How to Get Rid of Microsoft Word Bloat Codes

Clean up bloated code to reduce your file sizes.

Microsoft Word offers users an option to turn a document into an HTML file that can then be uploaded to the Internet as a Web page. Unfortunately, during the conversion process the program inserts a large amount of superfluous code that inflates the size of the HTML file; this is known as MS-Bloat. Although it is possible to go through the source code manually to remove what is unnecessary, a much less time-consuming approach is to use Adobe Dreamweaver to clean up the code for you.

Things You'll Need

• Adobe Dreamweaver 4.0 or newer

Instructions

1. Launch Adobe Dreamweaver on your computer.

2. Select “File” in the Dreamweaver document window. Select “Import,” then “Import Word HTML.”

3. Choose the file you’d like to clean up, then click “OK.” The file will be opened and Dreamweaver will automatically clean up the code to reduce bloat. The program will let you know which portions of code have been removed.

4. Save the file in its new, less bloated state.

References

• Colorado State University: Microsoft HTML Code
• Washington State University Extension: Cleaning Up Microsoft Word and Excel Code