Re: Downloading a Word Document

From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/23/04 

Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 22:19:56 -0600

Yes. That was an ad hoc upload that is no longer needed. I would have taken
it down when I spotted it if I hadn't been referring Steve to it. Ordinarily
I give these files names without spaces, but I slipped up on that one.

Steve, what you're not getting is that you upload files to an FTP site, but
users don't have to download them that way. What you're doing when you FTP
them is making them available as Web pages (if they're HTML files) or for
download through a browser if they're documents. Users don't need to access
them via FTP. FTP is one way of creating a Web site; so, for example, all
the files at http://home.sbarnhill.zebra.net have been uploaded via WS_FTP,
but you access them with your browser. 

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org
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"Jay Freedman" <jay.freedman@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:qlri30h4sukq6p2fb43fl6vbuqecs4bh6h@4ax.com...
> 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
> >> > > > > :
> >> > > > > :
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP        FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word

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