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Q165406: WD97: HTML Page w/Style Tag Doesn’t Display in Internet Explorer

Article: Q165406
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop
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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When you save a Word 97 document that contains a style (<STYLE>) tag using
the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) converter, the contents of the page may be
not visible when you view the page using Microsoft Internet Explorer version
3.0x. The page may be displayed correctly in other Web browsers.

CAUSE
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When Word converts the document to HTML, it adds a space inside the closing
style tag </STYLE> between the tag name and the closing bracket. Internet
Explorer does not interpret the tag correctly.


WORKAROUND
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To correct the problem, remove the space from the closing style tag:

1. Start Word, and open your HTML document.

2. On the View menu, click HTML Source.

3. Find the closing style tag. It looks like this:

  </Style >

  NOTE: The space appears between the tag name and the closing bracket.

4. Delete the space so that the tag looks like this:

  </Style>

5. On the HTML toolbar, click Exit HTML Source. When you are asked to save
  changes, click Yes.

You will now be able to see the page in Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0x. If you
use Word to make additional changes to the HTML document, then when you save the
file, Word will save the </Style> tag incorrectly.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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The <STYLE> element in the HTML language is used to link to style sheet
information. Style sheets allow you to separate presentation definitions from
content in HTML documents. Style sheets are very similar to the templates used
in Microsoft Word.

Additional query words: 97 8.0

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Keywords          : kbinterop 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

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