office programs. Publisher has not been given much attention
since Office 2007 was released. SP1 made only minor changes, and it is
unknown at this time just what all the Office 2007 SP2 will change. I
haven't heard of any new versions to be released in the near future.

And whether Publisher produces code that works in FireFox is yet another
question. It already does. There are some things that you cannot do in a
Publisher web if you want your pages to render correctly in FF, but in
general we have found that most issues can be fixed with changing the design
or layout. If you are having any specific problems with a Publisher web not
working correctly in FF, then post a link to the page and tell us
specifically what the problem is, and chances are we can tell you how to fix
it...but please start a new thread rather than within this one.

DavidF


"james" <nospam RemoveThis @nospam.com> wrote in message
news:edDwMyHXJHA.4632@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Will there be an update to publisher so that it can produce IE8 compatible
> (and hopefully firefox as well) code?
>
>
> "DavidF" <Nope RemoveThis @nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:eAYmoVsWJHA.5364@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> IE 8 is in beta, and thus by definition is not the finished product. The
>> goal of IE 8 is to view pages in a standards compliant mode. Publisher
>> webs are not standards compliant. Try switching to Compatibility View in
>> IE 8 and see if that resolves your problem. Compatibility View renders
>> the page as if you were using IE 7 from what I understand.
>>
>> Introducing Compatibility View:
>> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/08/27/introducing-compatibility-view.aspx
>>
>> Please post back and let us know if Compatibility View allows you to view
>> Publisher webs with IE 8 beta. Thanks.
>>
>> DavidF
>>
>> <wayne.read RemoveThis @bigpond.com> wrote in message
>> news:eae01de6-b481-4633-a0fc-3769ad3b4ba5@t39g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
>>>I have created a website using Publisher 2007 and it works fine with
>>> IE7 however in IE8 I loose my hyperlinks. How can I fix this?
>>
>>
>

Hi, Everyone,

(Sorry if this is a repeat...tried to post this before but got no
confirmation screen.)

I'm a small Web site developer and maintainer for a non-profit, using
Publisher 2007. Have also been concerned about IE 8 compatibility issues.

In addition to the Compatibility Button included in IE 8 beta 2 (applied on
a site by site basis), there are also other site developer fixes at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc817570.aspx.

One of the quick fixes suggested is to add a code snippet to your Publisher
2007 Web site. Other suggestions are too complex for me.

I'm not a coder, and rely on Publisher to generate most of the code for me.
Can someone who knows more about this than I do, please help me with simple
step by step specifics of how and where to add this code snippet?

I assume you use the Insert Code function, but where, and how often? I read
the MS instructions, but still need more specifics.

Has anyone tried this, and with what results?

Also, would this code snippet affect how Publisher 2007 sites are viewed by
FireFox and others?

Any help greatly appreciated.

(And no, I really, really don't want to switch to another Web site software,
and start the learning curve all over again. It took too much time and
effort to get where I am today at a moderate competence level with Publisher
2007.)

Thanks!
--
Liz4.0


"DavidF" wrote:

