Office Theme folder when saving HTML

M

MistyUTSys

When I save a document, or an email as HTML, why does it create a folder with
..thmx and .xml's? It creats clutter on the computer, and when I go to delete
that folder it deletes the html file that I just created? Is this really
necessary? How can I save an html without it creating this other folder?
 
B

Bob Buckland ?:-\)

Hi Misty,

You didn't mention the version of Office you're using or which app, or what your goal is for using the HTML choice as a document,
but
if you prefer less mess than you may want to choose something other than 'WEb document', .HTM :)

Web page content such as graphics are stored separately from the .HTM file, that's what the spec calls for. The .XML files are
'relationship' files ( a directory) that tie the basic document and the content in the other files together so that Word (or other
Office app) can turn the combination back into a complete Word document.

There is an alternative HTML format that Office uses, .MHT, which is in effect a .zip (single file) style version of all of the HTML
parts and folders stored in a single web file. The disadvantage of the single file is that it's not usable on the web by all
Browser types.

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When I save a document, or an email as HTML, why does it create a folder with
..thmx and .xml's? It creats clutter on the computer, and when I go to delete
that folder it deletes the html file that I just created? Is this really
necessary? How can I save an html without it creating this other folder?>>
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Bob Buckland ?:)
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*
 
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