Save as HTML – Excelchat

When we want to publish our Excel data online, we can convert it into HTML.  HTML, or Hypertext Markup Language, is a system for presenting data on the web.  

Figure 1.  Final result:  Save as HTML

We can save the whole workbook as HTML or save only selected cells.  If we want to convert only a portion of the worksheet such as the table B2:E11, select the cells first then follow these steps:  

Figure 2.  Sample data to save as HTML

Save Excel as HTML

• Press F12 to launch the Save As dialog box

Figure 3.  Save As dialog box

• Click the arrow for Save as type: and select Web Page or Single File Web Page

Figure 4.  Selecting the Save as type: Web Page

• • Web Page has a file extension .htm or .html.  This saves the workbook while also creating a folder that contains the supporting files such as pictures and page formatting.  

• • Single File Web Page has a file extension .mht or .mhl. This saves the workbook to a file while embedding the supporting files into the web page.

Figure 5.  Save and Publish options

• In the lower left side, there are two options under Save where we can select Entire Workbook or only the Selection: B2:E11.  
• Click Publish

Figure 6.  Publish as Web Page dialog box

• In the Publish as Web Page dialog box, do the following:
  • In the Choose drop-down list, select Items on Sheet1
  • Select the check box for AutoRepublish every time this workbook is saved so that all changes in the workbook will be automatically published
  • Select the check box for Open published web page in browser

Figure 7.  Publish options

• Click Change to set the web page title.  Enter “Investment Update” and click OK.

Figure 8.  Set Title dialog box

We have successfully converted from Excel to HTML.  The page will be opened in the default web browser, showing the HTML table and graph.  

URL – file:///C:/Users/User/Desktop/Investment%20Growth.htm

Figure 9.  Output: Excel to HTML table and graph

When we browse through our computer, we will find that a folder has been created containing the supporting files.  A web page file has also been created, with file name “Investment Growth.htm” and file type “Chrome HTML Document”.    

Figure 10.  HTML files

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