Things You'll Need:
- Microsoft Word, any version
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Step 1
**Format your document in Microsoft Word**
While you can do some formatting after it's been converted to a web page or HTML, most people don't know HTML well-enough to do this. So I suggest doing all your formatting in Microsoft Word, and then converting it aferwards. This is just the easiest way! -
Step 2
**Different versions of Microsoft Word**
Depending on which version of Microsoft Word you have, the instructions can vary. For instance, with Microsoft Word 2000, you need to use the Save As command. But with Microsoft Word XP (XP, 2002 or 2003), you have the Save As Web Page command.
Both essentially do the same thing, but the Save As Web Page command is a little easier because it takes you immediately to the right spot. And with Microsoft Word XP (all versions of it), you can still use the Save As option if you'd like. This may make the transition from earlier versions easier if you're upgrading. -
Step 3
Save as screen**Save As command**
Let's first look at the way to do it via the Save As command. Once you have your Microsoft Word document completed and formatted the way you like it, you're ready to convert to to a web page (HTML).
What you do is:
1) Click the File menu and then Save As. That will open the saving menu.
2) In the section where it says File Name, give your file a name. If you opened an existing Microsoft Word document, the name will be filled-in already. You can either keep it or change it.
3) Right underneath the spot where you typed the file name, you'll see a section that says Save as type. This is where you'll tell Microsoft Word you want it to be a web page (HTML).
4) Pull-down that menu by clicking on the right arrow, and then select Web Page.
5) Right above the file name section, you'll see something that says Page Title. This is what will be displayed across the blue bar when the page opens up in your browser.
Note: Microsoft Word will automatically use the very first line of your document as the page title.
6) If you want to change the title, you can click Change Title and then type the new title.
6) Click Save to do the conversion.
7) A box may appear with an option says Continue. If so, just click Continue to complete the conversion process.
That's it! You can now double-click on your converted file and it will open in your browser.
Note: Because Microsoft Word has some features that aren't available in HTML, some things may not convert properly. But most things will look pretty good and convert well-enough to look nice. -
Step 4
**Save As Web command**
As I mentioned earlier, if you have any version of Microsoft Word XP, you can use the Save As Web command or the Save As command. The only difference between the two is that the Save As Web command tells Microsoft Word that the file type is a web page (HTML).
This means you won't have do use the drop-down menu and select Web Page in the file type. Other than that, the instructions are the same as above.
So you'll follow the same steps from above, with these modifications:
a) Instead of clicking Save as, you'll choose Save As Web Page
b) You'll skip the instructions telling you to select Web Page as your file type. This is because that will already be filled-in for you.
Other than these two changes, everything else is the same!
Comments
msoexpert said
on 12/2/2008 I'm glad you both enjoyed my article and found it helpful. I've had "tech savvy" and web designers in my classes who were surprised to learn something they didn't know before. Just goes to show that nobody can truly know it all.
lori763 said
on 11/23/2008 Thanks a bunch - I thought the conversion had to be done manually - I had gotten poor advice from my former web designer and my otherwise tech savvy daughter;)
coachrb said
on 12/22/2007 Thanks Ron
You made this very easy to follow!
RB