[WEB4LIB] RE: Cleanup Word docs converted to HTML

[Peter McCracken]

I've had recent successes in opening a Word document in StarOffice, then
saving it in the StarOffice HTML format. While some unnecessary stuff
remains, I've found the few needed global find and replace actions to be
quite manageable.

This go-round of the discussion has pointed out a few resources that were
new to me and which I want to investigate, but so far the StarOffice
solution has been the only (no-cost) one that's seemed halfway workable for
me.

Peter McCracken, MLS
Co-founder and Director of Product Development
Serials Solutions, LLC
444 NE Ravenna Blvd, Suite 211
Seattle, WA  98115
(206) 545-9056 ext.17  //  (866) SERIALS ext. 17
fax: (206) 525-9066  //  peter at serialssolutions.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib at webjunction.org
> [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Bocher, Robert DPI
> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 10:10 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] RE: Cleanup Word docs converted to HTML
>
>
> FYI:
>
> If the Word doc. does not have too much complex formatting I
> have found that
> copying it (ctrl-A), pasting it into an empty Outlook email
> window, and then
> copying it again and pasting it into FP creates a very clean and much
> smaller HTML file.
>
> I have a short, informal paper on "Word XP - to - FrontPage Conversion
> Options."  It is targeted at our staff but let me know if
> anyone wants a
> copy.
>
>        - Bob
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