Using Word to Edit PSE4 Photo Gallery

[jjsooner]

I've tried just about everything, but I am simply trying to add a logo to the index.html page generated for a PSE4 gallery. At this point, I don't want to purchase FrontPage, Dreamweaver, Go Live, etc. When I open the page in Word for editing, everything is fine. If I add the picture, then save, then publish, the formatting is all messed up. The same problem exists if I simply change some text (and do nothing more, like add a picture). For example, I am using the Horizontal Neutral gallery and 1) the shadowing of the frames is changed and 2) the "thumbnail frame" at the bottom shifts up to the middle of the page, on top of and obscuring the 'large image' in the middle. I have tried other gallery templates and am encountering similar issues. It shouldn't be that difficult to edit in Word as this is something so basic, right? Has anyone had similar issues?

Thanks in advance for any advice...

[TonyW]

Hi there and welcome to the forum. I'm hoping someone comes up with a good answer (and a recommendation for a basic cheap/free HTML editor that would make it easy to do). I ran into the same thing a while back and put it down to Word imposing it's own flavour of HTML on the one that Elements creates. I finished up using Notepad or Wordpad to edit the HTML code but that does mean you have to know a bit of HTML to do it. I did get it figured out with the help of a book but it wasn't that easy.

Tony

[troush]

jj,

I'd follow Tony's advice - use notepador wordpad to edit the html files. If you need help with the html code, I'm sure some of us could help you, or there are many books available at your local library, I'm sure.

-Trish

[snooze]

Tony , you could try this HTML editor called Nvu ( pronounced N-view ) it is free. I don't use it but have read good things about it. You good also do Goggle search for free HTML editor. There are lots to choose from. Hope this helps. Link below.

Dennis

http://nvu.com/index.php

[TonyW]

Dennis. Thanks for the suggestion - I'll give that a try. Years ago I had a copy of Frontpage Express which used to be free from MS and I've been looking for a more up-to-date WYSIWIG editor for doing simple stuff.

Tony

[Juergen D]

JJ,
Assuming that the gallery in PSE3 is the same as the one in PSE4, there is a camera icon in the upper left hand corner. If you wanted to exchange that for your logo then you would have to change the code of the index file from
<td><img src="images/camicon02.gif" width=60 height=60></td>
to
<td><img src="images/yourlogo.gif" width=60 height=60></td>
You will have to place the image of your logo into the images folder. Also, I'm assuming here that your logo is 60 x 60 pixels, too.
As Tony and Trish were saying, you cannot do this with Word. Best is to use Notepad.
Give it a shot. You can go through some trial and error and see what you get.
Good luck,

Juergen

[jjsooner]

...for the replies.

Johnny

[TonyW]

Another thought - if you're really adventurous you can edit the template so your logo appears every time you create a new web gallery. The templates are in the PSE4 Shared Asset folder in a folder called Webcontactsheet. Not sure if there's a way to add a new one but you can edit an existing one.

Tony

[snooze]

Tony, your welcome. Let me know how it works out. Maybe I'll get rid of my payed editor.

Dennis