Re: Setting up a web page to print

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From: Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage (Leeds_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/26/04 

Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 15:47:08 -0400

I looked but there seemed to be only two links on your page and neither of
them were to the document you mentioned.

btw; you may want to look for a better host. I waited quite a while for
their server to figure out who you were and which sit to redirect me to.
pretty weak (IMHO).

HTH 

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Chris Leeds,
Microsoft MVP-FrontPage
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"Ed Wood" <EdWood@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1070E93B-1C88-4DC7-B2F4-17694D25967B@microsoft.com...
> Ed (D) & Murray,
>
> Thanks to both of you for your excellent help! I did copy the Adobe Button
> and hyperlink to my index page in FP 2003. I also was able to use the html
> code that Murray sent me (with my modifications for my .pdf file) to set a
> link to open Adobe Reader and display the .pdf file that I wanted to make
> available to the user.
>
> I checked everything out in my offline browser window and everything
worked
> like a charm! I then uploaded the files (index.htm, adobe.gif, and
> application.pdf) to my web server.
>
> When I logged onto my web site http://lowpricecalling.net, everything
> displayed as expected. The Adobe hyperlink loaded the Adobe Acrobat Reader
dl
> page. But when I clicked on the "Application" hyperlink, the browser
> information line said "Downloading [filename of file]), and nothing
happened.
>
> My next step is to contact the tech support of my Web hosting service and
> find out why I cannot access the application.pdf file on the server. The
> application.pdf file shows up in my members folder, but I cannot access it
at
> all. All I am able to do is rename it, move it, or delete it.
>
> Have a good Sunday. We are beginning a revival today in the church that I
> pastor, so I will be pretty busy for the next week. I might have to put
this
> project on the "back burner" for a few days.
>
> In Him,
> Ed Wood
>
> "Ed (D)" wrote:
>
> > That's just the status bar of the browser. It tells you
> > wha't going on inside the browser window.
> >
> > Murray has the right idea. You can copy the Abode Logo
> > from their website to use as a button. They have the html
> > for you to copy and paste there.
> >
> > If you open the page in FP2003, and place your cursor
> > where you want the link to appear, you then right-click,
> > and choose 'InsertHyperlink' from the menu. The dialogue
> > box that opens will ask you what you want to point to, if
> > you recently opened the document in your browser,
> > choose "RecentlyBrowsedPages" from the left-hand icons,
> > and scroll through the links you've visited to find the
> > pdf. Click on the link when you find it and it will
> > appear in the 'http://' line and click OK.
> >
> > Do the same thing if you have your site opened live on
> > the server. Assuming you have uploaded the pdf to your
> > server, choose it from the list of files on your server
> > in the main window of the dialogue box. Click on it and
> > then click 'OK'. By default, when the visitor clicks on
> > the link to the pdf, the browser will run Adobe if it's
> > installed, to open the file, or the visitor will be
> > prompted to download it. You add the icon with the link
> > for the download in case they have those features
> > disabled or unavailable in their browser.
> >
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >I forgot to add that the browser says on the tab in the
> > open programs bar at
> > >the bottom that this window is an "External link from
> > the Mississippi.gov Web
> > >Site - Microsoft Internet Explorer".
> > >
> > >I don't exactly understand what this means.
> > >
> > >Thanks again,
> > >Ed
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >"Murray" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Nahh - but WHAT Adobe button?
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Murray
> > >>
> > >> "Ed Wood" <EdWood@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message
> > >> news:CD4AA780-9D1F-43FF-BB51-
> > F7847FB01A9B@microsoft.com...
> > >> > Murray,
> > >> >
> > >> > Maybe I can just copy the Adobe button to my web
> > page, install the .pdf
> > >> > file
> > >> > on the server, and point the Adobe button to that
> > page, and have it work.
> > >> > It
> > >> > is worth a try.
> > >> >
> > >> > Regards,
> > >> > Ed
> > >> >
> > >> > "Murray" wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> Ed:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> If you have the Acrobat PLUGIN installed in your
> > browser, then the PDF
> > >> >> file
> > >> >> will open in the browser using the plugin.  If you
> > do not have it
> > >> >> installed,
> > >> >> then the PDF file will download to your local
> > system.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> I don't know whether you can do what you want from
> > within the plugin....
> > >> >>
> > >> >> --
> > >> >> Murray
> > >> >>
> > >> >> "Ed Wood" <EdWood@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> > in message
> > >> >> news:9881BC8E-E482-4C09-B7DB-
> > FEC3EB8ED4AF@microsoft.com...
> > >> >> > Murray,
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > I don't know the answer to that question.
> > However, I have gone to many
> > >> >> > sites
> > >> >> > that say that Acrobat Reader is required to read
> > a particuar document,
> > >> >> > and
> > >> >> > there is a link to dl a free copy of Acrobat.
> > When you have Acrobat
> > >> >> > installed, if you click on the link, it starts
> > Acrobat automatically,
> > >> >> > and
> > >> >> > dl's the .pdf file to your computer. You can then
> > either save the file,
> > >> >> > or
> > >> >> > print it out later.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > This seems to me to be the solution to my
> > problems. The company that I
> > >> >> > represent (TouchTone Communications), has an
> > agents web site where I
> > >> >> > can
> > >> >> > dl
> > >> >> > the files in .pdf. Also, I can fill out an
> > application on the site and
> > >> >> > then
> > >> >> > print it out. They do not have any setup where a
> > potential customer can
> > >> >> > sign
> > >> >> > up online. This is the reason I am trying to set
> > up a website where
> > >> >> > they
> > >> >> > can
> > >> >> > access the form, fill it out, and fax it to me
> > for signing up.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Thanks for your input.
> > >> >> > Regards,
> > >> >> > Ed
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > "Murray" wrote:
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >> First hurdle: How will you open Acrobat on their
> > computer?
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> --
> > >> >> >> Murray
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> "Ed Wood" <EdWood@discussions.microsoft.com>
> > wrote in message
> > >> >> >> news:ECBA4590-4AEC-4DD7-9F1A-
> > B4CB19C5AB03@microsoft.com...
> > >> >> >> >A couple of days ago, I asked how you could go
> > about printing a web
> > >> >> >> >page
> > >> >> >> > without using the printericon button at the
> > top of the browser
> > >> >> >> > window.
> > >> >> >> > Murray, gave me some good information, but
> > still suggested that I
> > >> >> >> > use
> > >> >> >> > the
> > >> >> >> > normal printer icon in the browser to print
> > the page.
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> > A bright idea just occurred to me. I could set
> > up an Adobe Acrobat
> > >> >> >> > button
> > >> >> >> > to
> > >> >> >> > open Adobe on the user's system, then they
> > could print a better
> > >> >> >> > quality
> > >> >> >> > document. The problem is, I don't know how to
> > incorporate this
> > >> >> >> > procedure
> > >> >> >> > into
> > >> >> >> > FP 2003 to upload it to my web server.
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> > My web url is: http://www.lowpricecalling.net.
> > If you would like to
> > >> >> >> > check
> > >> >> >> > out this site and make a suggestion how i can
> > acomplish this task, I
> > >> >> >> > would
> > >> >> >> > appreciate any help I can get.
> > >> >> >> >
> > >> >> >> > Regards, and have a good weekend.
> > >> >> >> > Ed Wood
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >.
> > >
> >
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