PUB2000 Error Message: The Files Necessary to Support the Target Language You Have Selected... (265354)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Publisher 2000
This article was previously published under Q265354

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to save a Web publication that you created in Microsoft Publisher 2000, you may receive the following error message:
The files necessary to support the target language you have selected cannot be found on your computer.
When you click OK, the publication is not saved correctly as a Web publication.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if a character from an extended character set is contained in your text.

Extended characters are symbols and letters that are not included in the standard alphanumeric character set. Extended characters are prevalent in Unicode fonts and in fonts that support non-Latin character sets, such as Cyrillic or Kanji.

This behavior can also occur if one or more objects in your publication are damaged.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods. Use method one first, and go to method two only if necessary.

Method One

Configure the properties of the Web publication to use Unicode text encoding:

  1. Start Publisher 2000, and open the Web publication.
  2. On the File menu,, click Web properties.
  3. In the Language box, click Unicode (UTF-8).
  4. Click OK.
You should now be able preview and save the Web publication. If not, try method two.

Method Two

Use the process of elimination to find and replace any damaged objects in the publication. To do this:
  1. Start Publisher 2000.
  2. Open the publication that you are unable to publish or open as a Web Page Preview.
  3. Save a copy of the publication. To do this:

    1. On the File menu, click Save as Web Page.
    2. In the Folder name box, type the folder path you want for your Web site.
    3. In the Save in box, browse to the folder in which you want to save the file.
    4. Click Save.
  4. If the publication contains more than one page, delete half of the pages in the saved copy.

    If the publication contains only one page, proceed to step eight.
  5. Attempt to preview the publication.
    • If you can preview the publication successfully, repeat step two to save another copy of the publication and begin the process over again. This time, however, delete the other half of the pages in the publication.
    • If you cannot preview the publication successfully, delete half of the remaining pages in the publication, and then attempt to preview the publication again.
  6. Repeat this step to narrow down your search to the page or pages that prevent you from previewing the publication successfully.
  7. When you reduce the publication to the smallest number of pages that cannot be previewed successfully, save a copy of the publication.
  8. Replace an object in the copy of the publication. To do this, use the following methods where appropriate:

    Clip Art Picture, Sound, or Motion Clip Objects

    1. Double-click the picture frame.
    2. Click the tab for the type of clip art object you want.
    3. Click the category you want.
    4. Scroll through the category, click the object you want, and then click Insert clip.

    WordArt Object

    1. Click to select a WordArt frame.
    2. On the Edit menu, click Delete Object.
    3. Click the WordArt Frame button on the toolbar.
    4. Drag the WordArt frame to the size of the WordArt frame you just deleted.
    5. In the Enter Your Text Here box, type the text you want.
    6. Click Update Display, and then close the WordArt dialog box.
  9. Attempt to preview the publication:
    • If you can preview the publication successfully, your publication no longer contains damaged clip art objects.
    • If you cannot preview the publication successfully, replace another object, and then attempt to preview the publication again.
  10. Repeat this step until you can preview the publication successfully.

MORE INFORMATION

Unicode is a font technology that employs a 16-bit coding scheme that allows for 65,536 distinct characters--more than enough to include all of the languages that are used today. In addition, it supports several archaic or arcane languages such as Sanskrit and Egyptian hieroglyphs.

Unicode also includes characters for mathematical symbols, punctuation marks, and images such as dingbats.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/23/2002
Keywords:kberrmsg kbprb kbui KB265354
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