Re: Is Publisher 2003 an effective way of creating and managing a
- From: Doug <Doug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 22:46:01 -0800
So true, David. I just spent x hours trying to salvage my web pages created
in Word after discovering that they don't display properly in Firefox. After
reading your post, I'm finally giving up. In my experience, both Word and
Publisher are endlessly frustrating for creating web pages (even before this
Firefox fiasco). But the cross-platform incompatibility is the final straw.
It's sad, because Word can do layout tricks that I can't do on any other
program -- stuff that Front Page can't even dream of. I just tried Word 2007,
hoping that they'd worked out the bugs, but apparently MS has no intention of
ever making this into a reliable crossplatform web design program.
Forgive me, but I *am* assuming that this is Microsoft's failing, because it
seems very unlikely that Firefox would make non-compliant software. They have
no incentive to. Microsoft does.
So now I have to go find a new program and try to import all my
Word-authored web sites into it. And then try to duplicate what I did in
Word...
As David said, plan ahead. And I'd add, plan on using something other that
MS products.
Signed, one very regretful, and thoroughly disgusted ex-Word user,
Doug
"David Bartosik [MSFT MVP]" wrote:
Publisher is a desktop publishing tool that can save to html. Publisher does.
come with web page wizards. It is important to be clear on the fact that
Publisher is a DTP tool only with web page output ability, Word also has web
page functionality and can be used for a simple site, and also Excel and
PowerPoint provide html output. While all the above mentioned tools can
create a web page they are not web design nor html editors nor web site
management tools. They do not allow for full support of all browsers, nor
support the wide range of design techniques. That is where FrontPage fits
into the Office Suite. FrontPage is the web site design tool.
With these facts clear you should be able to make an informed decision.
Don't use Publisher if the possibility exists that it's limitations will be
an issue for you. If you still can't make a decision then I recommend you
make a sample web page with Publisher ( and even Word as well ) to find if
you are comfortable with the results or not, and if you will be long-term.
Long term planning is important because if you have big plans for your site
then you don't want limitations.
David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
www.publishermvps.com
www.davidbartosik.com
"RKamm" <RKamm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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What additional does FrontPage offer? Is it necessary for relatively
simple
web pages or will Publisher work ?
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