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Throughout this manual, we make use of terminology which may not be familiar to some users. We recommend taking a few moments to look over the following definitions:
These terms are used interchangeably to mean a single file in HTML format. When you convert a Word document using WordToWeb, one or more HTML pages will result. If you are converting a long Word document, you will probably want to break the document down into several HTML pages in order to minimize download time for the reader. WordToWeb can do this automatically based on the heading styles in your document.
WordToWeb converts one or more Word documents into a linked set of HTML pages called an HTML publication. All the information necessary to produce an HTML publication, such as the location of the source Word document(s), and the choices you make for various layout and formatting options, is stored in a WordToWeb project file.
HTML Help is the new HTML-based format for the online help system used in Windows 98 and later versions of Windows and Windows NT. HTML Help can be used to create help systems for Windows applications, stand-alone compiled HTML systems, or web-based HTML publications with advanced navigational features.
A project template is simply a WordToWeb project which serves as the basis for another new project. Project templates make it easy for you to reuse your work—once you set up a project to produce the formatting you want, you can use these settings again and again for future publications. Project templates can also be distributed throughout an organization so that every WordToWeb can easily produce consistently formatted publications. WordToWeb includes three standard project templates which let you quickly produce attractively formatted HTML pages.
A master page allows you to design the overall layout for the pages created by WordToWeb using an HTML editor. This makes it possible to automatically produce publications which conform to virtually any website design. Using a master page is similar to printing mailing labels from a database program.
Heading styles are a feature in Microsoft Word which make it easy to apply consistent formatting to your documents. The standard Word heading styles are called "Heading 1," "Heading 2," "Heading 3" and so on.
HTML files also have heading styles (called <H1>, <H2>, <H3>, etc.) which are analogous to the ones used in Word documents. When you convert your Word document to HTML format, the Word heading styles will be converted to their HTML equivalents.
WordToWeb uses heading styles to construct the table of contents in your HTML publication and also to break long documents into shorter HTML pages.
The main TOC is a separate HTML page which is created by WordToWeb only if your HTML publication has more than one page. The main TOC usually includes links to the major headings on each page in your publication. You can specify which headings will appear in the TOC and how the text will be formatted in Panel 2 of the WordToWeb wizard.
The Local TOC is a small table of contents which appears near the top of a particular HTML page. The local TOC usually includes links to the major headings in the page and makes it easy for the reader to move within the page.
WordToWeb can automatically create an online index which allows users to click on a keyword term and jump to the proper place in the HTML publication. In order for WordToWeb to create an index, you must have defined Word keyword entries in your source document(s). The online index created by WordToWeb is very similar in appearance to the one created by Microsoft Word in your source document.
Navigation buttons are either text links or GIF graphics which the reader can click to move around in your publication. WordToWeb can automatically insert navigation buttons into your HTML pages. By clicking on navigation buttons, the reader can easily move sequentially between pages or access important material such as your home page, the main table of contents or the index.
A rule is a horizontal dividing line which is used to separate sections within an HTML page. You can use either standard rules or custom rules (which are really GIF graphics).
A thumbnail is a miniature preview of a larger graphic. The thumbnail graphic is much smaller than the larger graphic and is therefore much faster for the reader to download. The reader can click on the thumbnail preview in order to see the full-size graphic.
Every HTML page should have a title. The page title is usually displayed in the browser's caption bar when the reader views the page. Titles are often used for other purposes as well (for example in bookmarks and by web search engines).
See Also:How To Start WordToWeb
Wizard Panel 2
Wizard Panel 4
Wizard Panel 3
Creating Links within your Publications
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