Word to HTML conversion?

[WestCoastKid]

Hi,
I'm still new to HTML and what HTML I do know is considered dated by todays standards. Is there a product or website available that would interface similar to MS Word and convert my text information to valid HTML?
For example with MS Word you can underline and bold the text, change the text color, alignment etc.
Ideally I'd like a program to turn that formatted text into HTML, I could then "plug" into my website.

I thought microsoft offered something like this but I cannot remember.

 

[BabyJeffy]

I'd suggest looking at Macromedia Dreamweaver MX. It has a free 30 day trial (with no restrictions) and the manuals are all online... the idea is to really "try-before-you-buy". It has certainly improved a lot over the past few versions.

Hope this is of use!

Jeff

 

[jstreich]

There are a lot of WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) editors -- some a lot less expensive than DreamWeaver. I'd suggest you start with a FOSS (free, open source software) editor like Mozilla's (Netscape's) editor. Word can export HTML, but I'm afraid it's output is not Standard, and it's HTML output is just a mess.

You might even consider something along the lines of Emacs or vi, where you type HTML, and the editor does syntax highlighting so that if you make a mistake it becomes more visable, but your writting real HTML... Just a suggestion.

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[ChrisHunt]

You could get Word to export its horrible HTML, then run it through HTML Tidy -

http://infohound.net/tidy/

- to clean it up. It's got a special setting for removing the worst of Word's excrescences.

-- Chris Hunt
Webmaster & Tragedian
Extra Connections Ltd

 

[ArkM]

Apropos,
now MS Word can export (almost) proper (but not ideal compact HTML with Office 2000 HTML Filter 2.0 (with CSS file if you wish, see:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...E-3FBD-482C-83B0-96FB79B74DED&displaylang=EN