Saving a Word Document as a Web Page
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Description:
You can easily turn a Word document into a web page and place it into your web. (If you want these web pages that you create to 'look nice' and 'play nice' or 'print nice' on the web, it's best to put the contents of the document in a table that is no wider 6.5 inches or 650 pixels.)

 

If you intend students to print this file, it's best to save the document not as a web page or Word document, but as a PDF.  For directions on how to do that, click here.

 

Note:  Do NOT press the save button until you've read through ALL the steps below.

 

 
In order to save into your web, you must have created a connection (In the past we used to use 'mappings' now we use My Network Places)

If you haven't yet done this, go to the Create a My Network Place directions before continuing these directions.
 

 
Open your Word document from your S drive  
Click on the Office button in the top left of your screen and click on Save As

 
Office Button

 

 
Since you put a shortcut to your My Network Places into your @shortcuts folder:
  • Click on the Desktop icon
  • Double-click on the @shortcuts
  • Double-click on your web connection
  • Put in your security info

Save-in Field
If you want the file to go into a specific folder within your web, double-click that folder. 

If you want to create a new folder, click the

Note:  if you're putting lots of files into your web, it might be best to 'organize' your files within folders.  For instance, all study guides would go into a studyguide folder.  Files within this folder might be chapt1, chapt2, chapt3, etc.  Notice that folder names should be short and with no spaces.

 

File Name

Type in a file name. 

  • Make it as short as possible

  • Do not use spaces

File Type

Change the file type to Web Page.  Be sure to choose not to choose the other two types of web pages

 

 
   

Save Button

Click

 

 

 

  
Now that you've saved it to your web, you now have to create a link to this new page. 
This page last updated:  Wednesday November 12, 2008

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Author:  Kurt Thonnings