FP: Converted Word Document Ignores Heading Style Tags

• Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows
• Microsoft FrontPage 97 for Windows with Bonus Pack

SYMPTOMS

In the FrontPage Editor, when you open a document that was created in Microsoft Word, the format of the converted text is unchanged when you change the properties of the style tag.

CAUSE

When a document that is formatted in a font other than the default HTML font (12-point Times Roman) is converted by FrontPage Editor to HTML, the text is enclosed within <font> tags, as in the following example:

   <font face=Arial size=10>text</font>

     <H1><font face=Arial size=10>text</font></H1>

By default, Microsoft Word for Windows 95 uses 10-point Times New Roman as its default font. As a result, this can present a significant problem when you convert documents from Word.

WORKAROUND

If you want to apply HTML styles to a converted Word document, follow these steps:

1. Select the text.

2. In the Style box on the Formatting toolbar, click Normal.

3. On the Format menu, click Font. In the Font box, select Times New Roman (or the desired font). Click OK.

MORE INFROMATION

When the Microsoft Word to HTML converter translates a Microsoft Word document to HTML, the font tags are added to each paragraph so that the Word document will look the same in a browser as it does in the Word program.

For information about the HTML markup language, see the HTML specification at the following World Wide Web site:

   http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/