Re: Publisher 07 Form Won't Work With Mac

The form does not work in FireFox either because the form has been converted
to an image. Generally if you can get your Publisher web page to work in
both IE and FireFox, then it will also work in Safari for MAC users and most
other browsers. It is good that you test your pages with IE before uploading
them, but you should take it one step further. Download and install FireFox
and test your pages with that browser too. Instead of uploading directly to
your site via HTTP, for testing purposes, temporarily, when you Publish to
the Web, choose to direct your web files to a temporary folder somewhere on
your local computer where you can easily find them (like your desktop), then
go to the index.htm file, right click, open with, FF. Or open FF, File, Open
File and browse to where the local files are to open. Don't forget that you
other pages are in the index_files folder...test those .htm files too. Then
once you know the web files work ok, you can republish using HTTP the normal
way.

As to the fix. Publisher basically produces two sets of code...one for IE
and one for all other browsers. The code for Safari...and FireFox results in
your form being converted to an image. Here is what FF sees on the page:
http://www.nflaace.org/index_files/image1134.gif
Once the form is converted to an image, the form will not work. Solution,
change the design such that the form is not converted to an image. You can
test to see if text has been converted to an image by left click, drag to
try to select some of the text in FF. If you can't, then it is an image. Try
it on the link I gave you and you will see that you can't select any of the
text.

My best guess in this case is that either you have grouped all the elements
of the form together or the border you put around all the elements is
causing the form to be converted to an image. If you grouped all the
elements together, ungroup them and test in FF. If that isn't the problem,
then remove the border and test again.

The bottom navbar has also been converted to an image. Try removing the fill
color to fix that, if it is not grouped with something.

The top navbar on the forms page also does not work in FF, but the does work
on your home page. Once again, check for grouping.

Just work through each page of your site, testing the links in both IE and
FF. All you have to do is mouseover the link to see if it is active in the
status bar at the bottom left of the browser window. If the text has been
converted to an image, then fix that and your forms page and the rest of the
pages should work fine for your MAC users.

DavidF

"Liz" <liz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F0879D37-68D1-43D8-AA06-1C57E1B5DBF2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Certainly.

It's at
http://www.nflaace.org/index_files/Page858.htm. Feel free to submit a
test
form if needed.

Further update: our Mac user now reports he can't use our site at all --
it
displays OK but the links don't work, nor can he navigate around the site.

Again, no problems have been reported from any other members or site
visitors. I always test everything I post, and have found the site works
just fine with my IE browser.

Thanks again.

Liz4.0


"Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:

Is it ok for us to view the problem page?




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Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression






"Liz" <liz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:D8410344-4792-44BF-A785-CD199353C16F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi,

Hope this is the right place to ask this question.

Have produced and maintained site with Publisher 2007 using Windows XP
Pro/IE7. Server has FrontPage extensions installed and working. All
went
well until I added a simple registration form. I followed all the
instructions provided here and in Publisher Help.

Those with Windows/IE compatible browsers can use it just fine.

However, Mac users cannot make the form work at all. The form loads OK
visually, but they can't fill in the forms, nor submit it.

I gather from previous related posts that I'm probably out of luck,
since
Publisher and Mac don't play well together.

However, am hoping someone has a hint of a new or different solution,
other
than telling our Mac users to install Foxfire for Mac.

Any advice greatly appreciated.
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Liz4.0




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