MS Office Forum / Publisher / Web Design / February 2008
How do I Save from MHTML .mht to HTML format only
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Cherrie - 06 Feb 2008 01:04 GMT Hi, I created my first web page in Pub 2000. Uploaded it to my web host.
Later I upgraded to Pub 2007 and made revisions. When I went to upload the revision I discovered that my web host will ONLY accept HTML extensions and I am unable to save my page as HTML only. The host will not accept MHTML or files with .mht extensions.
Someone told me "Look for the Save as type, "Web Page, Filtered (*.htm; *.html)" but this saves as MHTML as does saving as Single File Web Page. I was also told "You will only see the parenthetical if Windows is configured to show file extensions. But the right thing will happen if you choose Web Page, Filtered. The extension will default to one of htm or html if you don’t specify an extension. If you really want one specific extension of these two, then type that in as part of the file name."
So, I am running Windows Vista, MS Publisher 2007 and the parenthetical (*.htm; *.html) does not appear with saving as filtered web page, and it saves it as MHTML with .mht extension that my host will not recogize.
I'm not super techy. Can somebody who KNOWS, walk me through the steps on how to bypass this and actually save as HTM or HTML? MS Pub 2000 had this option right in the pull-down menu...2007 does not. Thanks!
DavidF - 06 Feb 2008 02:23 GMT First of all, go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Folder Option > View tab and scroll down and uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types". Ok out. This will allow you to see the file extensions.
When you generated your web pages with Pub 2000 you did a file save as. In 2007, you can still do that, but perhaps try the more common method. File > Publish to the Web. In the dialog make sure the file name is index.htm and direct your output to a folder on your hard drive where you can find it. You can use index.html but it should be easier to use the default .htm extension. In Publisher 2000 you automatically were given a "Publish" folder when you did your File Save as a Web page, but in 2007 you create your own folder. When you have saved your files to that folder, open it with Windows Explorer or My Computer. I prefer WE and detail view so I can easily see all the files and file sizes. You should see an index.htm file and an index_files folder that contain your other pages and all the supporting graphics and images.
Unless you specify a File > Save as .mhtm. or .mht file, you should not be seeing that extension. Nor should you generally be uploading a .mht file to your host...save that option for perhaps emailing a single web page containing the graphics to someone.
You can now upload the index.htm file and the index_files folder to your webhost.
DavidF
> Hi, > I created my first web page in Pub 2000. Uploaded it to my web host. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > how to bypass this and actually save as HTM or HTML? MS Pub 2000 had this > option right in the pull-down menu...2007 does not. Thanks! Cherrie - 06 Feb 2008 03:35 GMT Hi David, Thanks for your response. Your instructions were very clear and I really appreciate that. After following your instructions, I uploaded the index.htm file using FileZilla. Upload was successful. However, when I entered the URL to go to view it in real time, it showed a parent directory (the home page of the web hoster), and the Index.htm file as links rather than automatically opening to my web page as the other (2000) file did. If I double clicked the link, it opened into a partial web page, mostly black and white text, no graphics, and text was overlapping...formatting all messed up. So something is missing, and something about the way it is being read at the other end is not right.
My internet provider (local) www.eoni.com provides what they call free space of posting web pages or storing files. This free space will only accept html files. Something still isn't translating correctly. Yet the 2000 version (which of course is no longer installed) loaded and opened and was formatted fine.
When I opened the file to preview it before uploading, everything looked fine.
Any other ideas?
Thank you so much, Cherrie
> First of all, go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Folder Option > View > tab and scroll down and uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types". Ok [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] > > how to bypass this and actually save as HTM or HTML? MS Pub 2000 had this > > option right in the pull-down menu...2007 does not. Thanks! DavidF - 06 Feb 2008 12:49 GMT Cherrie,
The fact that you are seeing the index.htm file suggests one of several things. I see from the instructions at you webhost: http://home.eoni.com/supportFTP.cfm that you need to upload your files to the Public_html folder. As you have been successful in uploading Pub 2000 web pages before, I would hope that you would know that, but be sure to confirm that you uploaded your files to the correct folder on your host.
I also notice that your host says you have to use the .html extension for your index file. Generally index.htm and index.html are equivalent, and this should not matter. However, if you have been uploading Pub 2000 or even your newer files as "index.html", then when you uploaded "index.htm" the original index.html file would not be overwritten. If you have both an index.htm and an index.html file then a browser would not know which file is the default. Check to see if you have both. Check to see if you deleted your old Pub 2000 files. Remember that Pub 2000 did not use a subfolder to organize the supporting images or additional pages, so those loose files should be deleted from your site. Double check that you did indeed upload to the Public_html folder. And finally, if you must, when you Publish to the Web, choose index.html as your default instead of index.htm.
