I have a number of class documents - Lab worksheets, homework assignments, etc. They are all done originally in Word because I needed hard copy.

To put these on the web I want to convert/import these to XHTML.
What I've tried:
1. Save as .TXT. Make a page template, then cut and paste text into the the document. I don't like that I have to constantly remake tables, unordered lists, ordered lists, etc.
2. Save as .HTM from Word. This saves the work of #1 above, but puts incredible code bloat into the document. I tried a simple one-page thing yesterday and got more than a page of embedded styles, most of which were unwanted or unnecessary.

I have NOT tried retyping each individual page into my new Dreamweaver MX 2004, but that seems just as tedious...

Is there a better way?????

Richard Vannoy
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www.trainingprogrammers.com

Hi Richard,

You can import a Word document. To do so, switch to Design View, and then choose Import | Word Document.

This will result in less bloat than with exporting the file from Word. Next, you can clean up the Word mess even more by choosing Commands | Clean Up Word HTML... This will remove lots of ugly stuff that isn't really necessary.

The results will vary; it depends on the document how good Dreamweaver can clean up the mess. It's worth a try though as in most cases it works pretty well.

Cheers,

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.

I didn't think about "Import". That will save at least one step in the process. Thanks!