> I think that since IE8 is in beta, by definition it is not in the final
> release form and will be updated. Whether its final form will work well with
> Publisher and other "non-standards compliant" webs will be unknown until
> that time. There are lots of web sites that are not "standards compliant"
> besides Publisher webs, and whether IE8 will render those sites correctly or
> not will be seen when it is out of beta. That is the whole idea behind
> Compatibility View as I understand it. Publisher may not need to be changed
> for the Publisher webs to work correctly in IE8.
>
> Whether Publisher will updated to produce more "standards compliant" code is
> a different question. MSFT has put most of their resources into developing
> and improving Web Expression as their standards compliant web editor, and
> improving other Office programs. Publisher has not been given much attention
> since Office 2007 was released. SP1 made only minor changes, and it is
> unknown at this time just what all the Office 2007 SP2 will change. I
> haven't heard of any new versions to be released in the near future.
>
> And whether Publisher produces code that works in FireFox is yet another
> question. It already does. There are some things that you cannot do in a
> Publisher web if you want your pages to render correctly in FF, but in
> general we have found that most issues can be fixed with changing the design
> or layout. If you are having any specific problems with a Publisher web not
> working correctly in FF, then post a link to the page and tell us
> specifically what the problem is, and chances are we can tell you how to fix
> it...but please start a new thread rather than within this one.
>
> DavidF
>
>
> "james" <nospam.DeleteThis@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:edDwMyHXJHA.4632@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > Will there be an update to publisher so that it can produce IE8 compatible
> > (and hopefully firefox as well) code?
> >
> >
> > "DavidF" <Nope.DeleteThis@nospam.com> wrote in message
> > news:eAYmoVsWJHA.5364@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >> IE 8 is in beta, and thus by definition is not the finished product. The
> >> goal of IE 8 is to view pages in a standards compliant mode. Publisher
> >> webs are not standards compliant. Try switching to Compatibility View in
> >> IE 8 and see if that resolves your problem. Compatibility View renders
> >> the page as if you were using IE 7 from what I understand.
> >>
> >> Introducing Compatibility View:
> >> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/08/27/introducing-compatibility-view.aspx
> >>
> >> Please post back and let us know if Compatibility View allows you to view
> >> Publisher webs with IE 8 beta. Thanks.
> >>
> >> DavidF
> >>
> >> <wayne.read.DeleteThis@bigpond.com> wrote in message
> >> news:eae01de6-b481-4633-a0fc-3769ad3b4ba5@t39g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> >>>I have created a website using Publisher 2007 and it works fine with
> >>> IE7 however in IE8 I loose my hyperlinks. How can I fix this?
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>

Hi Liz,

Thanks for the post, as this subject is of concern to everyone that uses
Publisher for webs.

Are you saying that if you view your Pub site in compatibility mode in IE8
beta, that the site renders correctly? That alone would be good news.

As per the information about the quick fix, as I understand it that code
snippet must be placed in the Head section, and you cannot access the Head
via the insert html code fragment feature....but,

Try going to Insert > html code fragment and pasting the snippet into the
code fragment box:

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7"/>

Then put the box somewhere near the top of your page and test the page in
IE8 and see if by some chance it does fix the problem. I doubt that it will,
but it is a quick test. Let us know. I would do it myself, but I have not
installed IE8.

