Microsoft Word is a versatile program used to create basic documents, letters and even web pages. However, when you create a web page in Word, Word adds extra codes to your HTML. The extra codes work against your website because spiders have a hard time weeding through them.
According to courses.wccnet.edu/computer/mod/w36c.htmWordAsEd, items that aren't supported by HTML or the web page authoring environment are removed from the file. This may include images (not in the proper .gif or .jpg format), newsletter columns, comments, drop caps, animations, highlighted text, page numbers and border colors/backgrounds.
You may convert Word HTML tags to standard HTML with a text editor and an online validator. If you use a text editor alone, you will need to clean up the code manually. Using a validator, however, makes the task much easier.
Instructions
Preparing Your Word HTML for Standard HTML Conversion
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Create your webpage in Word and add your content. Do not use the WordArt or text animation provided by Word to create graphics or text effects. Instead, use image software and save your graphics in .gif or .jpg format. Use tables for your columns instead of Word's newspaper columns.
2Choose "File/Save As" from the menu when you are done.
3Select "Web Page, Filtered (*htm or *html)" under "Save As Type" and enter the file name for the page. Name your home page "index.html" or "index.htm."
4Click the "Title" button to the right and give your web page a title and hit OK.
5Save your file and choose "Yes" for the warning that says Office tags will be removed.
6Open a web browser of your choice.
7Choose "File/Open" and browse to find the new web page you just created. Check for any missing graphics or formatting.
Converting Your Word HTML to Standard HTML Code
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Open your web page (which you created in Word) with a text editor, such as Notepad or WordPad.
9Change everything in the first few lines of code just above the