MS Word and webpages...can I make 2002 save like 97?

Factual Questions
1

I know that many people like [insert webpage builder] better for creating webpages, but I’ve always liked using MS Word 97 on my old computer, since it’s quick to save a document that way, then edit it in an HTML editor to suit my needs. It certainly beats the hell out of adding 3000 <br> and <b></b> by hand.

But none of the three options for MS Word 2002 save webpages the way 97 did.

What I mean is this

This is how MS Word 97 saves a document as a webpage:
</head>
<body>
<P>" Just take good care of my grandson for me. I want lots of pictures." </P>
<P>" I will. And you’d better get an e-mail account, so I can fill your inbox
with pictures." </P><BR>

This is how MS Word 2002 saves a document as webpage:

after a bunch of crap like this
<html xmlns:v=“urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml”
xmlns:o=“urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”
xmlns:w=“urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word”
xmlns:st1=“urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”
xmlns=“http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40”>
<head>
<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content=“text/html; charset=windows-1252”>
<meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document>
<meta name=Generator content=“Microsoft Word 10”>
<meta name=Originator content=“Microsoft Word 10”>
<link rel=File-List href=“Navajo%20Reservation_files/filelist.xml”>
<title>Navajo Reservation</title>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=“urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”
name=“PlaceType”/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=“urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”
name=“PlaceName”/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri=“urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”
name=“stockticker”/>

You finally get to the document which saves like this

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE>" What</span> happened?"</p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style=‘mso-spacerun:yes’></span><span class=GramE>"
There</span> were men." <span class=SpellE>Hosteen</span> says simply. <span
class=GramE>" They</span> were looking for your husband."</p>

What the hell is that? All I want is a way to get it to put in the simple tags for paragraphs and lines, bold/italic/underline and text font/size/color. That’s it, because anything else I’d rather do the codes for on my own. Is there a way to make the newer version of word save like the old one does? Even the “filtered webpage” option still produces all that stuff that obscures the text.

Failing that, I have the cd for Word 97 still. Can I have two versions of Word on the same computer? (I have XP) Maybe under a different desktop?

I am not intrerested in buying/downloading another program. I just want to make this one do what I want if possible.

2

I read something recently to the effect that the purpose of Word’s HTML output is not to create a web page, but to be a fully-featured format that Word itself can read :smack: unlike "Word format’ itself, at times…

3

So the templates for making webpages and stuff are just to throw people off? :dubious:

I figured out how to get rid of all the “smart tag” stuff. Anyone know of a way to get rid of what’s left, mainly things that catogorize what type of paragraph like <p class=MsoNormal> </p> ? I guess I can live with it if not, because now you can actually find the text.

4

If you’re gung ho about using Word (insert all the reasons why this is a terrible idea), you could always open up the code after you save as HTML and do a find/replace (find <p class=MsoNormal>, replace with <p>). Tedious, but it’ll get the job done.

As far as I know, there’s no way to prevent Word from doing this.

5

Save the file as rtf and then use a free rtf to html convertor. Most of your formatting should be preserved as long as your doing pretty much text only stuff.

6

Update:

If anyone was wondering, you can have both Word 2002 and Word 97 on your computer at the same time. The one you install second replaces the icon in your programs list, but if you do a search you can find the icon then rename and replace it. I’m glad I decided to try, since I tested them out and both versions work :slight_smile:

7

On the Microsoft Support page, you will find an add-on that will remove smart tag when you convert word to web.