DavidF

"Liz" <liz.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D2299FB6-8DD0-48F0-8864-877BAC1CF6CC@microsoft.com...
> Hi, Everyone,
>
> (Sorry if this is a repeat...tried to post this before but got no
> confirmation screen.)
>
> I'm a small Web site developer and maintainer for a non-profit, using
> Publisher 2007. Have also been concerned about IE 8 compatibility issues.
>
> In addition to the Compatibility Button included in IE 8 beta 2 (applied
> on
> a site by site basis), there are also other site developer fixes at
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc817570.aspx.
>
> One of the quick fixes suggested is to add a code snippet to your
> Publisher
> 2007 Web site. Other suggestions are too complex for me.
>
> I'm not a coder, and rely on Publisher to generate most of the code for
> me.
> Can someone who knows more about this than I do, please help me with
> simple
> step by step specifics of how and where to add this code snippet?
>
> I assume you use the Insert Code function, but where, and how often? I
> read
> the MS instructions, but still need more specifics.
>
> Has anyone tried this, and with what results?
>
> Also, would this code snippet affect how Publisher 2007 sites are viewed
> by
> FireFox and others?
>
> Any help greatly appreciated.
>
> (And no, I really, really don't want to switch to another Web site
> software,
> and start the learning curve all over again. It took too much time and
> effort to get where I am today at a moderate competence level with
> Publisher
> 2007.)
>
> Thanks!
> --
> Liz4.0
>
>
> "DavidF" wrote:
>
>> I think that since IE8 is in beta, by definition it is not in the final
>> release form and will be updated. Whether its final form will work well
>> with
>> Publisher and other "non-standards compliant" webs will be unknown until
>> that time. There are lots of web sites that are not "standards compliant"
>> besides Publisher webs, and whether IE8 will render those sites correctly
>> or
>> not will be seen when it is out of beta. That is the whole idea behind
>> Compatibility View as I understand it. Publisher may not need to be
>> changed
>> for the Publisher webs to work correctly in IE8.
>>
>> Whether Publisher will updated to produce more "standards compliant" code
>> is
>> a different question. MSFT has put most of their resources into
>> developing
>> and improving Web Expression as their standards compliant web editor, and
>> improving other Office programs. Publisher has not been given much
>> attention
>> since Office 2007 was released. SP1 made only minor changes, and it is
>> unknown at this time just what all the Office 2007 SP2 will change. I
>> haven't heard of any new versions to be released in the near future.
>>
>> And whether Publisher produces code that works in FireFox is yet another
>> question. It already does. There are some things that you cannot do in a
>> Publisher web if you want your pages to render correctly in FF, but in
>> general we have found that most issues can be fixed with changing the
>> design
>> or layout. If you are having any specific problems with a Publisher web
>> not
>> working correctly in FF, then post a link to the page and tell us
>> specifically what the problem is, and chances are we can tell you how to
>> fix
>> it...but please start a new thread rather than within this one.
>>
>> DavidF
>>
>>
>> "james" <nospam.TakeThisOut@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:edDwMyHXJHA.4632@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> > Will there be an update to publisher so that it can produce IE8
>> > compatible
>> > (and hopefully firefox as well) code?
>> >
>> >
>> > "DavidF" <Nope.TakeThisOut@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> > news:eAYmoVsWJHA.5364@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> >> IE 8 is in beta, and thus by definition is not the finished product.
>> >> The
>> >> goal of IE 8 is to view pages in a standards compliant mode. Publisher
>> >> webs are not standards compliant. Try switching to Compatibility View
>> >> in
>> >> IE 8 and see if that resolves your problem. Compatibility View renders
>> >> the page as if you were using IE 7 from what I understand.
>> >>
>> >> Introducing Compatibility View:
>> >> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/08/27/introducing-compatibility-view.aspx
>> >>
>> >> Please post back and let us know if Compatibility View allows you to
>> >> view
>> >> Publisher webs with IE 8 beta. Thanks.
>> >>
>> >> DavidF
>> >>
>> >> <wayne.read.TakeThisOut@bigpond.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:eae01de6-b481-4633-a0fc-3769ad3b4ba5@t39g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
>> >>>I have created a website using Publisher 2007 and it works fine with
>> >>> IE7 however in IE8 I loose my hyperlinks. How can I fix this?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>>

Hi, David,

Sorry, no -- I haven't installed IE 8 as yet. I'd rather learn from others
who do the first adapting! I only read about the IE 8 compatibility button
on the IE 8 beta site at MS, but haven't actually used it.

But as a Web site developer (sounds so pretentious for what I do), I'd like
to be able to fix the issue at my Web site, and not depend on viewers to push
that button if they see scrambles instead of the correct site. Could lose
more than a few visitors that way.

Thanks for the instructions on testing the compatibility code with
Publisher, when the time comes.

Maybe there's someone out there who has tested all this with IE 8, and is
willing to share experiences. Personally, I'm not ready to give up my IE 7
for a beta yet, esp. one with compatibility issues. Just conservative, I
guess.

Will continue to follow this and other similiar threads on this forum for
latest developments. Have always found great advice here whenever I needed
it.

Thanks again.




--
Liz4.0


"DavidF" wrote:

