This thread deals with how to convert your files to HTML.

EDITS:

May2008: Converting MS Word 2007 documents ~gal-texter

May2008: Related thread: Upload Issues/Tips w Corel WordPerfect 8, Wordpad, Notepad, AbiWord. I can't merge that with this one as the overlapping posting dates will mess up the flow of messages. But you may reply about those programs in this thread. - gal-texter/Pen May2008

23July2004: A kind soul shares detailed steps on how to save Word Perfect files as HTML. ~gal-texter

28May2004: I've listed some free Office / Word Processing programs. If you don't have Microsoft Office - they are great replacements. ~NAPPA

6May2004: There's also a program here that converts plain text (.TXT) files to HTML. ~gal-texter



Though these screencaps [on the thread's first 5 posts] are done on Word XP, it's also applicable to >>

Microsoft Word 2000
Microsoft Word 97
Microsoft Word 98 (Mac)
Microsoft Word 6

Corel Office, Word Perfect, Works and many many more.


1) Start the Word Processing Program.

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2) Then go to the file menu. And look for the open option.

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3) Find the file that you want to convert. Open it up.

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4) After opening up the file, you have to now Save it as another type of file. To do this go to , File menu , and look for Save as.

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5) Change the type of file. Look for something that shows " Internet" or " HTML" or something similar. It can also sometimes be called " Web Document".

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You should have a new file in the directory where the file is , and it should be something along the lines of (previous document's name ).htm or .html

Upload this file. It might not show the extention (.xxx) of the file, depending on the settings of your computer.

converting .TXT files to .HTML

Our Portkey-mate, Mistletoe shared this software that converts plain text (.TXT) files to HTML. Do note that we haven't tried this program ourselves.

Free Software to make HTML files :

• AbiWord : http://www.abisource.com/
  Makers of AbiWord - a free program capable of reading DOC files and saving in HTML format. Avaiable for : Windows, Linux , QNX.
  
  NOTE: A PK-er has reported issues with AbiWord here. - gal-texter May2008
  
  
  
• Open Office 1.1.1 : http://www.openoffice.org/
  This software is pretty big at 65MB, but it should only be one nights ( 8 hours ) in a 56k machine. It makes the most compatible version of DOC files that can be read in Microsoft Office series. It comes with software that will be able to do Presentation, Spreadsheets and Word Processing. It has the ability to save in HTML files.
  
  Available for Linux, Windows, and Solaris.

Moved to Off-topic - this doesn't belong in Beta Reader Searches.

I need help converting my docs to html with a word wrap and it looking normal. My system wont let me do it, if anyone can help.... email me at rainimarrimore@yahoo.com


There's a thread about that. I'm moving it there. ~gal-texter

Solemn - Can you email me the chapter you need converting ?
nappa@portkey.org

NAPPA

Moving this here, and PM'd Jessie about the move. ~gal-texter

I just got a new computer, and it has "Word Perfect" and I can't find a way to convert the format to html that I can see... does anyone know how I might be able to convert it to html?

Thanks in advance,

Jessie

Well, depending on your internet connection speed you could download OpenOffice.org
http://download.openoffice.org/1.1.2/index.html 64MB
which is very similiar to the complete Micrsoft Office Suite. It's absolutely free of any charges and it lets you save your texts in HTML Format.
But I don't know a programm that converts Word Perfect files into Html files.

Try this guide too. If it doesn't work, NAPPA has always urged writers to email their chapters to him for conversion to HTML.

Jessie, please POST a reply here, so we'd know you've read this. We'll also move these posts to that other thread -- I've just reopened it for new replies.

gal-texter okay, I've read this, and I'll go and try it out now. Thanks for the help!

--Jessie

How to save Word Perfect files in HTML format
-- see next 4 posts for screencapped procedures ~gal-texter

Mwaahhh! I beat Word Perfect 11. *sticks tounge out at it* HA HA! I have found a way to convert it to html in the system. And I am posting it now, just in case you guys have any cases like me...

Step One: On the left side of your screen you should have a little box which has things you can do in boxes. Such as, Start, Write a Draft, ect. The last box says Finish, press that box/button.

Step Two: That should bring you to a whole new list of objects of buttons/boxes, which include, Save, Update Refrences, ect. The second from the last one should be Publish. Press that box/button.

Step Three: A drop-down box should appear, which says, Publish to Html press that.

Step Four:A new box shoudl have appeared in the middle of your screen. One thing you may want to change (this is optional) is the place you want to put it. Press the little folder icon/button and change the place where is will go. Warning After you do this, I do not believe (I may be wrong on the matter) that you cane dit it, as If you have it on your desktop when you click it, it will bring you to the internet and show you the file.

Step Five: Upload it to your story and wa la!

--I think that is descriptive enough, if I'm allowed to I'll add pictures, if anyone needs any to help them.

MOD NOTE: We've taken up Jessie's offer. Read on for a screencapped guide! ~gal-texter23Jul2004

Step 1: On the left side of your screen you should have a little box which has things you can do in boxes. Such as, Start, Write a Draft, ect. The last box says Finish, press that box/button.

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Step 2: That should bring you to a whole new list of objects of buttons/boxes, which include, Save, Update Refrences, ect. The second from the last one should be Publish. Press that box/button.

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Step 3: A drop-down box should appear, which says, Publish to Html press that.

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Step 4: A new box should have appeared in the middle of your screen. One thing you may want to change (this is optional) is the place you want to put it. Press the little folder icon/button and change the place where is will go.

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Step Five: Upload it to your story and voila!

Issues with Windows XP SP2 Internet Explorer 6

I can't upload anything. It just keeps telling it's not an html file when it clearly is. I have MS works. I can't seem to get a filtered or compact html at all. open office won't do it. text2html won't do it. I don't have a html editor and I wouldn't know how to add or delete tags anyway. I emailed NAPPA my chapter, but I haven't heard back yet and I'd like to be able to post stories without having to email it someone and wait to have it converted. Any ideas?

Raven

Could that be the Windows XP Service Pack 2 Internet Explorer 6 Problem?
Try using a (different) browser. http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/fir...tup%201.0PR.exe

MOD NOTE: merging this into a related thread.
~gal-texter / Pen May2008

Problems with AbiWord 2.4 (software) converting to HTML


I'm having troubles with uploading my fic. I converted all the chapters to Html but after the upload is complete, the italics all disapear and sometimes the quotations do as well.
I can easily fix the quotations by reuploading the chapter, but I can't upload the fic with italics. Italics are useful in the fic to seperate the flashbacks from present times.
Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

Okay . . . I most definitely agree that italics are very important. But I need a little more information before I can start making educated guesses. Also, I'm curious why the quotation marks only disappear "sometimes." Computers are usually quite consistent in their failings.

Which version of which word processor are you using and how are you converting to HTML?

I am originaly writting is Word Perfect(but it doesn't have HTML), then I have to cut and paste onto Abiword (I got the program from this site). Everything is posted to Abiword perfectly and converted from there to HTML. It is not until I upload onto the site where I am having problems.

I think i figured out the quotation problem... I discovered that I have to keep the document opened while I upload, otherwise once I close Abiword and reopen the file the quotation marks disappear, but the italics remain in the documetn after closing.

No matter what i've tried I can't get the italics after uploading.

YAY I finally figured it all out. It's the program I was using to convert to html. Warning to everyone... DON'T USE AbiWord 2.4