Re: Trouble with uploading links to host

Thanks for the feedback...tis appreciated. A couple more things though...

First of all, primopdf offers different versions of the software. The 64 bit
is just one of them. Go back to the site and download from the first page
and you will get the 32 bit. If you use primopdf you have the option of
creating a pdf for print but also on-line viewing which is a lower
resolution, and thus much smaller file size. You can drop a textual based
pdf from your 372 kb size to around 50 kb, and the people that download it
will appreciate the faster download.

Secondly, I suspect that you have put "washington state pta" graphic or
whatever it is in the background of your page on a master page instead of
inserting as a background image. The use of master pages in web documents
causes problems and should only be used for print docs. I would recommend
that if you are indeed putting it or anything else on the master page, then
don't and change your layout. If you want more info about the background
image, texture or color, than go to Help and type in "Background".

DavidF

"orthsix" <orthsix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! It worked! If only the tech support
people I
had been working with had explained it like that, I could have done this
on
Saturday. Feel free to take a look...www.adamsptsa.org. Now the
newsletter
files are pretty big pdf files, but at least it is recognizing the command
to
open it.

Thank you again!
Suzy

"orthsix" wrote:

What you said in those few paragraphs made more sense then everything I
have
been reading for the past 3 days. I will try that right now. I did have
spaces in my file names, so that probably wasnt doing me any good.

Thank you so much!

"DavidF" wrote:

Few to no people are experienced at building websites when they choose
to
use Publisher, so don't feel like the lone ranger. I was where you were
when
I started, and sometimes I had to read things over and over again
before I
understood it. Sometimes I had to set it aside and come back to
it...sometimes I never did understand it.

The basic parts of that article that you need to know is you need to
upload
your pdf files to your website, and write the link to where you upload
them.
Most of us find that having a separate folder for downloads on our
website
is best, but you can upload them anywhere you want. If you are using
FTP
uploading, then log on to your website and create a new folder called
"downloads". This folder will be at the same directory level as the
index.htm file and the index_files folder that Publisher produces. If
you
aren't using FTP then log into your webhost and go to the control panel
they
provide. You should find some form of file management tool that will
allow
you to create the subfolder.

Then upload the pdf files you want available for download to that
folder. Do
not use any spaces or special characters in your file name. In fact you
should probably use all lower case to keep things straight. So say that
you
upload a pdf file for the April 2007 general meeting...it might be
called
genmeet2-27-97.pdf or genmeet-april.pdf...whatever. Then assuming that
you
upload that file to the downloads folder you would write the hyperlink
to
that file this way:
http://www.adamsptsa.org/downloads/genmeet2-27-97.pdf
This will tell the browser to go to your site and look in the downloads
folder for the genmeet2-27-97.pdf file. And as the articles suggests,
if the
viewer has the Acrobat reader plug-in installed then the file will
download
and open in IE.

Its really not that hard once you think about it. You wrote your
hyperlinks
to where the pdf files were on your hard drive, which makes it just a
tad
difficult for someone viewing your website to access...you know? ;-)

As to FireFox, that is another popular browser that is second in use
behind
Internet Explorer. When you design a website you need to design your
pages
so that they load in as many browsers as possible, and FF and IE work
differently. Eventually, if you want to be serious about making your
site as
viewable as possible, you will download and install the free FF, and
then
preview your webpages in it to make sure they look ok.

In the short term you should concentrate on your pdf files and do
several
other things. First go to Tools > Options > Web tab and uncheck "Rely
on
VML..." and "Allow PNG....". You should also compress your images:
Reference: Compress graphics file sizes to create smaller Publisher Web
pages:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HA011266301033.aspx

Rewrite the links to your pdf files, and then upload fresh html files
to
your host.

Have fun...DavidF

"orthsix" <orthsix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I'm very confused. I need to make it known that I AM A COMPLETE
NOVICE AT
THIS and not schooled at all. Some of this verbiage is very foreign
to
me.
After reading that link I'm even more confused. If I can get someone
to
walk
me through the steps once or twice, make my own "layman's terms"
notes,
then
I shoul be fine.

"DavidF" wrote:

You need to upload your pdf files to your host and link to them
there.
Reference: Including external files in a Publisher web :
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/archive/2006/01/07/80561.aspx

DavidF

"orthsix" <orthsix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have created a website... www.adamsptsa.org and it is viewable on
the
web.
The trouble is that I have uploaded the pertinent files to the
host's
file
manager but when I go to click on a pdf file or try to access a
resource
(i.e. copy of meeting minutes on the home page) nothing happens.
What
I
am
told is that the files are listed as being on my hard drive, not
accessible
on my hosts's file manager. I am not proficient with HTML and am
very
confused and frustrated right now. Can anyone help me with the
right
steps
to allow the pdf files on my website to be accessed by people? I
NEED
HELP!
Thank you.








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