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Save a Word Document as an HTML File

Why should I save my files as HTML? Can't I just post the Word documents? You can simply post the Word documents, as any type of file can be uploaded to WebCT. However, not all file types will be able to be viewed from the platform. Because WebCT is web-based, hypertext markup language files (.html or . htm) and web-viewable graphics (.gif and . jpg files) will be viewable in the browser. The viewability of other file types will depend on the settings on the user's computer browser. Some files must be downloaded to be viewed in another software program, and others will be opened in a "plug-in" specified by your settings. To ease your students' pains, it is considerate to post HTML files.

Note: While instructions are given for converting Word documents, this is NOT the recommended method of generating HTML files. When Word converts files to HTML, conversions generate larger files full of useless code and conversions are often messy. OIT recommends that users create files using an HTML editor, such as Dreamweaver or Netscape Composer. Netscape Composer, part of the Netscape Communicator package, can be downloaded for free from netscape.com. Composer has a user-friendly interface that greatly resembles a word processor.

  1. Open the Word document you wish to convert. To ease the conversion, remove all tabs and extraneous font formatting.
  2. From the File menu, select Save as Web Page...
    File, Save as Web Page...
  3. The Save As dialog box opens.
    Save As dialog box
  4. In the Filename box, enter a filename. Please note that this file name should contain no spaces and preferable should be limited to lowercase alphanumeric characters, underscores, and hyphens.
  5. Click the Change Title button to make changes to the page name. Note that the page name is different from the file name, in that it can use uppercase letters, spaces, and punctuation. Click OK to save Page title changes.
    Set Page Title dialog box
  6. From the Save as type drop-down box, select Web Page, Filtered (*.htm; *.html).
    Save As dialog box with arrow pointing to Web Page, Filtered
  7. Select or create a folder into which to save the HTML file.
  8. Click Save.
 
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Last Updated: December 6, 2004
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