If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP, you can map a network place on your personal computer to the folder hierarchy in Publisher. Mapping a Web folder lets you use Microsoft Windows Explorer to navigate the hierarchy in Publisher, upload and download file content items in bulk, and view and manage file content items and folders to which you have access.
While Publisher allows you to use special characters in your folders, Microsoft Windows does not. So Publisher folders with the following special characters will not appear in your Web folder: \, /, :, *, ?, ", <, >, |.
Tip: To view the changes you made through Windows Explorer in Publisher, refresh Publisher Explorer.
You can perform all of the familiar file operations in Windows Explorer, such as:
Opening and Editing File Content Items
Double-clicking a Microsoft Office file content item will open it if you have Microsoft Office installed on your computer. If the file content item is not currently checked-out by another user and you have permission (as a Submitter or user with a higher role) to check-out the file content item, you can edit the file content item. The changes you make on the file content item will automatically be checked in to Publisher as the latest version. While you are editing the document, other users can still view the document, but they will not be able to check it out.
Double-clicking files other than Microsoft Office files will open them in your Web browser. You can only view the file.
Creating, Deleting, and Renaming Publisher Folders
As a Producer (or a user with a higher role), you can use Windows Explorer to create, rename, and delete Publisher folders.
Moving and Copying Files or Folders
You can use Windows Explorer to move or copy file content items and Publisher folders within a folder, between folders, or even between the Publisher folders and other Windows Explorer folders—so long as you have the proper role.
When you move or copy a folder in Windows Explorer, Publisher objects that are not visible in Windows Explorer are also moved or copied. For example, content items created from a data entry template (not just file content items), which cannot be viewed from Windows Explorer, are also moved and copied.
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