Constraints of Frontpage

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Brad

I asked the same question earlier and was told to use
tables. I don't want to use tables. The question I asked
was "How do I get rid of the constraints of Microsoft
Word that are in Frontpage. I want to be able to "drag &
drop" a picture and not have it constrained to lines."

I can make a page using Publisher which has no
constraints and save it as HTML and then open it in
Frontpage and it will work then just as it does in
Publisher, with no constraints. Is it possible to do this
without the extra step of going to publisher?
 
If you want to have control over how you page displays in most browsers, you
will have to use tables. Even if you use Word or Publisher, not all browser
support the html generated by these applications.
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: I asked the same question earlier and was told to use
: tables. I don't want to use tables. The question I asked
: was "How do I get rid of the constraints of Microsoft
: Word that are in Frontpage. I want to be able to "drag &
: drop" a picture and not have it constrained to lines."
:
: I can make a page using Publisher which has no
: constraints and save it as HTML and then open it in
: Frontpage and it will work then just as it does in
: Publisher, with no constraints. Is it possible to do this
: without the extra step of going to publisher?

I am sorry that you are unhappy with the answers you
received, but with they are the best answers.

You said Publisher html files work fine, but nothing about
Word html files.

Word and Publisher are not primarily used to create web
pages. They can do it, but the pages will be bloated with
code, and are only designed for IE browsers.
 
Hi,
this is a common issue if you're used to producing documents for print in
Publisher/Word etc. Publisher will produce a mighty fine HTML page exactly
as you want it, it does this by converting almost everything to a graphic -
looks great on your computer but try uploading your page to the web then
viewing it on a 56k modem. HTML (not just FrontPage) is different we can't
position objects on the page in the same way as designing for print - tables
are the best solution so far. You'll need to invest some time learning how
tables work

If you really don't want to use tables then you're in the same position as a
car mechanic that doesn't want to use a wrench - quit the business it's not
for you :-)
 
Or spend a lot of time to learn how to use cross browser compliant absolute positioning and layers in CSS2
- not for the beginner

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| Hi,
| this is a common issue if you're used to producing documents for print in
| Publisher/Word etc. Publisher will produce a mighty fine HTML page exactly
| as you want it, it does this by converting almost everything to a graphic -
| looks great on your computer but try uploading your page to the web then
| viewing it on a 56k modem. HTML (not just FrontPage) is different we can't
| position objects on the page in the same way as designing for print - tables
| are the best solution so far. You'll need to invest some time learning how
| tables work
|
| If you really don't want to use tables then you're in the same position as a
| car mechanic that doesn't want to use a wrench - quit the business it's not
| for you :-)
|
| --
| Jon
| Microsoft MVP - FP
|
| | > I asked the same question earlier and was told to use
| > tables. I don't want to use tables. The question I asked
| > was "How do I get rid of the constraints of Microsoft
| > Word that are in Frontpage. I want to be able to "drag &
| > drop" a picture and not have it constrained to lines."
| >
| > I can make a page using Publisher which has no
| > constraints and save it as HTML and then open it in
| > Frontpage and it will work then just as it does in
| > Publisher, with no constraints. Is it possible to do this
| > without the extra step of going to publisher?
| >
| >
| >
|
|
 
MUCH more difficult than tables. ;-) and less supported.


Stefan B Rusynko said:
Or spend a lot of time to learn how to use cross browser compliant
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absolute positioning and layers in CSS2
 
Didn't say it was easy (-;

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| MUCH more difficult than tables. ;-) and less supported.
|
|
| | > Or spend a lot of time to learn how to use cross browser compliant
| absolute positioning and layers in CSS2
| > - not for the beginner
| >
| > --
| >
| > _____________________________________________
| > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| > _____________________________________________
| >
| >
| | > | Hi,
| > | this is a common issue if you're used to producing documents for print
| in
| > | Publisher/Word etc. Publisher will produce a mighty fine HTML page
| exactly
| > | as you want it, it does this by converting almost everything to a
| graphic -
| > | looks great on your computer but try uploading your page to the web then
| > | viewing it on a 56k modem. HTML (not just FrontPage) is different we
| can't
| > | position objects on the page in the same way as designing for print -
| tables
| > | are the best solution so far. You'll need to invest some time learning
| how
| > | tables work
| > |
| > | If you really don't want to use tables then you're in the same position
| as a
| > | car mechanic that doesn't want to use a wrench - quit the business it's
| not
| > | for you :-)
| > |
| > | --
| > | Jon
| > | Microsoft MVP - FP
| > |
| > | | > | > I asked the same question earlier and was told to use
| > | > tables. I don't want to use tables. The question I asked
| > | > was "How do I get rid of the constraints of Microsoft
| > | > Word that are in Frontpage. I want to be able to "drag &
| > | > drop" a picture and not have it constrained to lines."
| > | >
| > | > I can make a page using Publisher which has no
| > | > constraints and save it as HTML and then open it in
| > | > Frontpage and it will work then just as it does in
| > | > Publisher, with no constraints. Is it possible to do this
| > | > without the extra step of going to publisher?
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|
 
