Re: Downloading a Word Document

From: Jay Freedman (jay.freedman_at_verizon.net)
Date: 02/23/04 

Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 22:14:42 -0500

Steve, I suspect you just clicked the link for the zip file in your
newsreader, but the "linked" part ends at the word "Wide" and is
incomplete. That's why you got the "page not found" error. Try this
link instead:

<http://home.zebra.net/~sbarnhill/Wide and narrow tables.zip>

If the Word document opens within IE, then you have the setting
Suzanne described. Instead, try right-clicking the link and selecting
"Save target to disk" or the equivalent (each newsreader has a
different wording for the choice).

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote:

>You must have IE set to open files without presenting the dialog asking you
>to open or save. This is very dangerous. I've looked at Internet Options in
>IE and can't figure out where this setting is, but when you get the dialog,
>I think there's a check box saying "Don't show this again," or like the
>"Always ask before opening this type of file" when you try to open an
>attachment. Anyway, the PDF obviously worked for you: it opened in Acrobat
>Reader, right?
>
>--
>Suzanne S. Barnhill
>Microsoft MVP (Word)
>Words into Type
>Fairhope, Alabama USA
>Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org
>Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
>all may benefit.
>
>"Steve Frye" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>news:#EnuCTa#DHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Suzanne:
>> The first link says page cannot be found.
>> The second link opened a PDF file about grammar.
>> I didn't get a "Download" dialogue box.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:OqR$i2Y%23DHA.2324@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> > You give users the URL to the document (either as a link on a Web site
>as
>> > Terry suggests or in an email or by some other method). When they click
>on
>> > that link or enter that URL, they'll get the usual browser download
>> dialog:
>> >
>> > You have chosen to download a file from this location.
>> > [URL]
>> > What would you like to do with this File?
>> > o Open this file from its current location
>> > o Save this file to disk
>> >
>> > They choose the latter option and browse to the desired folder to save
>it.
>> > For an example, see
>> > http://home.zebra.net/~sbarnhill/Wide and narrow tables.zip or
>> > http://home.zebra.net/~sbarnhill/Howlers.pdf
>> > --
>> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> > Words into Type
>> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
>> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org
>> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
>newsgroup
>> so
>> > all may benefit.
>> >
>> > "Steve Frye" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> > news:uvjV1PY#DHA.3900@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> > > Okay, Suzanne, I used WS_FTP and posted the document as a .doc.
>> > > But I'm still not clear on how anyone can download it from their
>> browser.
>> > > Will the other people have to use FTP also? I don't think some of them
>> > will
>> > > want to learn how to use it.
>> > >
>> > > TF:
>> > > Where can I find instructions for zipping and posting for download?
>Can
>> I
>> > > simply post the .doc for downloading. I don't think a long download
>will
>> > > bother anybody. I have a 56K dial up and it's only a minute or two for
>> me.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> > > news:ufA4yBW%23DHA.2480@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > > > Or, if you fear your users won't have an unzipping utility, just
>post
>> > the
>> > > > document in .doc format. If you have the ability to create a PDF,
>this
>> > is
>> > > > the ideal solution, as it can be opened for reading or printing
>(with
>> > free
>> > > > Acrobat Reader, which most users will have) without saving it to the
>> HD,
>> > > and
>> > > > it can also be saved for future reference if desired.
>> > > >
>> > > > --
>> > > > Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> > > > Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> > > > Words into Type
>> > > > Fairhope, Alabama USA
>> > > > Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org
>> > > > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
>> > newsgroup
>> > > so
>> > > > all may benefit.
>> > > >
>> > > > "TF" <terryfarrell%40%6d%73%6e%2ecom> wrote in message
>> > > > news:#byzqQU#DHA.2988@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> > > > > Steve
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Well Word doesn't 'round-trip' HTML very well - even in Word 2003
>it
>> > is
>> > > > far
>> > > > > from perfect - so some formatting will be changed. But unless it
>has
>> > any
>> > > > > complex formatting (and should a novel require complex
>formatting?)
>> it
>> > > > will
>> > > > > probably be OK.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > If you really want to make sure they get it perfectly intact, I
>> > suggest
>> > > > that
>> > > > > you ZIP the document and post it for download as well as in HTML
>for
>> > > > viewing
>> > > > > on screen.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > --
>> > > > > Terry Farrell - Word MVP
>> > > > > http://word.mvps.org/
>> > > > >
>> > > > > "Steve Frye" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>> > > > > news:%23ztFwhT%23DHA.2988@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> > > > > : I have a long document (a novel) that I have posted on a website
>> > using
>> > > > > : Word's "Save as Webpage" option.
>> > > > > :
>> > > > > : How should my friends download it?
>> > > > > : Right now they are simply doing a gigantic copy/paste into a
>blank
>> > > > > document.
>> > > > > : Is that the best way? Will any formatting be lost?
>> > > > > :
>> > > > > : Steve
>> > > > > :
>> > > > > :
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
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> 

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP        FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word

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