1. XP New Perspectives on Creating Web Pages With Excel Tutorial 1 1 Creating Web Pages With Excel Tutorial 1

2. XP New Perspectives on Creating Web Pages With Excel Tutorial 1 2 Create interactive or non-interactive Web pages You can convert an Excel workbook into Web pages that can be placed on the Web and viewed by others. A non-interactive Web page allows users to scroll through the content but not to make any changes to the values on the page. An interactive Web page provides tools for users to modify and format the values displayed in the page.

3. XP New Perspectives on Creating Web Pages With Excel Tutorial 1 3 Create a non-interactive Web page based on an Excel workbook To convert an Excel workbook into a non-interactive Web page: –Click the File menu, and then click Save As –In the Save As dialog box you can set your publishing options, including whether or not to make the page interactive. –Make certain the Add interactivity check box is not selected –Publish the entire workbook, or only the currently selected sheet –Specify a title to appear on the Web page by clicking the Change Title button –Specify a new name for Web page, or retain the current file name

4. XP New Perspectives on Creating Web Pages With Excel Tutorial 1 4 The Save As dialog box You can specify several Web page publishing options in this dialog box. Many of the options shown here can also be set in the Publish as Web Page dialog box.

5. XP New Perspectives on Creating Web Pages With Excel Tutorial 1 5 Set publishing options for a non-interactive Web page When you have all your options set in the Save As dialog box, click the Publish button to open the Publish as Web page dialog box. In the Publish as Web Page dialog box you can: –Choose which items to publish –Set viewing options –Choose your page title and file name –Set the AutoRepublish option

6. XP New Perspectives on Creating Web Pages With Excel Tutorial 1 6 The Publish as Web Page dialog box This dialog box allows you to specify many options for the Excel workbook or worksheet being published as a Web page.

7. XP New Perspectives on Creating Web Pages With Excel Tutorial 1 7 Use the AutoPublish feature If you make frequent changes to workbook data, and want the Web page to reflect the latest data, click the AutoPublish check box in the Publish as Web Page dialog box. The Web page will be updated to show the latest data. You can have Excel launch your browser automatically after it is published by placing a check mark in the “Open published web page in browser” check box. Click the Publish button and Excel will open a Web page based on the contents of your workbook or worksheet.

8. XP New Perspectives on Creating Web Pages With Excel Tutorial 1 8 A non-interactive Web page in a Web browser window If the “Open published Web page in browser” option was selected in the Publish as Web Page dialog box, the browser will launch and open your page when you click the Publish button.

9. XP New Perspectives on Creating Web Pages With Excel Tutorial 1 9 Crease an interactive Web page based on an Excel workbook The alternative to creating a non-interactive Web page from an Excel workbook is to create an interactive Web page. An interactive Web page allows users to enter different values into the workbook. The procedure used to create an interactive Web page is the same as to create a non-interactive Web page except that you choose the Add interactivity option in the Save As dialog box.

10. XP New Perspectives on Creating Web Pages With Excel Tutorial 1 10 Interactive Web page considerations Difference between an interactive Web page and a non-interactive Web page: –Excel does not publish embedded charts or chart sheets in the interactive Web pages –Changes a user makes in an interactive Web page do NOT affect the original workbook or worksheet; only the Web page is affected –Changes a user makes in an interactive Web page do NOT last from one browser session to the next

11. XP New Perspectives on Creating Web Pages With Excel Tutorial 1 11 Create the interactive page To convert an Excel workbook into an interactive Web page: –Click the File menu, and then click Save As –In the Save as dialog box you can set your publishing options, including whether or not to make the page interactive –Make certain the Add interactivity check box IS selected –Elect to publish the entire workbook, or only the currently selected sheet –Specify a title to appear on the Web page by clicking the Change Title button –Specify a new name for Web page, or retain the current file name

12. XP New Perspectives on Creating Web Pages With Excel Tutorial 1 12 The Save As dialog box for an interactive Web page For an interactive page, make to check the Add interactivity check box.

13. XP New Perspectives on Creating Web Pages With Excel Tutorial 1 13 An interactive page in a Web browser This figure shows an interactive Web page viewed in a Web browser window.

14. XP New Perspectives on Creating Web Pages With Excel Tutorial 1 14 Interactive Web page considerations In an interactive Web page, the contents of the workbook are placed on the page as a Web component called the spreadsheet component. The initial size of the spreadsheet component is chosen to fit the initial dimensions of the Web browser window. If you change the size of the Web browser window, you might need to refresh the window to resize the workbook object to fit the new dimensions of the window.