Once you figure out where to upload, and clean up your files on your host, don't forget that you have to also upload the "index_files" folder that Publisher generates when you Publish to the Web to the same Public_html folder...or at the same level as the index.html or index.htm file. It sounds like you forgot to do that, and that is where all your pictures and graphics are stored as well as your other pages. Upload the folder intact...don't upload the individual files.
Third...given that you have limited space available, be sure to compress your images in your Pub file before you generate the html files/web pages. Publisher 2000 automatically resized and reduced the resolution of inserting images to the proper dimensions and 96 dpi when you "Saved as a Web Page". Pub 2007 doesn't. Select one of the images on your Pub page and the picture toolbar should appear. Mouseover the icons until you find the "Compress pictures" function. Click it and in the dialog be sure to set the Target Output to Web and apply the compression to all pictures.
You are almost there....
Off subject...Eastern Oregon? Which city if you don't mind me asking?
DavidF
> Hi David, > Thanks for your response. Your instructions were very clear and I really [quoted text clipped - 102 lines] >> > this >> > option right in the pull-down menu...2007 does not. Thanks! Cherrie - 07 Feb 2008 00:17 GMT OH MY GOD!!!! IT WORKED, IT FREAKING WORKED!!!!! You are a compu-GOD! The issue was the difference between html and htm on the index folder so I had to manually add the "L". It seems so weird to have had to go through all this when it should have been so straight forward. the MHTML thing sent me into a tail-spin that I've been working on for EVER!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! You can see the page...I think it is actually posted now...(amateur that it is) at www.eoni.com/~wardc
And...I'm in La Grande, in Northeast Oregon...50 miles from Pendleton. Small, rural.
Now...if you can help me figure out (after a year of troubleshooting) why I can't install Flash Player to internet explorer, I can die happy. I've uninstalled the old, reinstalled the new, checked the registry, stood on my head, and whistled Dixie. I can install and use flash player on FireFox, but not on IE in Vista. None of the "fixes" on the website, "fix" it.
And...why does Microsoft employ their tech support out of the country? Is it India? Kind people, knowledgable people, they speak English, but not in a way that I can understand it. So when you are already frustrated, and then you hang out on hold, and then you speak with somebody you can't understand...razor blades begin to call your name.
THANKS AGAIN! Cherrie
> Cherrie, > [quoted text clipped - 147 lines] > >> > this > >> > option right in the pull-down menu...2007 does not. Thanks! DavidF - 07 Feb 2008 02:33 GMT Cherrie,
Kewl! Glad it worked out for you.
If I read your reply correctly, you don't have to manually change .htm to .html. You can choose the .html extension when you Publish to the Web...but perhaps that is what you meant.
As per the Flash player, I can't help on that one. Post your question in the IE newsgroup, or perhaps the Adobe newsgroup. I am sure someone there will know the answer.
I live in Bend. Don, a frequent poster in this group lives in Tacoma Wa, so there are several of us in the Pacific NW.
DavidF
> OH MY GOD!!!! IT WORKED, IT FREAKING WORKED!!!!! > You are a compu-GOD! [quoted text clipped - 225 lines] >> >> > this >> >> > option right in the pull-down menu...2007 does not. Thanks! Cherrie - 07 Feb 2008 03:06 GMT Uh, actually, I did change it manually. I'll have to look next time I revise and save. I've printed your responses so I can recall the way back if I get lost again. I really do appreciate your help. It's been hell. I'm not cut out for this techy stuff, but am stubborn, determined and broke.
Bend is nice. Snow? We keep getting hammered over here. I have a niece in Sisters, sister in Eugene, sister in Portland and other assorted relatives in the area. I was born in Tacoma. Small world. Yeah, good times, kumbya :-)
Thanks a TON! I'll try the adobe or IE sites for help with flash. AGAIN. Sigh. Can't I just have what I want when I want it??? Is that too much to ask?
Cherrie
> Cherrie, > [quoted text clipped - 242 lines] > >> >> > this > >> >> > option right in the pull-down menu...2007 does not. Thanks! DavidF - 07 Feb 2008 14:55 GMT When you Publish to the Web and get to the Save dialog, just be sure to save as index.html instead of index.htm. That will also add the .html extension to the other pages.
Snow? I have a couple feet of accumulation around my home that is starting to melt finally. 20 minutes away Mt. Bachelor had around 150" of base now.
DavidF
> Uh, actually, I did change it manually. I'll have to look next time I > revise [quoted text clipped - 309 lines] >> >> >> > this >> >> >> > option right in the pull-down menu...2007 does not. Thanks!
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