Convert MS Word Document to TWiki Markup (Window OS Only)

Function

• Use VBA to convert multiple MS word documents to HTML files. Use perl script to convert any number of html files in any nember of sub-folders to TWiki markup text files (Use recursive search).

Usage

Step 1: Convert Word Document to HTML File

• Open "!ConvertWordToHTML.doc" from C:\Word2TWiki. (If the buttons do not work, please enable macro first.)
• Use one of the options to convert word documents to HTML files, which are saved in C:\Word2TWiki\DocHTML.
  • Click "Convert All Word Documents From Folder" button if you have copied word documents to the C:\Word2TWiki\DocWord.
  • Click "Convert All Opened Files (Exclude Me)" button if you have opened all word documents.

Step 2: Convert HTML File to TWiki Markup

From command line:

>perl "HTML(MSWord)2TWikiMarkup.pl" [/c][/a][/v][/i|h|help]

/[c] Copyright

/[a] Author

/[v] Version /[i|h|help] Generate this document in TWikiML

Or double click HTML(MSWord)2TWikiMarkup.pl" from C:Word2TWiki.

• TWiki Markup text files ("_FileTitle.txt") are saved in twiki_FileTitle sub-folder in the C:\Word2TWiki\DocHTML.
• In the folder, there is a zipped image file that contains all images.

Step 3: Proof Read TWiki Markup Documents.

• Open text file "_FileTitle.txt" in twiki_FileTitle sub-folder in the C:\Word2TWiki\DocHTML.
• Edit title, author and issue date as necessary.
• Remove some lines in the beginning.
• Proof read the file and correct any errors.

Features

TWikiML Features

• Headings. User can change heading levels to be included in the TOC in configuration file.
• Italic, underline, bold, bold italic.
• html link, email link and cross reference.
• Unicode for symbols. (Refer to Unicode alternatives for Greek and special characters in HTML)
• Text color.
• Simple bullet lists (" * "), number lists (" 1. " and " a. "). Levels are preserved if they are detectable.
• Tables with or without rowspans and colspans.

Other HTML Tags

• Other HTML tags are preserved but only kept minimum. Refer to the section [Preserve tags] in configuration file, user can add or delete tags from the list.
• Support custom bullet and number list styles. Refer to the section [CustomerStyleDefinition] in configuration file.

Perl Script Feature

• Images are zipped. No images are lost.
• Recursive processes HTML files in sub-folders.
• Create well formatted and clean text, minimum proof reading and correction.
• Hidden text removed.
• Special text removed. These texts are defined in the section [Text To Be Removed] in configuration file. User should edit this section.
• Title, author and date are collected. Title must be in the first few lines, then followed by authors and date.

Software Requirement - ActivePerl for Windows

• ActivePerl for Windows. Download new ActivePerl Installer from http://www.activestate.com/store/activeperl/download/ and install.

Perl Script and ConvertWordToHTML.doc Installation

• Download MsWordToTWikiOnWindowsAddOn.zipfile.
• Open MsWordToTWikiOnWindowsAddOn.zip and extract all files including directory. Following files are installed:

Requirement to Word Document

To reduce conversion error, reduce proof read and edit time, the word document should use these word features

• Heading.
• Caption.
• Bullet and number List.
• Endnote and footnote.
• Cross Reference.
• Do not insert table within table cell.
• Do not add free shapes on existing image.
• Word drawing including text boxes has to be reformted as gif, jpg, bmp, png etc.

Bugs

Limitation

-- CharlieMao - June 23, 2009