Create Printable webpage

[Chris K]

I have lot of A4 size MS Word document I would like to convert to webpage -
but the page loses proportions and cant be printed in the same way

Are there any rules/tips for converting Word documents into printable A4
pages?

Using a big table? Can I set page set up?

 

[Ronx]

Best way (also the easiest): Convert the Word
documents to PDFs

Worst Way: Convert the documents to HTML -
creates bloated pages that may (or more likely)
may not, render and print in modern browsers
(modern here means later than IE5).

Intermediate: Create a new page and copy/paste
as text only from the Word document into the new
page. Then style the new page to resemble the
Word document. This includes adding heading tags
<H1> </H1>, <h2>..</h2> etc where appropriate.
Result is as good as your HTML/CSS skills.


Chris K wrote on 07/09/2010 :

I have lot of A4 size MS Word document I would
like to convert to webpage - but the page loses
proportions and cant be printed in the same way

Are there any rules/tips for converting Word
documents into printable A4 pages?

Using a big table? Can I set page set up?

Best way (also the easiest): Convert the Word
documents to PDFs

Worst Way: Convert the documents to HTML -
creates bloated pages that may (or more likely)
may not, render and print in modern browsers
(modern here means later than IE5).

Intermediate: Create a new page and copy/paste
as text only from the Word document into the new
page. Then style the new page to resemble the
Word document. This includes adding heading tags
<H1> </H1>, <h2>..</h2> etc where appropriate.
Result is as good as your HTML/CSS skills.

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[Chris K]

I actually used a table (put one page in each cell) and it's turned out
quite well
Not convinced this would be practical for a large document
The printing is slightly out of sync (lengthwise) but I can twiddle around
with that
I notice that the cell backgrounds/pictures appear on screen but dont appear
in print - is there a method to make that happen?

 

[Ronx]

Chris K used his keyboard to write :

I actually used a table (put one page in each
cell) and it's turned out quite well
Not convinced this would be practical for a
large document

PDF will work for any document.
There are several free or low cost PDF creators, including Word 2007 (may need a free addin), or Word 2010 (save as PDF)

The printing is slightly out of sync
(lengthwise) but I can twiddle around with that
I notice that the cell backgrounds/pictures
appear on screen but dont appear in print - is
there a method to make that happen?

Printing background colours and images is a browser setting - you can do nothing in HTML or CSS to force browsers to print them, but you can configure YOUR browser to print backgrounds.

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Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (Expression Web)
http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp/wf-menu.aspx
Microsoft is closing this newsgroup - for details
of why and where to go see
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