Navigation Bar

[Crafty42]

First, let me say that I'm a complete noob to publisher. I took over a project at my company where the previous individual had created a webpage. There's a problem with his webpage, that I guess he didn't care about fixing, but it's bugging me. The default.pub file has 13 pages. Page 2 redirects to a different default.htm file. The problem is that that navigation bar, when on the home page, links correctly to the default_files/subdir/default.htm file, but if you are on any of pages 3-12, it tries to link to default_files/default_files/subdir/default.htm. How can I fix the navigation bar? Thanks!

 

[JPaules]

Since you are a newbie to Publisher, heed my advice: Don't use Publisher for websites. That's not what it was created to do.

If you choose to continue to use it, just edit the hyperlinks.

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JP

 

[Crafty42]

I'd have to start all, since the previous person created everything in publisher. By editing the hyperlinks, what are you referring to? If I edit them in publisher, it changes the links on all the pages, so it will either work on all but the home page, or the home page and nothing else. It's either that, or I edit the hyperlinks in the htm files that publisher creates after the fact.

 

[JPaules]

Is there a reason why you don't want to edit the .htm files? And yes, you would have to start over again but you wouldn't be fighting the program.

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JP

 

[Crafty42]

The only reason I wouldn't want to edit the .htm files is that each time I make a change to the .pub file and publish them, I'd have to go into the dozen htm files and edit them again. It's not a big deal, but I wanted to check if there was an easier way. Thanks.

 

[JPaules]

No, there is no easy way. That's one of the trade-offs you make for not using the right tool. I know that's not what you were hoping to hear.

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JP

 

[Crafty42]

hey Hey HEY! It's not that "me" that used the wrong the tool, I'm just using the tool that someone else started with, until I find time to re-create the sites another way.

 

[OB1Kr]

I am in much the same situation. Publisher is not a great web development tool. But when Publisher is what you have...

I assume you have tried this, but if not, while you are in Publisher, select the navigation bar object (be careful to get the handle for the entire object, not just the text boxes). Then right click and select "Navigation Bar Properties". This will let you change individual links. It sounds like you may have two navigation bar objects, so find the one that is wrong and work on it. Changes to a single navigation bar will propagate to all pages where it is used.

Hope this helps.