Comments on: Exporting Word to xHTML http://alttags.org/accessibility/exporting-word-to-xhtml/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:14:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kirk Biglione http://alttags.org/accessibility/exporting-word-to-xhtml/#comment-8 Kirk Biglione Sun, 20 Mar 2005 16:45:13 +0000 http://www.alttags.org/archives/2004/01/14/8/#comment-8 Jabley - I've had mixed luck getting clean XHTML when using Open Office to save a Word document. Quite a few of the Microsoft specific XML elements hang around and it's not anywhere close to what I'd call "clean". At any rate, since Open Office is free it might be worth a try. I've been monitoring the progress of a product called <a href="http://www.wordcleaner.com/" rel="nofollow">Word Cleaner</a>. I hope to review it here when the next version comes out. It's a commercial product that specializes in converting Word to XHTML. The batch conversion utility could be a boon for anywone with a large number of Word documents. Jabley – I’ve had mixed luck getting clean XHTML when using Open Office to save a Word document. Quite a few of the Microsoft specific XML elements hang around and it’s not anywhere close to what I’d call “clean”. At any rate, since Open Office is free it might be worth a try.

I’ve been monitoring the progress of a product called Word Cleaner. I hope to review it here when the next version comes out. It’s a commercial product that specializes in converting Word to XHTML. The batch conversion utility could be a boon for anywone with a large number of Word documents.

]]> By: Jabley http://alttags.org/accessibility/exporting-word-to-xhtml/#comment-7 Jabley Sun, 20 Mar 2005 14:49:03 +0000 http://www.alttags.org/archives/2004/01/14/8/#comment-7 Does this Open Office thing really work? I'm currently finishing up my dissertation (in Word) and have gone through the considerable trouble of structuring the document such that it SHOULD be easily exported in clean XHTML....would be great for putting such a document on the web for public use. Does this Open Office thing really work? I’m currently finishing up my dissertation (in Word) and have gone through the considerable trouble of structuring the document such that it SHOULD be easily exported in clean XHTML….would be great for putting such a document on the web for public use.

]]> By: George http://alttags.org/accessibility/exporting-word-to-xhtml/#comment-6 George Fri, 11 Mar 2005 12:04:51 +0000 http://www.alttags.org/archives/2004/01/14/8/#comment-6 I am going crazy because if you are using Word and do any commenting/revisions and then try to convert to a PDF it will not transfer the colors of the revisions/comments or the strike thrus in the resulting PDf. Is there anything to resolve this that you have run across? I am going crazy because if you are using Word and do any commenting/revisions and then try to convert to a PDF it will not transfer the colors of the revisions/comments or the strike thrus in the resulting PDf. Is there anything to resolve this that you have run across?

]]> By: Kirk http://alttags.org/accessibility/exporting-word-to-xhtml/#comment-5 Kirk Wed, 18 Feb 2004 00:35:13 +0000 http://www.alttags.org/archives/2004/01/14/8/#comment-5 Good point about Open Office. If you have control over your authoring environment Open Office can be a valuable tool. Plus it's free. The problem here is that we're dealing primarily with government agencies. While Open Office is free, some more restrictive IT groups have locked their systems down so tightly that users cannot install additional software. There are other issues as well, but they're all variations on the theme of restrictive bureaucracy and/or inadequate user training. And really, if Open Office can do such a good job converting Word files, why the heck can't Word do the same with it's own file format? Good point about Open Office. If you have control over your authoring environment Open Office can be a valuable tool. Plus it’s free.

The problem here is that we’re dealing primarily with government agencies. While Open Office is free, some more restrictive IT groups have locked their systems down so tightly that users cannot install additional software.

There are other issues as well, but they’re all variations on the theme of restrictive bureaucracy and/or inadequate user training.

And really, if Open Office can do such a good job converting Word files, why the heck can’t Word do the same with it’s own file format?

]]> By: Craig http://alttags.org/accessibility/exporting-word-to-xhtml/#comment-4 Craig Tue, 17 Feb 2004 16:31:15 +0000 http://www.alttags.org/archives/2004/01/14/8/#comment-4 OpenOffice will take your Word doc and Save As almost squeaky clean HTML. Give it a try. OpenOffice will take your Word doc and Save As almost squeaky clean HTML. Give it a try.

]]> By: Kirk http://alttags.org/accessibility/exporting-word-to-xhtml/#comment-3 Kirk Sat, 14 Feb 2004 21:39:16 +0000 http://www.alttags.org/archives/2004/01/14/8/#comment-3 Your best bet is to look into one of the many tools for transforming Word's XML output into another schema. I've linked to one suit in my original post, but I have no experience with the product and the link is not intended as an endorsement. Your best bet is to look into one of the many tools for transforming Word’s XML output into another schema. I’ve linked to one suit in my original post, but I have no experience with the product and the link is not intended as an endorsement.

]]> By: David Gilroy http://alttags.org/accessibility/exporting-word-to-xhtml/#comment-2 David Gilroy Fri, 13 Feb 2004 20:02:37 +0000 http://www.alttags.org/archives/2004/01/14/8/#comment-2 I really hope someone solves this problem soon as it's a real PITA. We have 150 Word documents to convert now, and then 20% of them again each month and there must be an easier way of doing it! Regs....David. I really hope someone solves this problem soon as it’s a real PITA. We have 150 Word documents to convert now, and then 20% of them again each month and there must be an easier way of doing it!

Regs….David.

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