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'Compacting' HTML into DOC

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Dluxe - 19 Jul 2007 13:59 GMT
Hi all.

QUESTION:  Is there a way to take an HTML file (with images linked in) and
roll it into a single .doc file that would still contain all the images?

BACKGROUND:  I have a legacy report that is spawned from a server.  It come
to me as an HTML file (don't ask why) which embeds red light, green light,
and other dashboarding images from a static image folder on my computer.

This little dashboard report now needs to be passed around the office *and*
commented on while it makes its rounds.

The trick is that if I save the file simply as a .doc the images are broken
when the report arrives on other people's computer.  At this point, recoding
the report so the images are 'centralized' is *not* an option.

Is there a way to 'flatten' or merge the HTML and external images into one
.doc file that can be circulated?

PRESENT WORKAROUND:  We are circulating a PDF and people are emailing their
commentary around.  Not ideal.

Thanks,     Dluxe
Herb Tyson [MVP] - 20 Jul 2007 22:22 GMT
You don't say which version of Word you're using... but the following seems
to work with Word 2003 and 2007. Open the .html file using your browser.
Press Ctrl+A to copy everything to the clipboard, then paste it into a new
document window in Word. When I save such a file, the resulting images are
all saved as part of the document, and are no longer linked externally.

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> Hi all.
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> Thanks,     Dluxe
Dluxe - 23 Jul 2007 14:30 GMT
Sorry, Herb... I am using Office2003 right now:

> Open the .html file using your browser.  Press Ctrl+A to copy everything
> to the clipboard, then paste it into a new  document window in Word.
> When I save such a file, the resulting images are  all saved as part of
> the
> document, and are no longer linked externally.

Hadn't even thought of that!  Great idea.  I'll say thanks now, and run off
and try it.  If there's no other reply that means it worked!  :-)
 
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