Existing documents are converted to HTML using the Save As Hypertext Markup Language command from the File menu. Within the limits of HTML, Word styles (e.g. Heading 1, Title), direct formatting (bold, italic), forms, bullets, and numbering convert to HTML markup. Pictures and OLE objects are not preserved during conversion to HTML. Existing images may be converted to GIF format for use in HTML document using Microsoft® Imager, or other third-party graphics conversion software. Microsoft Imager is available to registered users of Word for Windows® by contacting Microsoft Sales Information Center at (800) 426-9400.
Internet Assistant provides full HTML Level 2.0 support, including anchor, image, lists, forms, and block and character elements. Internet Assistant for Word for Windows 95 also provides support for several commonly used HTML extensions such as centering, background colors, background pictures, colored text, colored Hyperlinks, etc. for more information, please refer to the what's new in Internet Assistant for Word for Windows 95.
HTML Level 2+ elements or proprietary HTML elements can be inserted during authoring and converted unaltered to HTML using the HTML Markup command on the Insert menu.
Web viewing support requires an existing Internet connection, including TCP/IP and Windows Sockets support. Internet connectivity can be obtained separately from an Internet service provider. Internet Assistant, in conjunction with Word, allows you to view documents in HTML, text, and Word, among other file formats; and provides graphic support for GIF, JPEG, TIFF(tm), BMP, PICT and other formats. Internet Assistant also includes support for FTP and Gopher.
Internet Assistant BETA V2.0z runs under English, French, German and Italian language versions of Word for Windows 95 and Word 6.0 for Windows NT. Please stay tuned to the Microsoft Word Web site for updates.
With Internet Assistant, users can insert Hyperlinks into any Word document. Use Microsoft Word Viewer to share these documents with people who don't use Word and you can include richly formatted Word documents in your internal or external web sites. Both Internet Assistant and Word Viewer allow for the navigation through webs of standard Word files.