> Hi Liz,
>
> Thanks for the post, as this subject is of concern to everyone that uses
> Publisher for webs.
>
> Are you saying that if you view your Pub site in compatibility mode in IE8
> beta, that the site renders correctly? That alone would be good news.
>
> As per the information about the quick fix, as I understand it that code
> snippet must be placed in the Head section, and you cannot access the Head
> via the insert html code fragment feature....but,
>
> Try going to Insert > html code fragment and pasting the snippet into the
> code fragment box:
>
> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7"/>
>
> Then put the box somewhere near the top of your page and test the page in
> IE8 and see if by some chance it does fix the problem. I doubt that it will,
> but it is a quick test. Let us know. I would do it myself, but I have not
> installed IE8.
>
> DavidF
>
> "Liz" <liz.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D2299FB6-8DD0-48F0-8864-877BAC1CF6CC@microsoft.com...
> > Hi, Everyone,
> >
> > (Sorry if this is a repeat...tried to post this before but got no
> > confirmation screen.)
> >
> > I'm a small Web site developer and maintainer for a non-profit, using
> > Publisher 2007. Have also been concerned about IE 8 compatibility issues.
> >
> > In addition to the Compatibility Button included in IE 8 beta 2 (applied
> > on
> > a site by site basis), there are also other site developer fixes at
> > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc817570.aspx.
> >
> > One of the quick fixes suggested is to add a code snippet to your
> > Publisher
> > 2007 Web site. Other suggestions are too complex for me.
> >
> > I'm not a coder, and rely on Publisher to generate most of the code for
> > me.
> > Can someone who knows more about this than I do, please help me with
> > simple
> > step by step specifics of how and where to add this code snippet?
> >
> > I assume you use the Insert Code function, but where, and how often? I
> > read
> > the MS instructions, but still need more specifics.
> >
> > Has anyone tried this, and with what results?
> >
> > Also, would this code snippet affect how Publisher 2007 sites are viewed
> > by
> > FireFox and others?
> >
> > Any help greatly appreciated.
> >
> > (And no, I really, really don't want to switch to another Web site
> > software,
> > and start the learning curve all over again. It took too much time and
> > effort to get where I am today at a moderate competence level with
> > Publisher
> > 2007.)
> >
> > Thanks!
> > --
> > Liz4.0
> >
> >
> > "DavidF" wrote:
> >
> >> I think that since IE8 is in beta, by definition it is not in the final
> >> release form and will be updated. Whether its final form will work well
> >> with
> >> Publisher and other "non-standards compliant" webs will be unknown until
> >> that time. There are lots of web sites that are not "standards compliant"
> >> besides Publisher webs, and whether IE8 will render those sites correctly
> >> or
> >> not will be seen when it is out of beta. That is the whole idea behind
> >> Compatibility View as I understand it. Publisher may not need to be
> >> changed
> >> for the Publisher webs to work correctly in IE8.
> >>
> >> Whether Publisher will updated to produce more "standards compliant" code
> >> is
> >> a different question. MSFT has put most of their resources into
> >> developing
> >> and improving Web Expression as their standards compliant web editor, and
> >> improving other Office programs. Publisher has not been given much
> >> attention
> >> since Office 2007 was released. SP1 made only minor changes, and it is
> >> unknown at this time just what all the Office 2007 SP2 will change. I
> >> haven't heard of any new versions to be released in the near future.
> >>
> >> And whether Publisher produces code that works in FireFox is yet another
> >> question. It already does. There are some things that you cannot do in a
> >> Publisher web if you want your pages to render correctly in FF, but in
> >> general we have found that most issues can be fixed with changing the
> >> design
> >> or layout. If you are having any specific problems with a Publisher web
> >> not
> >> working correctly in FF, then post a link to the page and tell us
> >> specifically what the problem is, and chances are we can tell you how to
> >> fix
> >> it...but please start a new thread rather than within this one.
> >>
> >> DavidF
> >>
> >>
> >> "james" <nospam.RemoveThis@nospam.com> wrote in message
> >> news:edDwMyHXJHA.4632@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> > Will there be an update to publisher so that it can produce IE8
> >> > compatible
> >> > (and hopefully firefox as well) code?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "DavidF" <Nope.RemoveThis@nospam.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:eAYmoVsWJHA.5364@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >> >> IE 8 is in beta, and thus by definition is not the finished product.
> >> >> The
> >> >> goal of IE 8 is to view pages in a standards compliant mode. Publisher
> >> >> webs are not standards compliant. Try switching to Compatibility View
> >> >> in
> >> >> IE 8 and see if that resolves your problem. Compatibility View renders
> >> >> the page as if you were using IE 7 from what I understand.
> >> >>
> >> >> Introducing Compatibility View:
> >> >> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/08/27/introducing-compatibility-view.aspx
> >> >>
> >> >> Please post back and let us know if Compatibility View allows you to
> >> >> view
> >> >> Publisher webs with IE 8 beta. Thanks.
> >> >>
> >> >> DavidF
> >> >>
> >> >> <wayne.read.RemoveThis@bigpond.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:eae01de6-b481-4633-a0fc-3769ad3b4ba5@t39g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> >> >>>I have created a website using Publisher 2007 and it works fine with
> >> >>> IE7 however in IE8 I loose my hyperlinks. How can I fix this?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

Liz,

Darn. I had hoped to at least confirm that the compatibility mode in the IE8
beta would work with Pub webs.

