Importing from an HTML File

If you have an HTML file containing information that you want in your Personal Knowbase data file, you can import this information. The text portion of the HTML file becomes an article in your data file. The title specified in the HTML file becomes the article's title. Basic text formatting is retained, but tables and other structure and non-text information in the file are lost.

To import an HTML file into an open data file:

•	Select the Import command from the File menu.

The Import dialog box is displayed.

•	Select the HTML Files option from the Files of Type box.

Only files with the HTM and HTML extensions are now displayed in the files list.

•	Use the dialog box to select the folder and name of the file you want to import.

If the name of the file you want does not have an HTM or HTML extension, you can type the name of the file into the File Name box. As long as the HTML Files option is selected the Files of Type box, the file is imported as an HTML file.

•	If you want to immediately open the imported article in an Article Window, check the Open Imported Articles option.

Turn off the Open Imported Articles option if you don't want to open the newly imported article now.

•	Select the Open button.

OR Double-click on the file name in the files list.

The Keywords for Imported Articles dialog box is displayed.

•	To assign one or more keywords to the new article, type each keyword you want assigned into the New Keyword edit box and press Enter.

OR Double-click on the desired keyword in the Available Keywords list.

Each keyword selected is moved to the Assigned Keywords list.

•	When all keywords that you want to assign are listed in the Assigned Keywords list, select the OK button.

The file is now imported. An article is created containing the text portion of the file. If you checked the Open Imported Articles option, this article is displayed in an Article Window.

•	If the Article Window opened, you can modify the article now.

You may make any changes you want to the new article.

•	Close the Article Window by clicking on the window's close box.

If you made changes to the article, Personal Knowbase asks you to verify that you want to save the changes. Select the Yes button.

TIP:	You can import multiple files at one time by selecting multiple file names from the list box in the Import dialog box. Specified keywords are assigned to all articles created from the imported files.

For a List of Other Procedures for Importing, See:

About Importing

Related Procedures:

Assigning a Keyword to an Article

Exporting Articles to Web Pages

Associating a Web Address with an Article