WD97: HTML Page w/Style Tag Doesn't Display in Internet Explorer (165406)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q165406 SYMPTOMS
When you save a Word 97 document that contains a style (<STYLE>) tag
using the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) converter, the contents of
the page may be not visible when you view the page using Microsoft
Internet Explorer version 3.0x. The page may be displayed correctly in
other Web browsers.
CAUSE
When Word converts the document to HTML, it adds a space inside the
closing style tag </STYLE> between the tag name and the closing bracket.
Internet Explorer does not interpret the tag correctly.
WORKAROUND
To correct the problem, remove the space from the closing style tag:
- Start Word, and open your HTML document.
- On the View menu, click HTML Source.
- Find the closing style tag. It looks like this:
NOTE: The space appears between the tag name and the closing bracket.
- Delete the space so that the tag looks like this:
- On the HTML toolbar, click Exit HTML Source. When you are asked to
save changes, click Yes.
You will now be able to see the page in Microsoft Internet Explorer
3.0x. If you use Word to make additional changes to the HTML document,
then when you save the file, Word will save the </Style> tag
incorrectly.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
The <STYLE> element in the HTML language is used to link to style sheet
information. Style sheets allow you to separate presentation definitions
from content in HTML documents. Style sheets are very similar to the
templates used in Microsoft Word.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/14/2000 |
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| Keywords: | kbinterop kbprb KB165406 |
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