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Known Issues with Google Sites

You can use the list below to find out if your problem is a known issue. If the problem is listed here, we're aware of it and are working to fix it as soon as possible. To learn more about an issue and see possible workarounds, click 'Read more and let us know.'

Please note: Due to high volume, we're unable to answer email about our known issues. When you click the 'Let us know' button, you'll send a report and help us to determine how many people are experiencing the issue.

Editing Issues

Problems with Internet Explorer 8

There are some known problems that concern the appearance and the editing capabilities of Internet Explorer 8.

Work Around: To work around these issues, please use either: Internet Explorer 7, Firefox, or Chrome.
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Forms sidebar scroll is small when embedded in Sites.

When embedding a Form in Sites, the sidebar is currently small and is barely seen.

Work Around: Embed the form as a snippet in a gadget and select the scroll bar option in properties.

<iframe frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" border="0" style="border:0;margin:0;width:1000px;height:440px;" src="https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/google.com/gform?key=0AjxK26EeQ0T9clBuR2pOVGJTOW01TXlhY2xoUkNhU1E&hl=en&gridId=0#edit" scrolling="no" allowtransparency="true"></iframe>
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Using "Right-click" to copy and paste a code snippet into the Embed Gadget doesn't work

Using "Right-click" to copy and paste a code snippet into the Embed Gadget doesn't work.

Work Around:Use keyboard shortcuts "Ctl+C" and "Ctl+V" to copy and paste the code snippet.
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Miscellaneous Issues

AdSense doesn't load for Iceberg Theme

We're currently experiencing an issue with Adsense ads not loading correctly in the Iceberg theme.

Work Around: Switch to any other theme other than Iceberg for the meantime.
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Don't see your issue listed above?

If you've found a new problem that's not listed on our Known Issues page, let us know and we'll investigate.

Recent Fixes

Bad characters in Sites page Titles_ Bad characters would appear in the Sites titles at the top of the browser.
PDF files are downloadable only
Downloadable files with spaces in the file names are truncated upon download