Chapter 1. Overview

This product consists of (1) a command-line version program (Word2HTML) that converts a docx file to an HTML file, and (2) an add-in built into the Word ribbon.

The target file format in the command-line version is a docx format file edited and saved with Microsoft Word (hereinafter referred to as Word). Old Word document format (extension “doc”) cannot be converted.

1.1 Features of command-line version

Word2HTML is a converter (conversion engine) that reads docx format files and converts them to HTML format. The conversion engine was originally developed using the technology of "Office Server Document Converter", which is a product of Antenna House. It hasn't used the "Save As" feature in Word. The conversion engine runs as a command-line version program of Windows.

The command-line version can be operated directly from a Windows command prompt. When converting a document being edited in Word to HTML from the add-in menu, the add-in launches the command-line version.

The command line conversion operation can be specified with parameters for conversion options. For details, refer to "Chapter 3 Command-line Version". You can also set some options and parameters from the add-in.

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1.2 Add-in features

The add-in adds (1) a feature to set conversion options, (2) a feature to convert the contents of the document being edited in Word to a HTML file, and (3) a feature to display the converted HTML file in the associated application as the menu of the Word ribbon.

The conversion process itself in (2) above is performed by the add-in program starting Word2HTML. After converting the docx file to an HTML file, an application such as a browser will open to display the HTML file.

For details, refer to "Chapter 4 Add-in".

The add-in menu has built-in Japanese and English. When the Word language setting is Japanese, the add-in menu will also be Japanese. When the Word language setting is English, the add-in menu will also be English.