Exporting HTML for MS Word
Okay, I've had a brain fart. I'm working on my resume, and I have the copy I like in HTML format. I've tweaked it by hand (vim), filtered it (tidy), and verified that it looks the same in all of the browsers I have installed, so it should be good. How do I get this bloody thing to MS Word .doc format for all of the moron recruiters that want to read my resume but don't know how to click on "Save As"? So far, I've tried using AbiWord, which simply reports that the document is invalid or corrupt. BS; Tidy said it was perfeclty valid HTML, why doesn't the XHMTL renderer in AbiWord take it? I also tried StarWriter, but I can't find a place to export it to Word'97. I thought I could do this once upon a time, but I suppose I'm wrong. -- -=|JP|=- Need a good geek? I'm unemployed! '01 B15 SE/PP | http://www.xanga.com/cowboydren/ | < '95 SL2 Auto | cowboydren @ yahoo . com | _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
On Monday 14 January 2002 23.53, Jon Pennington wrote:
Okay, I've had a brain fart. I'm working on my resume, and I have the copy I like in HTML format. I've tweaked it by hand (vim), filtered it (tidy), and verified that it looks the same in all of the browsers I have installed, so it should be good. How do I get this bloody thing to MS Word .doc format for all of the moron recruiters that want to read my resume but don't know how to click on "Save As"?
And hopefully don't know how to do web searches :)
So far, I've tried using AbiWord, which simply reports that the document is invalid or corrupt. BS; Tidy said it was perfeclty valid HTML, why doesn't the XHMTL renderer in AbiWord take it? I also tried StarWriter, but I can't find a place to export it to Word'97. I thought I could do this once upon a time, but I suppose I'm wrong.
"Save as", and selecting word 97 from the dropdown doesn't work? //Anders
On Mon, 2002-01-14 at 16:53, Anders Johansson wrote:
How do I get this bloody thing to MS Word .doc format for all of the moron recruiters that want to read my resume but don't know how to click on "Save As"?
And hopefully don't know how to do web searches :)
I don't quite understand this remark, but you're probably right about that much...the head hunters around here are genuine morons.
"Save as", and selecting word 97 from the dropdown doesn't work?
Well, no, it's not on the list. I'm starting to think that I misinstalled SO and somehow forgot to check the MS Office export filters... -- -=|JP|=- Need a good geek? I'm unemployed! '01 B15 SE/PP | http://www.xanga.com/cowboydren/ | < '95 SL2 Auto | cowboydren @ yahoo . com | _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
On Tuesday 15 January 2002 00.07, Jon Pennington wrote:
On Mon, 2002-01-14 at 16:53, Anders Johansson wrote:
How do I get this bloody thing to MS Word .doc format for all of the moron recruiters that want to read my resume but don't know how to click on "Save As"?
And hopefully don't know how to do web searches :)
I don't quite understand this remark, but you're probably right about that much...the head hunters around here are genuine morons.
I was referring to your calling them "morons" :)
"Save as", and selecting word 97 from the dropdown doesn't work?
Well, no, it's not on the list. I'm starting to think that I misinstalled SO and somehow forgot to check the MS Office export filters...
OK, I checked it out. What you have to do (for some reason) is choose "save as" Star writer text/web (.sxw), reload as that format, and then Word 97 will appear in the "save as" dropdown //Anders
On Mon, 2002-01-14 at 17:08, Anders Johansson wrote:
I was referring to your calling them "morons" :)
OH! Yeah, well, each and every one of those little blood suckers knows *exactly* what I think of them. They just can't see past the dollar signs and work with me anyway. You know how that works, right? I don't know about youre locale, but they take commissions around here and could genuinely care less whether you *or* the employer is happy, so long as they get their cut.
