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What is HTML ?

 
 

HTML is know a recognised file format for Excel

 
 

The HTML files that are currently created are rather large in comparison to the Excel file

 
 

You can now save worksheets as HTML

 
 

You cannot save any worksheets as web pages that are password protected.

 
 

You can obtain data from a web page and pull it into Excel using a web query.

 
 

An HTMl file consists of text information plus special tags that describe how the text should be formatted.

 
 

A browser interprets these special tags, and displays the text in the corresponding format.

 


 

What is a Web Query ?

 
 

A web query is a method that can be used to pull information from the Internet (or intranet).

 
 

A common use for web queries is to obtain stock prices, sports scores, company sales data etc.

 
 

Web queries can either prompt you for some parameters first or just get the same data every time.

 
 

It is possible to refresh the query at any time or at regular intervals.

 
 

You can also save your web query with the file extension (".iqy") so it can be easilt reused in another workbook.

 
 

To stop a web query, double click on the spinning globe and press "Stop Refresh".

 

 

HTML Format

 
 

Excel 2000 can also use HTML as it native file format.

 





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