The instructions below will explain how to use Word ’97, Word 2000, Word 2002, and Word 2007 to convert a document into a Web page.

Microsoft Word has a feature that enables you to convert existing Word documents into Web pages with just a few clicks.  This can be a quick way to convert a document you have been using for some time into a web page that you can display in your WebCT course site.

Remember that certain word processing features will not convert into HTML.  Tabs, multiple spaces, headers, footers, and page numbers are some of the features that will be lost when you convert a document into HTML.  It is best to reformat the document before you convert it into a Web page by using tables control the layout of the page elements
and replace tabs and multiple spaces.

If you want to keep the Word version and the Web page version identical, do not edit the Web page. Open the original Word document, edit the Word document, then resave as Web Page, Filtered. This especially helpful with your syllabus.

Word ’97 & Word 2000 - Converting documents to Web Pages

To convert a document into a Web page using Word ’97, save the document in its final form, then use the steps below.

1. Open the File menu
2. Select Save as HTML
3. Rename the file to remove spaces in the file name,
   e.g., PY102_Syllabus_Spring2003
4. Click Save.

 

Word 2002 & Word 2007– Converting documents to Web Pages

To convert a document into a Web page using Word 2000, save the document in its final form, then use the steps below.

1. Open the File menu
2. Select Save As…
3. Remove all spaces from the file name
4. At the bottom of the Save As…
   dialog box, open the Save As Type
   pull down menu
5. Select Web Page, Filtered.
6. Click Save.

Word 2002 & 2007 -  Converting documents with images

To convert a document containing images into a Web page using Word 2002, save the document in its final form, then use the steps below to ensure that the web page and accompanying images have similar file names.  The naming scheme will help you keep files and images together when you upload them into WebCT.

1. Select File > Save as…
2. Open the Save As Type pull down menu and select Web Page, Filtered.
   Remove all spaces and special characters from the file name!
3. Open the Tools menu and select Web Options

4. On the Browsers tab, under Target Browsers, select Internet Explorer 4.0 and Netscape 4.0

5. Click on the Files tab
6. Un-check the option to “organize supporting files in a folder”

 

7. Click OK, then click Save.