Convert from Microsoft Word to Media Wiki Markup Style

Question

How do I export a word document to media wiki markup style

I have been trying to do it by following the steps given in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:WordToWiki but all in vain, not getting it.

Any help please.

Answer 1

Best way is to use Open Office

1. Open the Word document in Open Office Writer.
2. Go to File / Export.
3. Under File format choose MediaWiki (.txt).
4. Click Save (or Export).
5. Open the new file in a text editor and copy the contents to the clipboard.
6. Paste the text to a Wikipedia article.

That is copy and pasted from the document you linked to.

If you don't want to install OpenOffice, another option is the Word2MediaWikiPlus extension.

Answer 2

If you're going to be doing this a lot, consider installing the FCK Editor. This has a Paste From Word button.