As I suggested, I doubt that just inserting that code snippet into the body
of a Pub web will fix the issue, and to get at the Head, you need to edit
the html code directly. While I would rather see a patch to Publisher that
automagically incorporates this into Pub pages, I doubt that we will be able
to wait for MSFT to offer the patch. I am also guessing that we will be able
to use replaceinfile much as we do to add centering code, since it is just
one line, but I just don't have the time to test it right now. Plus that
will not be a fix for the average Publisher user anyway.

I will plan on downloading and installing IE8 beta on a test partition and
test as I get time. In the meantime, please post any additional information
you might uncover.

On a more positive note...sort of...there is going to be a lot of pages that
break in IE8, not just Publisher pages. That means at least the people that
use IE8 will already be aware of the problem, and won't necessarily move on
from your site without trying the compatibility mode. Let's just hope that
Pub sites render ok in compatibility mode...

DavidF

"Liz" <liz DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9800C0BF-50BC-44BE-9FE5-D2F9E45D3725@microsoft.com...
> Hi, David,
>
> Sorry, no -- I haven't installed IE 8 as yet. I'd rather learn from
> others
> who do the first adapting! I only read about the IE 8 compatibility
> button
> on the IE 8 beta site at MS, but haven't actually used it.
>
> But as a Web site developer (sounds so pretentious for what I do), I'd
> like
> to be able to fix the issue at my Web site, and not depend on viewers to
> push
> that button if they see scrambles instead of the correct site. Could lose
> more than a few visitors that way.
>
> Thanks for the instructions on testing the compatibility code with
> Publisher, when the time comes.
>
> Maybe there's someone out there who has tested all this with IE 8, and is
> willing to share experiences. Personally, I'm not ready to give up my IE
> 7
> for a beta yet, esp. one with compatibility issues. Just conservative, I
> guess.
>
> Will continue to follow this and other similiar threads on this forum for
> latest developments. Have always found great advice here whenever I
> needed
> it.
>
> Thanks again.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Liz4.0
>
>
> "DavidF" wrote:
>
>> Hi Liz,
>>
>> Thanks for the post, as this subject is of concern to everyone that uses
>> Publisher for webs.
>>
>> Are you saying that if you view your Pub site in compatibility mode in
>> IE8
>> beta, that the site renders correctly? That alone would be good news.
>>
>> As per the information about the quick fix, as I understand it that code
>> snippet must be placed in the Head section, and you cannot access the
>> Head
>> via the insert html code fragment feature....but,
>>
>> Try going to Insert > html code fragment and pasting the snippet into the
>> code fragment box:
>>
>> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE7"/>
>>
>> Then put the box somewhere near the top of your page and test the page in
>> IE8 and see if by some chance it does fix the problem. I doubt that it
>> will,
>> but it is a quick test. Let us know. I would do it myself, but I have not
>> installed IE8.
>>
>> DavidF
>>
>> "Liz" <liz DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:D2299FB6-8DD0-48F0-8864-877BAC1CF6CC@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi, Everyone,
>> >
>> > (Sorry if this is a repeat...tried to post this before but got no
>> > confirmation screen.)
>> >
>> > I'm a small Web site developer and maintainer for a non-profit, using
>> > Publisher 2007. Have also been concerned about IE 8 compatibility
>> > issues.
>> >
>> > In addition to the Compatibility Button included in IE 8 beta 2
>> > (applied
>> > on
>> > a site by site basis), there are also other site developer fixes at
>> > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc817570.aspx.
>> >
>> > One of the quick fixes suggested is to add a code snippet to your
>> > Publisher
>> > 2007 Web site. Other suggestions are too complex for me.
>> >
>> > I'm not a coder, and rely on Publisher to generate most of the code for
>> > me.
>> > Can someone who knows more about this than I do, please help me with
>> > simple
>> > step by step specifics of how and where to add this code snippet?
>> >
>> > I assume you use the Insert Code function, but where, and how often? I
>> > read
>> > the MS instructions, but still need more specifics.
>> >
