PUB98: Problems Aligning Graphics to Text When Viewing Web Page
Article ID: 179536
Article Last Modified on 11/10/1999
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Publisher 98 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q179536
SYMPTOMS
If you vertically align a picture frame with a line of text inside a
text frame, and then preview your publication as a Web page, the
picture may not line up precisely.
This problem is more pronounced if your text frame contains empty
lines, or if you have customized the line spacing inside the text
frame. Pictures aligned with text at the bottom of a text frame show
this symptom more than pictures aligned with text near the top of a
text frame.
CAUSE
When you convert your publication to HyperText Markup Language (HTML),
Publisher accurately converts the size and placement of the text frame
to a cell in an HTML table. However, the precise placement of text
within that cell is determined by your Web browser, not by Publisher.
Some factors that contribute to this behavior are:
- Publisher uses the HTML break (<br>) tag to start a new line. Some
Web browsers ignore this tag when it appears on a line by itself.
- The Web browser interprets how much space to show between lines of
text.
- While you can use HTML code to specify the typeface and font
size used to format your text, HTML does not actually include the
font. If a specific font is not installed on your computer, the Web
browser substitutes another font.
WORKAROUND
To make a picture appear level with a certain line of text, use
several text frames instead of one text frame. Start a new text frame
for each line of text you want to line up precisely with the picture.
NOTE: If you overlap a picture frame and a text frame, or apply a BorderArt design to your text frame, that frame will be converted to a picture when you convert your file to HTML. While this also assures your picture is aligned correctly with your text, it causes your Web page to download more slowly.
MORE INFORMATION
This behavior is not a problem with Microsoft Publisher. It is caused
by a limitation in HTML. You may encounter similar issues creating Web
pages in any HTML authoring program.
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