XL: Hidden or Blank Rows or Columns Are Displayed in HTML FileLast reviewed: March 16, 1998Article ID: Q182473 |
The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMSWhen you view a document that is saved in the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) format by using the Internet Assistant Wizard outside of Microsoft Excel, the following problems may occur:
WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, copy and paste the visible cells to another worksheet. Then, use this data for the Internet Assistant Wizard. To do this, follow these steps:
MORE INFORMATIONMicrosoft Excel supports four table tag extensions that allow you to create HTML tables that appear correctly in a Web browser. When you import these tables into Microsoft Excel, the tables are enhanced with supporting features, such as formatting, formulas, PivotTables, and AutoFilter lists. For example, The HTML table extension <TR STYLE="display:none"> allows data that is filtered in Microsoft Excel to be displayed properly in HTML format. NOTE: Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x does not support this HTML extension and displays the hidden data. Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 supports this HTML extension, so it displays filtered data properly. However, Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 may display gaps between visible data. It may be possible to reduce the size of the gaps by editing the HTML file. Use a text editor, such as SimpleText, and add the following cell spacing and padding information to the table border tag:
cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0For example, the resulting table tag should be similar to the following:
<Table border cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0>.For more information about the HTML tag extensions that are written by the Internet Wizard in Microsoft Excel, download the Microsoft Excel Web Connectivity Kit that is located on the following Web page:
http://www.microsoft.com/excel/webqueryNOTE: Because the Microsoft Web site is constantly updated, the site address may change without notice. If this occurs, link to the Microsoft home page at the following address and search for the file:
http://www.microsoft.com/The information in this article applies to the updated Internet Assistant Wizard that is included in Microsoft Excel Service Release 1 (SR-1). Please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base for information about how to obtain and install Microsoft Excel 97 SR-1:
ARTICLE-ID: Q172475 TITLE : OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-1 REFERENCESFor more information about the Internet Assistant Wizard in Microsoft Excel 97, click Contents And Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text
Internet Assistant Wizardand then double-click the selected text to go to the "About Microsoft Excel and the Internet" topic.
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