Word 2007 View Source Code Jan14 12/5/2008 10:28:04 PM Where is the command to view the source code in Word 2007? My students have to build web pages using Word.

Re: Word 2007 View Source Code p0 <yves.dhondt[ at ]gmail.com> 12/6/2008 1:38:05 PM On 5 dec, 23:28, Jan14 <Ja...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] > Where is the command to view the source code in Word 2007?  My students have > to build web pages using Word. Don't get me wrong but are you some kind of sadist? When it comes to using the right tool for the job, Word 2007 is as bad as they come when we are talking webpage design. Please consider using a different tool for your students' sake. If you want to stay with Microsoft products, the free Visual Web Developer (http://www.microsoft.com/ express/vwd/Default.aspx) might be of interest to you. That said, Microsoft removed the link to the MS Script Editor from Word 2007 so you can no longer manipulate the source directly. You can add a preview option to the Quick Access Toolbar which displays your page in your favorite webbrowser. There you can then view the HTML source of your document. To add the Web page preview to the Quick Access Toolbar, right click on the quick access toolbar and choose "Customize Quick Access Toolbar" In the 'Choose Commands from' dropdown select 'All Commands' then scroll down to the Web Page Preview choice and 'Add' it to the toolbar list. On a side note, Word 2007 uses a new HTML engine which does not support the full HTML feature set (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ library/aa338201.aspx and http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338200.aspx). So some things written in correct HTML wouldn't show up correctly in Word when you tried to view them. Yves

Re: Word 2007 View Source Code Jan14 12/6/2008 6:34:01 PM Lol... a sadist? maybe.. I am a teacher who has to use what applications are available to me. The students have made simple webpages for years using Word 2003. We were finally updated to Word 2007, but couldn't find the source code view. When I finally found it, and put it on the task bar -It is grayed out saying that it is disabled because of it is not compatible with my web browser. I was using firfox as a default, but switched to internet exploer 7 thinking this would help. i still get the same message. "That said, Microsoft removed the link to the MS Script Editor from [Quoted Text] > Word 2007 so you can no longer manipulate the source directly. " The above answers my question.. I will need to do something else evidently. btw.. I personally use dreamweaver to create and maintain the school's website, but on a limited budget I can't put it or any other html editor on 30 computers. Thanks for all of your good answers to my dilemma. Jan "p0" wrote: > On 5 dec, 23:28, Jan14 <Ja...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > Where is the command to view the source code in Word 2007? My students have > > to build web pages using Word. > > Don't get me wrong but are you some kind of sadist? When it comes to > using the right tool for the job, Word 2007 is as bad as they come > when we are talking webpage design. Please consider using a different > tool for your students' sake. If you want to stay with Microsoft > products, the free Visual Web Developer (http://www.microsoft.com/ > express/vwd/Default.aspx) might be of interest to you. > > That said, Microsoft removed the link to the MS Script Editor from > Word 2007 so you can no longer manipulate the source directly. You can > add a preview option to the Quick Access Toolbar which displays your > page in your favorite webbrowser. There you can then view the HTML > source of your document. > > To add the Web page preview to the Quick Access Toolbar, right click > on the quick access toolbar and choose "Customize Quick Access > Toolbar" > In the 'Choose Commands from' dropdown select 'All Commands' then > scroll down to the Web Page Preview choice and 'Add' it to the toolbar > list. > > On a side note, Word 2007 uses a new HTML engine which does not > support the full HTML feature set (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ > library/aa338201.aspx and http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338200.aspx). > So some things written in correct HTML wouldn't show up correctly in > Word when you tried to view them. > > Yves >

Re: Word 2007 View Source Code Jay Freedman <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> 12/6/2008 7:30:24 PM If cost, or rather no cost, is the main consideration, review the list of HTML editors at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_HTML_editors and try out some of the free ones. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 6 Dec 2008 10:34:01 -0800, Jan14 <Jan14[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] > >Lol... a sadist? maybe.. I am a teacher who has to use what applications >are available to me. The students have made simple webpages for years using >Word 2003. We were finally updated to Word 2007, but couldn't find the >source code view. When I finally found it, and put it on the task bar -It is >grayed out saying that it is disabled because of it is not compatible with >my web browser. I was using firfox as a default, but switched to internet >exploer 7 thinking this would help. i still get the same message. > >"That said, Microsoft removed the link to the MS Script Editor from >> Word 2007 so you can no longer manipulate the source directly. " > >The above answers my question.. I will need to do something else evidently. >btw.. I personally use dreamweaver to create and maintain the school's >website, but on a limited budget I can't put it or any other html editor on >30 computers. > >Thanks for all of your good answers to my dilemma. > >Jan > >"p0" wrote: > >> On 5 dec, 23:28, Jan14 <Ja...[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >> > Where is the command to view the source code in Word 2007? My students have >> > to build web pages using Word. >> >> Don't get me wrong but are you some kind of sadist? When it comes to >> using the right tool for the job, Word 2007 is as bad as they come >> when we are talking webpage design. Please consider using a different >> tool for your students' sake. If you want to stay with Microsoft >> products, the free Visual Web Developer (http://www.microsoft.com/ >> express/vwd/Default.aspx) might be of interest to you. >> >> That said, Microsoft removed the link to the MS Script Editor from >> Word 2007 so you can no longer manipulate the source directly. You can >> add a preview option to the Quick Access Toolbar which displays your >> page in your favorite webbrowser. There you can then view the HTML >> source of your document. >> >> To add the Web page preview to the Quick Access Toolbar, right click >> on the quick access toolbar and choose "Customize Quick Access >> Toolbar" >> In the 'Choose Commands from' dropdown select 'All Commands' then >> scroll down to the Web Page Preview choice and 'Add' it to the toolbar >> list. >> >> On a side note, Word 2007 uses a new HTML engine which does not >> support the full HTML feature set (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ >> library/aa338201.aspx and http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa338200.aspx). >> So some things written in correct HTML wouldn't show up correctly in >> Word when you tried to view them. >> >> Yves >>