Inaccessible HTML Code from Word

Intended Result

"This is a sample of unformatted normal text." (default Verdana medium text enclosed in P tag)

<p>This is a sample of unformatted normal text." (default Verdana medium text enclosed in P tag)</p>

Actual Result

XHTML file with embedded styles which fixes text at Times New Roman, 12 point.

This is a sample of unformatted normal text.

<p style="font-size:12pt; font-family:'Times New Roman'">This is a sample of
unformatted normal text.</p>

Here's the Full Code

This code was generated in 2002. For an example of code generated in Word 2008, see the Microsoft Office Page. The code still generates extensive styles that may not be needed.

Problematic Code Generated by Word

<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" >
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<head >
<meta name=Title content="This is normal unformatted text" >
<meta name=Keywords content="" >
<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8" >
<meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document >
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10" >
<meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10" >
<link rel=File-List href="WordtoHTML_files/filelist.xml" >
<title >This is normal unformatted text </title >
<!--[if gte mso 9] > <xml >
<o:DocumentProperties >
<o:Author >Elizabeth Pyatt </o:Author >
<o:Template >Normal </o:Template >
<o:LastAuthor >Elizabeth Pyatt </o:LastAuthor >
<o:Revision >1 </o:Revision >
<o:TotalTime >1 </o:TotalTime >
<o:Created >2003-10-22T19:05:00Z </o:Created >
<o:LastSaved >2003-10-22T19:06:00Z </o:LastSaved >
<o:Pages >1 </o:Pages >
<o:Company >ETS </o:Company >
<o:Lines >1 </o:Lines >
<o:Paragraphs >1 </o:Paragraphs >
<o:Version >10.2418 </o:Version >
</o:DocumentProperties >
</xml > <![endif]-- > <!--[if gte mso 9] > <xml >
<w:WordDocument >
<w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery >0 </w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery >
<w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery >0 </w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery >
<w:UseMarginsForDrawingGridOrigin/ >
<w:Compatibility >
<w:SpaceForUL/ >
<w:BalanceSingleByteDoubleByteWidth/ >
<w:DoNotLeaveBackslashAlone/ >
<w:ULTrailSpace/ >
<w:DoNotExpandShiftReturn/ >
<w:AdjustLineHeightInTable/ >
</w:Compatibility >
</w:WordDocument >
</xml > <![endif]-- >
<style >
<!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
    {font-family:"Times New Roman";
    panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3;
    mso-font-charset:0;
    mso-generic-font-family:auto;
    mso-font-pitch:variable;
    mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;}
@font-face
    {font-family:Arial;
    panose-1:0 2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2;
    mso-font-charset:0;
    mso-generic-font-family:auto;
    mso-font-pitch:variable;
    mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;}
@font-face
    {font-family:Palatino;
    panose-1:0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0;
    mso-font-charset:0;
    mso-generic-font-family:auto;
    mso-font-pitch:variable;
    mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
    {mso-style-parent:"";
    margin:0in;
    margin-bottom:.0001pt;
    mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
    font-size:12.0pt;
    font-family:Palatino;}
h3
    {mso-style-next:Normal;
    margin-top:12.0pt;
    margin-right:0in;
    margin-bottom:3.0pt;
    margin-left:0in;
    mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
    page-break-after:avoid;
    mso-outline-level:3;
    font-size:13.0pt;
    font-family:Helvetica;}
p.MsoBodyText, li.MsoBodyText, div.MsoBodyText
    {margin:0in;
    margin-bottom:.0001pt;
    mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
    font-size:12.0pt;
    font-family:Palatino;
    color:#993366;
    font-weight:bold;}
p.HeaderE, li.HeaderE, div.HeaderE
    {mso-style-name:HeaderE;
    margin:0in;
    margin-bottom:.0001pt;
    mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
    font-size:16.0pt;
    font-family:Palatino;
    font-weight:bold;}
p.SubHeadE, li.SubHeadE, div.SubHeadE
    {mso-style-name:SubHeadE;
    margin:0in;
    margin-bottom:.0001pt;
    text-align:center;
    mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
    font-size:12.0pt;
    font-family:Palatino;
    font-weight:bold;}
p.TitleE, li.TitleE, div.TitleE
    {mso-style-name:TitleE;
    margin:0in;
    margin-bottom:.0001pt;
    text-align:center;
    mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
    font-size:18.0pt;
    font-family:Palatino;
    font-variant:small-caps;}
p.FigureText, li.FigureText, div.FigureText
    {mso-style-name:"Figure Text";
    margin:0in;
    margin-bottom:.0001pt;
    mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
    font-size:10.0pt;
    font-family:Helvetica;
    font-weight:bold;}
p.RedBold, li.RedBold, div.RedBold
    {mso-style-name:RedBold;
    margin:0in;
    margin-bottom:.0001pt;
    mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
    font-size:12.0pt;
    font-family:"Times New Roman";
    color:red;
    font-weight:bold;}
p.Sub-SectionHeading, li.Sub-SectionHeading, div.Sub-SectionHeading
    {mso-style-name:"Sub-Section Heading";
    margin-top:0in;
    margin-right:0in;
    margin-bottom:6.0pt;
    margin-left:.25in;
    mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
    font-size:12.0pt;
    font-family:Arial;
    font-weight:bold;}
p.Sub-SectionParagraph, li.Sub-SectionParagraph, div.Sub-SectionParagraph
    {mso-style-name:"Sub-Section Paragraph";
    margin-top:0in;
    margin-right:0in;
    margin-bottom:6.0pt;
    margin-left:.5in;
    mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
    font-size:12.0pt;
    font-family:"Times New Roman";
    letter-spacing:-.5pt;}
p.MainSectionHeading, li.MainSectionHeading, div.MainSectionHeading
    {mso-style-name:"Main Section Heading";
    mso-style-parent:"Heading 3";
    margin-top:0in;
    margin-right:0in;
    margin-bottom:6.0pt;
    margin-left:0in;
    mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
    page-break-after:avoid;
    font-size:16.0pt;
    font-family:Arial;
    font-weight:bold;}
p.TitleHeading, li.TitleHeading, div.TitleHeading
    {mso-style-name:"Title Heading";
    margin:0in;
    margin-bottom:.0001pt;
    text-align:center;
    mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
    font-size:24.0pt;
    font-family:Arial;
    font-weight:bold;}
@page Section1
    {size:8.5in 11.0in;
    margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;
    mso-header-margin:.5in;
    mso-footer-margin:.5in;
    mso-paper-source:0;}
div.Section1
    {page:Section1;}
-- >
</style >
</head >

<body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:.25in' >


<div class=Section1 >

<p class=MsoNormal >This is a sample of unformatted normal text </p >

</div >

</body >

</html >

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