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2009-10-20 1:45 PM

Subject: Converting a Word Doc to HTML

Long story that I don't need to bore you with here, but I have to somehow get our stupid monthly newsletter, which is in Word, into HTML format, and from what I've been able to tell, this isn't really possible. No one here can help either, except one guy in our CT office, but he's hard to get a hold of and has more important things to be doing. The idiot woman who's our "marketing coordinator" doesn't get that I'm not an IT professional. I've searched the internet, I get the basics of how HTML works, I've played around with the Word doc, but I don't know how to get the document I need to upload into the program we send the newsletter through, into HTML, as that is how it needs to be uploaded.

Anyone know anything about HTML or can point me in the right direction? Since they always wait til the absolute LAST minute to get it out, I have not been able to figure it out and have had to punt it off to the guy in CT, which I can't keep doing.

2009-10-20 1:48 PM
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Save as --> other formats --> Web page.

Just so you know, Word makes ugly ugly web pages.

Which version of Word are you running?
2009-10-20 1:50 PM
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bradword - 2009-10-20 2:48 PM Save as --> other formats --> Web page. Just so you know, Word makes ugly ugly web pages. Which version of Word are you running?

2007. I pretty much have to start with the Word doc - I don't know of any other way around it.

2009-10-20 2:31 PM
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bradword - 2009-10-20 1:48 PM Save as --> other formats --> Web page. Just so you know, Word makes ugly ugly web pages. Which version of Word are you running?

X2

How much formatting is in the Word file (fonts, colors, pictures, etc)?

I ask because a really, really bare-bones basic html file can be created by adding a tiny bit of coding to a .txt file. and saving it with a.html extension

 *html*
*body*

Insert text here

 */html*
*/body*

replace * with < and >...

 



Edited by ride_like_u_stole_it 2009-10-20 2:33 PM
2009-10-20 2:35 PM
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Seems like it would be easier to save as a PDF and blast the PDF as an attachment to the distribution list.
I'm all about simplicity. Especially if no one is willing to train you on how to do it the other way...

 
2009-10-20 2:36 PM
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ride_like_u_stole_it - 2009-10-20 3:31 PM

bradword - 2009-10-20 1:48 PM Save as --> other formats --> Web page. Just so you know, Word makes ugly ugly web pages. Which version of Word are you running?

X2

How much formatting is in the Word file (fonts, colors, pictures, etc)?

I ask because a really, really bare-bones basic html file can be created by adding a tiny bit of coding to a .txt file. and saving it with a.html extension

 

Insert text here

 

It's two pages, with a graphic on the top of each page and a logo, possibly a graphic or two in the body of the articles, and two links at the top that bring you directly to the articles. Minimal colors. I tried working with a TXT file, but I don't think 2003 allowed me to save it as HTML. I just upgraded to 2007 yesterday.

ETA: I remember now - when I tried to save it as a .txt file, it said it wouldn't maintain any of the formatting...

 



Edited by wurkit_gurl 2009-10-20 2:39 PM

2009-10-20 2:42 PM
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Repost from above. Do this:
Click "file"
Click "save as"
then in the "save as type" field click the drop down and select "web page."

2009-10-20 2:42 PM
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lisac957 - 2009-10-20 3:35 PM Seems like it would be easier to save as a PDF and blast the PDF as an attachment to the distribution list.
I'm all about simplicity. Especially if no one is willing to train you on how to do it the other way...

 

Yeah, I suggested this at the start. But they said "No", that no one would click on an attachment. The program we are using now (that I'd never seen until they made me register on there) doesn't have this option. You have to upload an HTML format. The other simple thing would have been for me to just use a premade layout on the site, but no, that would have been too simple as well.

 

Thanks for the suggestions, guys. Once I actually get the articles from the marketing woman and create the Word doc, I'll try these out and see what works.



Edited by wurkit_gurl 2009-10-20 2:44 PM
2009-10-20 3:00 PM
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If saving it as web page is not working for you then you can always use the BT editor

Reply to this message and format the text as you see fit then click the "HTML" button on the editor and that will give you the appropriate html code.  Of course this assumes that you are using the rich editor and not the standard message window from BT.  Just a thought.

2009-10-20 3:21 PM
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Tri14kix - 2009-10-20 12:42 PM

Repost from above. Do this:
Click "file"
Click "save as"
then in the "save as type" field click the drop down and select "web page."



There is actually one more step, once you establish as a web page, I believe that you have to view mark-up and/or something else that shows the actual code and commands.

2009-10-20 3:44 PM
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csharp1171 - 2009-10-20 1:00 PM

If saving it as web page is not working for you then you can always use the BT editor

Reply to this message and format the text as you see fit then click the "HTML" button on the editor and that will give you the appropriate html code.  Of course this assumes that you are using the rich editor and not the standard message window from BT.  Just a thought.

Yeah, I was going to suggest something similar.

For example, the Telerik RTE has a demo site at Click Here

You could delete all of the demo content, then copy your text in word and use one of the paste mechanisms (there's a paste from Word that you can try out), then switch to the HTML tab and you should have the HTML.

 



Edited by jeng 2009-10-20 3:45 PM

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