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How to Format Your Seminar Papers in HTML
for the
ENGL5939 Class eJournal
Preparing Your Paper Before You Translate It:
Before you translate your paper into HTML format, some simple pre-formatting
will save you a lot of work.
Single-space your paper.
Delete any cover sheet, blank lines, or additional pages
Make sure you have all your artwork and/or photos on a 3.5" disk or CD-R.
Standardize your font: Use Times New Roman, 12-point.
Insert your brief biography at the end of your paper and BEFORE any works cited materials.
Using Microsoft FrontPage:
The easiest way to translate your MS Word seminar paper using Microsoft FrontPage:
Open your paper in MS Word.
Choose [Select All] from the [Edit] menu.
Choose [Copy] from the [Edit] menu.
Exit Microsoft Word and open Microsoft FrontPage.
Choose [Paste] from the [Edit] menu.
Save your document. Your title should be your last name (i.e., haley.htm).
That's all there is to the translation! Click on the [Preview] tab at the bottom of your screen to see, roughly, what your translated paper will look like when it is uploaded. Then click on the [Normal] tab so you can add the necessary hyperlinks.
First, you need to add, at the beginning of your paper, a link back to the Class eJournal. Remember your class demonstration while you are performing this process.
Place the cursor at the beginning of your document. If you don't have a blank line before your title (which should be in bold font), put one there.
From the [Insert] menu, choose [Picture][From File].
If you receive a dialog box titled [Select File], click [Cancel]; you'll see another dialog box.
At the bottom of that dialog box in a text window titled [URL:]; enter the following: http://www.etsu.edu/haleyd/images/button.gif
A green button should appear. Right-click on the button and choose [Hyperlink Properties].
You'll receive a dialog box in which you can type a URL; enter the following: http://www.etsu.edu/haleyd/engl5939/ejournal.htm
Now click to the right of the box, add a couple of spaces and type, in Bold Italic, "Back to the Main Menu"
That's the second step. Now you need to add your photo at the beginning of the biographical information.
Place the cursor at the beginning of the first sentence of your biography.
From the [Insert] menu, choose [Picture] [From File].
If you receive a dialog box titled [Select File], click [Cancel]; you'll see another dialog box.
At the bottom of that dialog box in a text window titled [URL:]; enter the following: http://www.etsu.edu/haleyd/images/yourlastname.jpg
In the text of your paper, you'll see either a picture of yourself or a box with an "X" in it. Right-click on your photo (or on the box) and choose [Picture Properties]. You'll receive a new dialog box. Click on the [Style] button.
You'll receive another dialog box. Click on the [Format] button and choose [Position] from among the selections that appear.
At the top of the new dialog box are some selections under the heading "Wrapping Style." Click on the choice marked [Left]. Then click the [OK] buttons until all the dialog boxes have disappeared.
Your photo (or the "X" box) should now appear at the left of your text, with the first line of your biography in line with the bottom of the photo.
Your seminar paper is now ready for submission, with all the hyperlinks and your photo.
Using Microsoft Word:
If you absolutely cannot use FrontPage, you can convert your seminar paper to HTML using Microsoft Word. I'm not going to print the directions here; we'll cover this in class. The basic translation is simple: from the [File] menu, choose either [Save as HTML] or [Save for the Web]; you'll see one of these options, depending on the version of MS Word you're using. Adding the hyperlinks (including your photo) is much more difficult if you convert your seminar paper this way -- we'll discuss this, too, in lecture.
Other Options (and some tips):
If you are familiar with any of the many HTML editors on the market (some of them are free), and you know how to insert hyperlinks and photos using that software, please feel free to do so. Just remember that you'll have to check the file extension to make sure it is .htm, NOT .html -- many editors save documents in the latter format. If you do that, the link from our class eJournal Main Page will not work. Change the extension.
Some other tips:
I don't think I have to remind you to run your spell check and to proofread thoroughly before you begin the translation process. I'm reminding you, anyway.
After you've completely translated and saved your paper, print a copy and hand it to me at our last class meeting.
When you've finished printing your paper, quit Microsoft FrontPage and try to open your seminar paper using Netscape or Internet Explorer. If the text and other items appear correctly, you're ready to submit the paper to me.
If your paper includes charts or other artwork, make sure that everything is in .jpg format -- and don't forget to TELL ME that you have the artwork to add. Use the same directions for inserting your photo to insert other graphics or photos in the body of your seminar paper. Contact me immediately if you need help with this!
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