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Q162982: WD97: Appearance of Document Not Refreshed Saving as HTML

Article: Q162982
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbualink97 kbwdinternet
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you set the default file save type to HTML (on the Tools menu, click
Options, and click the Save tab), clicking Save will save the document as HTML,
but the document on the screen will not be refreshed.

WORKAROUND
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After you save the document, close and then reopen the file. When the document
is reloaded, the updated version will be displayed.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word version 97.
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here as it
becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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When you save a document as HTML, Word will save the document as HTML, close the
open document, and then reopen the HTML version of the document. This is done
because HTML does not support many of the formatting options available in Word.
By closing and reopening the HTML document, Word can accurately update the
displayed document to provide an accurate representation of the HTML document.

With the default file type set to HTML Document, clicking the Save button on the
Standard toolbar or clicking Save on the File menu will automatically save the
current document as HTML. However, saving as HTML in this manner will not
refresh the current document.

A problem may arise when the current document has formatting that is not
supported by HTML. If the document is not refreshed, the open document not
reflect what the HTML document will look like.

For additional information about this problem in Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh
Edition, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q179949 WD98: Appearance of Document Not Refreshed Saving as HTML

Additional query words: 97 internet Web hyper text htm

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Keywords          : kbualink97 kbwdinternet 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbhowto

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