OK, I checked it out. What you have to do (for some reason) is choose "save as" Star writer text/web (.sxw), reload as that format, and then Word 97 will appear in the "save as" dropdown
Like I said, it was a brain fart; I knew this. Thank you, Anders. :) -- -=|JP|=- Need a good geek? I'm unemployed! '01 B15 SE/PP | http://www.xanga.com/cowboydren/ | < '95 SL2 Auto | cowboydren @ yahoo . com | _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Anders Johansson wrote:
On Tuesday 15 January 2002 00.07, Jon Pennington wrote:
On Mon, 2002-01-14 at 16:53, Anders Johansson wrote:
How do I get this bloody thing to MS Word .doc format for all of the moron recruiters that want to read my resume but don't know how to click on "Save As"?
And hopefully don't know how to do web searches :)
I don't quite understand this remark, but you're probably right about that much...the head hunters around here are genuine morons.
I was referring to your calling them "morons" :)
"Save as", and selecting word 97 from the dropdown doesn't work?
Well, no, it's not on the list. I'm starting to think that I misinstalled SO and somehow forgot to check the MS Office export filters...
OK, I checked it out. What you have to do (for some reason) is choose "save as" Star writer text/web (.sxw), reload as that format, and then Word 97 will appear in the "save as" dropdown
//Anders
My MS Word has no trouble with the .html which I've been editing in StarWriter. Your message reminds me of 2 years ago when I would send resumes capable of displaying both in Word97 and in WP8/linux to linux shops and they would reply with a request for a Word-95 only version. So I'm working in a primarily Windows job. -- Tim Prince tprince@computer.org
On Mon, 2002-01-14 at 20:43, Tim Prince wrote:
My MS Word has no trouble with the .html which I've been editing in StarWriter.
Clearly you don't understand my problem (which is now solved). :) As far as these ex-football players and accounting flunkies know, Explorer is for HTML and Word is for DOC, and there is no cross-usability of the two. Did you catch my comment about them not knowing how to use "Save As?" ;) -- -=|JP|=- Need a good geek? I'm unemployed! '01 B15 SE/PP | http://www.xanga.com/cowboydren/ | < '95 SL2 Auto | cowboydren @ yahoo . com | _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Jon Pennington schrieb:
On Mon, 2002-01-14 at 16:53, Anders Johansson wrote:
How do I get this bloody thing to MS Word .doc format for all of the moron recruiters that want to read my resume but don't know how to click on "Save As"?
And hopefully don't know how to do web searches :)
I don't quite understand this remark, but you're probably right about that much...the head hunters around here are genuine morons.
Oddly, I had the same guess than Anders: Go to www.google.com and search for "Jon Pennington". It takes you straight to the list archives. ;-) That's way we never get a Job with microsoft. ;-) Juergen PS: Sorry, but no more suggestions to your problem than stated before... ;-(
"Save as", and selecting word 97 from the dropdown doesn't work?
Well, no, it's not on the list. I'm starting to think that I misinstalled SO and somehow forgot to check the MS Office export filters...
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On Sat, 2002-01-19 at 11:38, Juergen Braukmann wrote:
Oddly, I had the same guess than Anders: Go to www.google.com and search for "Jon Pennington". It takes you straight to the list archives. ;-)
Wow; that's pretty cool! I never looked for myself on Google...creepy. ;)
PS: Sorry, but no more suggestions to your problem than stated before... ;-(
That's alright. We got it figured out, but thanks, Juergen! :) -- -=|JP|=- Need a good geek? I'm unemployed! '01 B15 SE/PP | http://www.xanga.com/cowboydren/ | < '95 SL2 Auto | cowboydren @ yahoo . com | _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
On Saturday 19 January 2002 18.38, Juergen Braukmann wrote:
Oddly, I had the same guess than Anders: Go to www.google.com and search for "Jon Pennington". It takes you straight to the list archives. ;-)
That's way we never get a Job with microsoft. ;-)
I don't know that I'd accept even if I were offered. But even so, thank heavens for a common name :) //Anders
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