HTML Previewer

[mark929]

I have created a template in Word for users to create on-line job announcements. The template contains html formatting, and any non-html changes they make. There is a need to view the document as it will look once it's uploaded to the web before it's actually uploaded.

So far, the users have been submitting the edited Word document to me. I then copy and paste it into UltraEdit and do a preview. The preview is then printed for them to critique before the real upload. While this system works, it's very time consuming for me to do this several times a day.

The users don't have UltraEdit or FrontPage to do this on their own. Does anyone know of an html previewer download that would allow them to preview their own document. Preferably a Freeware product. They wouldn't need it for anything other than pasting in the template text, previewing, and possibly printing. I know that Word has a "view as webpage" option, but it still shows all the formatting html in the preview.

Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Mark

[TheBearMay]

What's wrong with telling them to save it as an HTML file on their hard drive and viewing it with their browser?

[mark929]

That was the first thing I tried. When I save as webpage(.htm), and open it with a browser. It still shows the html in the preview. Here's an excerp from the Word document:

"Vacancy Announcement Template


<table width=450 border=0><font face = "Arial" ><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td></tr></td><tr><td><br><CENTER>
<b> PLEASE READ THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CAREFULLY. AS MUCH AS WE TRY TO SIMPLIFY
THIS PROCESS, CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ARE UNAVOIDABLE. </b></CENTER>
**********************************************************************************
<I><b> You may be required to submit supplemental documentation, in addition to your online resume, in order to receive consideration. </b></I> All applicants should refer to the "Required Supplemental Documentation" section below to assure that you have provided the documents necessary to receive consideration. All supplemental documentation must be received in the Servicing Personnel Office (at the address below) by the closing date of the Announcement. <u><b> Applicants who fail to submit required supplemental documentation will NOT be considered. </u></b><BR><BR>"

The formatting does work well when rendered/previewed in something like Ultra Edit. Perhaps I have done this incorrectly?

Thanks for your quick reply.

Mark

[the tree]

Amya (http://www.w3.org/Amaya/) is a wysiwyg that produces very clean and sensible code, a definate improvement on Word or Front Page.

[TheBearMay]

Instead of saving it as a web page, try saving it as text with an .htm extension and see what that does for you. Word has a tendency to try and convert things for you, thus < becomes &lt;, > becomes &gt; etc.

[mark929]

TheBearMay - Your suggestion to save the doc as text, and rename it as a (.htm) file has worked. It opens in the browser as it should. I'm currently typing up instructions for my users to use this procedure. Thank you very much for your replies and suggestions.


The Tree - Thank you very much for your reply, and the link to Amya. I have downloaded it, and am looking forward to giving it a try. I do like the interface. Thank you again.


Mark