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RE: Dreamweaver config file - MS Word to HTML

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From: Paul Bohman
Date: Jul 25, 2002 3:02PM

You cannot force Dreamweaver to always insert a doctype no matter what.
If you create a file in another program and then open it in HTML,
Dreamweaver preserves the code as it is. Most of the time, this is
advantageous. No one wants software to mess with their work. You want to
have control over it. You can either copy and paste the doctype from
another document, or you can use one of the free Dreamweaver extensions
to insert a doctype (you still have to tell it to insert the doctype, it
won't do it automatically, but you don't have to copy and paste or
memorize the doctype). Dreamweaver extensions are available through
Macromedia's web site. Go to
http://dynamic.macromedia.com/bin/MM/exchange/main.jsp?product=dreamweav
er then perform a search for "doctype". There are currently four
different utilities that can do this.

Paul Bohman
Technology Coordinator
WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind)
www.webaim.org
Center for Persons with Disabilities
www.cpd.usu.edu
Utah State University
www.usu.edu