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Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows 95

Converting Your Worksheet to Web Format

You can allow others to easily view your Excel 97 worksheet via the Internet by converting the worksheet to an HTML object or file. Excel 97 has an HTML converter wizard to help you with this process. Using the wizard, you can insert your table into an existing HTML document, or you can create a new HTML page with your document.

  1. Select File => Save as HTML ... from the menu bar. The "Internet Assistant" dialog box will appear.

    Excel 97 Internet Assistant

  2. In the "Ranges and Charts to Convert" box, select the chart you wish to convert, or identify a range of cells that you wish to display. Click "Next".

  3. Choose whether to create an new HTML document to display your data, or to insert the worksheet into an existing HTML document. Click "Next".

  4. The next screen will allow you to specify headers and footers and to frame the document with horizontal rules. Select the items you wish to include, and click "Next".

  5. Unless you have special requirements, select the default code to use for your HTML document (US/Western European). Save the result as an HTML file and specify the correct path for the document's location on your local drive. Click "Finish".

  6. View the converted document on your local machine before uploading it to your active web directory. To view the document, locate it using Windows Explorer file manager and double click on it. Your default browser will start up and show the document.

View an Excel worksheet converted to HTML . . .

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