Re: Publisher 2002 SP3 killed my hyperlinks

From: Jamie (Jamie_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/24/05


Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 05:29:02 -0800

Hi David,
   Appreciate all the help, one last hump for me to get over, how
specifically do I "switch your link to be straight text and drop the box
decoration" ?
   I agree with you better to use the SP3 features and adjust to them ..
thanks, Jamie

"David Bartosik [MSFT MVP]" wrote:

> Publisher 2002 SP1 - SP3 does not support hyperlinks in a "filled" text box
> or a "bordered" text box. Basically any decorated text box.
>
> If you prefer to use the original code technology of 2002 after upgrading to
> SP1-SP3 you can do so by using File, Save as, (select from save as file
> type) Web Page (htm, html).
>
> As this old news of the 2002 code issues is new news to you I recommend you
> publish in both the new code and the old code and compare site file size. A
> typical 2002 html file would be around 400 kb, under 2002 SP1-SP3 that would
> be reduced to something in the 40 kb - 100kb range.
>
> You are much better off to redo your design, in other words I recommend you
> switch your link to be straight text and drop the box decoration, then to
> use the larger code size in Publisher 2002.
>
> fwiw version 2003 fixed the text box fill issue.
>
> David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
> www.publishermvps.com
> www.davidbartosik.com
>
> "Jamie" <Jamie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:42D56251-B2E6-4756-BC1F-32B1CE00A22F@microsoft.com...
> >I upgraded to Publisher 2002 SP3 as recommended, and I see that it appears
> >to
> > convert a lot of text boxes to image files (is that what makes them load
> > faster?). But I have URL and mailto hyperinks in many of those text boxes
> > and
> > they no longer work. How do I fix that ?
> >
> > Interestingly, *some* textboxes were NOT converted to image files and the
> > hyperlinks work there still.
> >
> > Hopefully its just a magic setting someplace now in SP3 ...
>
>
>



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