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Aug 8, 2004, 03:50 PM
 
I don't want to bother you pros with such simple things, but maybe you can point me to a good place.

I've tried getting support from Fetch/ Road Runner (my primary ISP) and AOL (where I throw a few files) Nobody has been able to help me and I'm started to get frustrated. This can't be that hard.

I'm using Word to design a few basic web pages. After uploading the pages, I can't get the .gif and jpeg files in the documents to show up on line. Yes, I'm uploading the .gifs independently to the server.

Can someone give me a step by step explanation of how to fix the source code so that I can refer the pages to the .gifs?

Should I be using something other than Word? Or do I have some other problem?

Thanks for any help or input.

-Waddy
     
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Aug 8, 2004, 04:03 PM
 
download the 30-day trial version of Dreamweaver, Word sucks for html. you should probably buy a book too

as for images not showing up, that could just be a file path problem. show us some code and we'll be able to help you more.
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Aug 9, 2004, 01:12 AM
 
I would bet on file path problems. It could be something as simple as the names of the images contain capitals, but they are all in lower case in the html. Remember case sensitivity!

Post the code, we can straighten it out. Having said that, I agree that word, or any Microsoft product for that matter, sucks for web design!

     
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Aug 9, 2004, 07:29 PM
 
Here's the code for the top of the page where the .gif image appears. Let me warn you, my problem may be a very rudimentary step that I am not taking. Thanks again for the help.


<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"
xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">

<head>
<meta name=Title content=" ">
<meta name=Keywords content="">
<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=macintosh">
<meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document>
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10">
<meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10">
<link rel=File-List href="index_files/filelist.xml">
<link rel=Edit-Time-Data href="index_files/editdata.mso">
<!--[if !mso]>
<style>
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<title> </title>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<oocumentProperties>
<o:Template>Normal</o:Template>
<o:LastAuthor>Osvaldo Padilla</o:LastAuthor>
<o:Revision>1</o:Revision>
<o:Created>2004-08-08T20:16:00Z</o:Created>
<o:LastSaved>2004-08-08T20:22:00Z</o:LastSaved>
<oages>1</oages>
<o:Company>Waddy World Productions</o:Company>
<o:Lines>1</o:Lines>
<oaragraphs>1</oaragraphs>
<o:Version>10.1316</o:Version>
</oocumentProperties>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<wisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</wisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>
<wisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</wisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>
<w:UseMarginsForDrawingGridOrigin/>
</w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Baskerville;
panose-1:0 2 2 5 2 7 4 1 2 3;
mso-font-charset:0;
mso-generic-font-family:auto;
mso-font-pitch:variable;
mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;}
</div>

</body>

</html>
     
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Aug 10, 2004, 08:38 AM
 
Well 1st off, never use MS Word to code html. It has non-printing characters that will break the site.
I saw a woman with a sweatshirt that said "Guess", so I said, "Implants?"
     
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Aug 10, 2004, 08:52 AM
 
Definitely drop Word. I don't even see an <img> tag in there.

Use Dreamweaver, or take the extra time to sit down and learn HTML. Then you can do everything you need through a simple text editor like SubEthaEdit.
     
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Aug 10, 2004, 08:56 AM
 
man, i hate Microsoft
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Aug 10, 2004, 11:03 AM
 
OK, if you've uploaded the image, check it out in a browser using it's url, as in......

www.yoursite.com/images/pic.gif or whatever

If you see the image put this in your html..

Code:
<img src="www.yoursite.com/images/pic.gif"></img>
Although you can probably use...

Code:
<img src="images/pic.gif"></img>
As was said, get the path right.

And most importantly (and why I opened my trap in the first place) try learning html from the bottom up, it's easy-peasy pudding and pie, and will make everything web-wise in the future much easier.

IMHO
     
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Aug 10, 2004, 11:16 AM
 
Originally posted by skalie:
OK, if you've uploaded the image, check it out in a browser using it's url, as in......

www.yoursite.com/images/pic.gif or whatever

If you see the image put this in your html..

Code:
<img src="www.yoursite.com/images/pic.gif"></img>
Although you can probably use...

Code:
<img src="images/pic.gif"></img>
As was said, get the path right.

And most importantly (and why I opened my trap in the first place) try learning html from the bottom up, it's easy-peasy pudding and pie, and will make everything web-wise in the future much easier.

IMHO
or he could get it right and use this
Code:
<img src="images/sux0r.gif" height="666" width="666" alt="MS Word sucks!" />
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