Making the google adds work om my microsoft office live site has been one of the  most  challenging things I have ever done. But it is very rewarding. I have found the office live forum on the microsoft site to be very helpful with lots of people offering advice on what  to do. The google search words which should pop up an answer are any combination of

 

google adds  custom footer officelive

 

the same goes for google analytics. There is an alternative method to the custom footer and this is an iframe. Do not use the iframe method as this contraveens googles terms and conditions and can get you banned.

 

The reason this page even exists is that I had an office live page get very garbled after I experimented with it. It would crash the browser whenver it loaded. I managed to put it right again, Although it was never the same (poor thing lost it's left margin). Now I always try new things out on a blank page just to make sure there will be no nasty side effects.

 

Once I've done this of course i find that I can't bring myself to get rid of the page. I have landed on to many web pages that are cashed by google but which don't exist because some clever dick webmaster has redesigned the site. i hate such a practice. I'll never do it. Once a page exists it should be allowed to live on forever!