>> > Has anyone tried this, and with what results?
>> >
>> > Also, would this code snippet affect how Publisher 2007 sites are
>> > viewed
>> > by
>> > FireFox and others?
>> >
>> > Any help greatly appreciated.
>> >
>> > (And no, I really, really don't want to switch to another Web site
>> > software,
>> > and start the learning curve all over again. It took too much time and
>> > effort to get where I am today at a moderate competence level with
>> > Publisher
>> > 2007.)
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> > --
>> > Liz4.0
>> >
>> >
>> > "DavidF" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I think that since IE8 is in beta, by definition it is not in the
>> >> final
>> >> release form and will be updated. Whether its final form will work
>> >> well
>> >> with
>> >> Publisher and other "non-standards compliant" webs will be unknown
>> >> until
>> >> that time. There are lots of web sites that are not "standards
>> >> compliant"
>> >> besides Publisher webs, and whether IE8 will render those sites
>> >> correctly
>> >> or
>> >> not will be seen when it is out of beta. That is the whole idea behind
>> >> Compatibility View as I understand it. Publisher may not need to be
>> >> changed
>> >> for the Publisher webs to work correctly in IE8.
>> >>
>> >> Whether Publisher will updated to produce more "standards compliant"
>> >> code
>> >> is
>> >> a different question. MSFT has put most of their resources into
>> >> developing
>> >> and improving Web Expression as their standards compliant web editor,
>> >> and
>> >> improving other Office programs. Publisher has not been given much
>> >> attention
>> >> since Office 2007 was released. SP1 made only minor changes, and it is
>> >> unknown at this time just what all the Office 2007 SP2 will change. I
>> >> haven't heard of any new versions to be released in the near future.
>> >>
>> >> And whether Publisher produces code that works in FireFox is yet
>> >> another
>> >> question. It already does. There are some things that you cannot do in
>> >> a
>> >> Publisher web if you want your pages to render correctly in FF, but in
>> >> general we have found that most issues can be fixed with changing the
>> >> design
>> >> or layout. If you are having any specific problems with a Publisher
>> >> web
>> >> not
>> >> working correctly in FF, then post a link to the page and tell us
>> >> specifically what the problem is, and chances are we can tell you how
>> >> to
>> >> fix
>> >> it...but please start a new thread rather than within this one.
>> >>
>> >> DavidF
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "james" <nospam DeleteThis @nospam.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:edDwMyHXJHA.4632@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> >> > Will there be an update to publisher so that it can produce IE8
>> >> > compatible
>> >> > (and hopefully firefox as well) code?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "DavidF" <Nope DeleteThis @nospam.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:eAYmoVsWJHA.5364@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> >> >> IE 8 is in beta, and thus by definition is not the finished
>> >> >> product.
>> >> >> The
>> >> >> goal of IE 8 is to view pages in a standards compliant mode.
>> >> >> Publisher
>> >> >> webs are not standards compliant. Try switching to Compatibility
>> >> >> View
>> >> >> in
>> >> >> IE 8 and see if that resolves your problem. Compatibility View
>> >> >> renders
>> >> >> the page as if you were using IE 7 from what I understand.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Introducing Compatibility View:
>> >> >> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/08/27/introducing-compatibility-view.aspx
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Please post back and let us know if Compatibility View allows you
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> view
>> >> >> Publisher webs with IE 8 beta. Thanks.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> DavidF
>> >> >>
>> >> >> <wayne.read DeleteThis @bigpond.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:eae01de6-b481-4633-a0fc-3769ad3b4ba5@t39g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
>> >> >>>I have created a website using Publisher 2007 and it works fine
>> >> >>>with
>> >> >>> IE7 however in IE8 I loose my hyperlinks. How can I fix this?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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