But rewarding. :)

--
Jack

Stefan B Rusynko said:
Didn't say it was easy (-;

--




| MUCH more difficult than tables. ;-) and less supported.
|
|
| | > Or spend a lot of time to learn how to use cross browser compliant
| absolute positioning and layers in CSS2
| > - not for the beginner
| >
| > --
| >
| > _____________________________________________
| > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| > _____________________________________________
| >
| >
| | > | Hi,
| > | this is a common issue if you're used to producing documents for print
| in
| > | Publisher/Word etc. Publisher will produce a mighty fine HTML page
| exactly
| > | as you want it, it does this by converting almost everything to a
| graphic -
| > | looks great on your computer but try uploading your page to the web then
| > | viewing it on a 56k modem. HTML (not just FrontPage) is different we
| can't
| > | position objects on the page in the same way as designing for print -
| tables
| > | are the best solution so far. You'll need to invest some time learning
| how
| > | tables work
| > |
| > | If you really don't want to use tables then you're in the same position
| as a
| > | car mechanic that doesn't want to use a wrench - quit the business it's
| not
| > | for you :-)
| > |
| > | --
| > | Jon
| > | Microsoft MVP - FP
| > |
| > | | > | > I asked the same question earlier and was told to use
| > | > tables. I don't want to use tables. The question I asked
| > | > was "How do I get rid of the constraints of Microsoft
| > | > Word that are in Frontpage. I want to be able to "drag &
| > | > drop" a picture and not have it constrained to lines."
| > | >
| > | > I can make a page using Publisher which has no
| > | > constraints and save it as HTML and then open it in
| > | > Frontpage and it will work then just as it does in
| > | > Publisher, with no constraints. Is it possible to do this
| > | > without the extra step of going to publisher?
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|
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IMHO, the most rewarding is tables marked for .css styling.

Jack Brewster said:
But rewarding. :)

--
Jack

Stefan B Rusynko said:
Didn't say it was easy (-;

--




| MUCH more difficult than tables. ;-) and less supported.
|
|
| | > Or spend a lot of time to learn how to use cross browser compliant
| absolute positioning and layers in CSS2
| > - not for the beginner
| >
| > --
| >
| > _____________________________________________
| > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| > _____________________________________________
| >
| >
| | > | Hi,
| > | this is a common issue if you're used to producing documents for print
| in
| > | Publisher/Word etc. Publisher will produce a mighty fine HTML page
| exactly
| > | as you want it, it does this by converting almost everything to a
| graphic -
| > | looks great on your computer but try uploading your page to the
Click to expand...
web
then
| > | viewing it on a 56k modem. HTML (not just FrontPage) is different we
| can't
| > | position objects on the page in the same way as designing for print -
| tables
| > | are the best solution so far. You'll need to invest some time learning
| how
| > | tables work
| > |
| > | If you really don't want to use tables then you're in the same position
| as a
| > | car mechanic that doesn't want to use a wrench - quit the business it's
| not
| > | for you :-)
| > |
| > | --
| > | Jon
| > | Microsoft MVP - FP
| > |
| > | | > | > I asked the same question earlier and was told to use
| > | > tables. I don't want to use tables. The question I asked
| > | > was "How do I get rid of the constraints of Microsoft
| > | > Word that are in Frontpage. I want to be able to "drag &
| > | > drop" a picture and not have it constrained to lines."
| > | >
| > | > I can make a page using Publisher which has no
| > | > constraints and save it as HTML and then open it in
| > | > Frontpage and it will work then just as it does in
| > | > Publisher, with no constraints. Is it possible to do this
| > | > without the extra step of going to publisher?
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|
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