PUB2000: Can't Open HTML Documents in Publisher (198241)
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You can use Microsoft Publisher to create an HTML (World Wide Web) document
based on your publication, but you cannot use Publisher to open that HTML
document. If you create a Web site using Publisher, you should also keep a
copy of the publication (.pub) file that you used to generate the Web site.
This way, if you want to make a correction to your Web site, you can
correct the .pub file and export it as a new HTML document.
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A Publisher publication file is a single file that contains both text and
graphics. When you create an HTML document based on that publication,
several different files are created: one text file for each page of text
and one picture file for each non-text element. Publisher cannot open
documents in this format.
There are programs, such as Microsoft FrontPage, that can open an HTML
document. If you want to make a lot of changes to a Web site created in
Publisher, try using Microsoft FrontPage.
NOTE: Most Web Sites created by Publisher include nested tables (a table
within a table cell). Some HTML authoring programs cannot open HTML
documents that contain nested tables.
If you are familiar with HTML code, you can open HTML documents created
by Publisher in a text editor, such as Notepad, and edit the code directly.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/29/1999 |
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| Keywords: | kbinfo KB198241 |
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