Centering Web Pages

Does Microsoft Plan on making any changes to this feature? I am really
disappointed. I have used other products that were easier to use and don't
have this problem. I have spent several days builing a site that looks
stupid all shoved to the left.
--
2parrots

Please understand that Publisher is a desktop publishing program first and
foremost. You're taking advantage of an additional capability. If you're
looking for a program that's easier to use for websites, consider FrontPage.
(Purely my opinion)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"2 parrots" wrote in message
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Does Microsoft Plan on making any changes to this feature? I am really
disappointed. I have used other products that were easier to use and
don't
have this problem. I have spent several days builing a site that looks
stupid all shoved to the left.
--
2parrots

Then you're gonna be really really disappointed when you discover how html
works.

Pub is designed for dtp not web publishing although it can do simple
webs...and Excel can export html and so can Word but they are not the tools
for developing websites.

You may want to look at FrontPage to develop webs, but you're still gonna
need to have a basic understanding of how html & css work...in other words
theres a little bit of a learning curve especially coming from
paper-thinking.



"2 parrots" wrote in message
...
Does Microsoft Plan on making any changes to this feature? I am really
disappointed. I have used other products that were easier to use and
don't
have this problem. I have spent several days builing a site that looks
stupid all shoved to the left.
--
2parrots

Nope to your question. As for your disappointment, I have to point out that
I got so tired of customers complaining about Publisher using the most
common design layout that I wrote an article on it. Please take a moment to
read it - http://www.publishermvps.com/Default.aspx?tabid=160

David Bartosik - [MSFT MVP]
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I miss you Erika.
http://planthopeforhearts.net/

"2 parrots" wrote in message
...
Does Microsoft Plan on making any changes to this feature? I am really
disappointed. I have used other products that were easier to use and
don't
have this problem. I have spent several days builing a site that looks
stupid all shoved to the left.
--
2parrots

You can center but it's a bit ugly. I've done it in the past and most
recently at http://www.iinet.com/~k1294lodge/

In order to center the site you need to edit all the html files associated
with the website. Hardly worth the effort if you edit the site often.


--
Don
Vancouver, USA


"2 parrots" wrote in message
...
Does Microsoft Plan on making any changes to this feature? I am really
disappointed. I have used other products that were easier to use and
don't
have this problem. I have spent several days builing a site that looks
stupid all shoved to the left.
--
2parrots

JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP] wrote:
Please understand that Publisher is a desktop publishing program
first and foremost. You're taking advantage of an additional
capability. If you're looking for a program that's easier to use for
websites, consider FrontPage. (Purely my opinion)

Now where's that bad webpages link of Ed's (Ed, post it again)? Read that
and learn why we don't design pages in FP.

I only know about www.websitesthatsuck.com or something like that.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Miss Perspicacia Tick" wrote in message
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JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP] wrote:
Please understand that Publisher is a desktop publishing program
first and foremost. You're taking advantage of an additional
capability. If you're looking for a program that's easier to use for
websites, consider FrontPage. (Purely my opinion)

Now where's that bad webpages link of Ed's (Ed, post it again)? Read that
and learn why we don't design pages in FP.

I am in the process of creating a web page using Publisher and was
encountering the same problem of everything being at the left. After talking
to a friend who has her own web site using Publisher, I found out how to make
everything centered. I had to start from scratch, but on a new blank web
page, I selected Page Setup. Under Page Width, I selected Custom and played
with the numbers until I liked what I saw. My dimensions are currently 10"
for Width and 20" for Height. Now, I haven't published my site to the
internet yet, but when I hit Web Page Preview, everything is centered. It
also appears that when you Insert, Pages After the first, they retain the
Custom dimensions. Hope this helps! If not, please don't criticize - I'm in
no way a fountain of computer knowledge...just passing along some info I hope
can help others.

"2 parrots" wrote:

Does Microsoft Plan on making any changes to this feature? I am really
disappointed. I have used other products that were easier to use and don't
have this problem. I have spent several days builing a site that looks
stupid all shoved to the left.
--
2parrots