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Inaccessible HTML Code from Word

Intended Result

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

Actual Result

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

This is a sample of unformatted normal text.

Here's the Code

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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