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Laying out a word document so that the html version looks the same as the .doc version
I have an application where I must do mail merging, then send the
merged document in an html email. Since the saveas html feature in word wasn't giving me what I needed I started looking at 3rd party tools to convert from .doc to .html. I have looked extensively and have not found what I need. I am now to the point where I feel like I can probably modify the source word document in a way that will coerce Word's html generation engine to work like I need it. Here is a link to a sample of the documents that I am working with: http://www.del337ed.com/files/misc/sample.doc To reproduce the problem I am speaking of, just open the doc in Word, click File, Save As and choose HTML as the type (filtered or otherwise doesn't matter). Once you click save you should notice the two picture boxes that originate on the right-hand side of the document slide all the way over to the left and instead of being next to eachother they wind up one over the other. Appreciate the help! |
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If you work on the document in Web Layout view, you should be more aware of
what will happen when the document is saved as HTML. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Omatase" wrote in message oups.com... I have an application where I must do mail merging, then send the merged document in an html email. Since the saveas html feature in word wasn't giving me what I needed I started looking at 3rd party tools to convert from .doc to .html. I have looked extensively and have not found what I need. I am now to the point where I feel like I can probably modify the source word document in a way that will coerce Word's html generation engine to work like I need it. Here is a link to a sample of the documents that I am working with: http://www.del337ed.com/files/misc/sample.doc To reproduce the problem I am speaking of, just open the doc in Word, click File, Save As and choose HTML as the type (filtered or otherwise doesn't matter). Once you click save you should notice the two picture boxes that originate on the right-hand side of the document slide all the way over to the left and instead of being next to eachother they wind up one over the other. Appreciate the help! |
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Laying out a word document so that the html version looks the same as the .doc version
Thanks for the posting Suzanne! It sounds like a good tip.
I'm asking for any advice on what formatting tricks I can try to fix it while in web layout view. I want to alter the document as little as possible as these documents are also used for printing and will need to work over the printer still. I realize it will be a delicate balance and that is why I'm asking for help. Is there some sort of literal object I can use in Word that will keep the picture boxes on the right-hand side of the page? Something along those lines seems like it would be the best solution for my problem. The big picture is I have thousands of these documents that are already in existence and that all look the same (with basically just varying body text). I need to determine with the fewest number of steps how to get them into a format that will be friendly with Word's html generator as well as the printer. Then I can programmatically change each of these documents to have the new formatting changes. |
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Laying out a word document so that the html version looks the same as the .doc version
In FrontPage, there are ways to make pictures align right, so I suppose
there must be some equivalent in Word. What position settings are you using on the Advanced tab of the Wrapping properties? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Omatase" wrote in message ups.com... Thanks for the posting Suzanne! It sounds like a good tip. I'm asking for any advice on what formatting tricks I can try to fix it while in web layout view. I want to alter the document as little as possible as these documents are also used for printing and will need to work over the printer still. I realize it will be a delicate balance and that is why I'm asking for help. Is there some sort of literal object I can use in Word that will keep the picture boxes on the right-hand side of the page? Something along those lines seems like it would be the best solution for my problem. The big picture is I have thousands of these documents that are already in existence and that all look the same (with basically just varying body text). I need to determine with the fewest number of steps how to get them into a format that will be friendly with Word's html generator as well as the printer. Then I can programmatically change each of these documents to have the new formatting changes. |
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Laying out a word document so that the html version looks the same as the .doc version
If you have time I would really appreciate it if you could look at the
doc I posted online. The link is in my first post. The image box is initially set to absolute positioning but I have tried the different options in the advanced tab without a good result. I can get the picture boxes to align right but it doesn't seem to honor the right margin of the document. Again thank you for your help thus far. |
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Laying out a word document so that the html version looks the same as the .doc version
Someone may be able to help you, but I doubt it will be me, as I'm leaving
town for the weekend, and I really have no experience creating good HTML from Word. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Omatase" wrote in message oups.com... If you have time I would really appreciate it if you could look at the doc I posted online. The link is in my first post. The image box is initially set to absolute positioning but I have tried the different options in the advanced tab without a good result. I can get the picture boxes to align right but it doesn't seem to honor the right margin of the document. Again thank you for your help thus far. |
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Thanks Suzanne,
anyone? |
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Laying out a word document so that the html version looks the same as the .doc version
Hi,
If I save your document as HTML in Word 2007, I get a message saying that the boxes will not be saved as is. They are automatically saved as you see them, i.e. aligned vertically. I am afraid you'll have to look for a different "converter". Word cannot manage this. Cheers Robert |
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Laying out a word document so that the html version looks the same as the .doc version
The problem is that Word document format and HTML are entirely different
entities. HTML does not use pages (your header/footer will have to go) and there are no margins, as HTML will warp to the browser window rather than some arbitrary printed page. To layout the document in anything like the format you propose, you are going to have to use tables to create the positions of the text blocks. You can recreate the layout quite simply by using a three column six row table (though you won't be able to have the floating boxes in the top section.) Merge the third row cells for the body and merge the first two columns in the last three rows and make the remaining columns of equal width for the signature parts. Then when you view in web view, the layout will not change, and when you save the table as html and view it in a browser the grid lines will not show. Note that you will not need borders on the table cells! -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Omatase wrote: Thanks Suzanne, anyone? |
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