There are two ways you can create a web page on Word97:
Using the Web Page Wizard
Select New... under the File menu. Go to the Web Pages tab in the New dialog box. You get a list of available templates and the Web Page Wizard:
Select Web Page Wizard and click on OK. The "wizard" is a series of dialog boxes that ask directed questions. By answering the questions, you choose the layout for your document. When it is finished, it will present the web page it created. You can modify the text and images the wizard has inserted. When you are working on an HTML file, the Word screen is modified to include a customized toolbar for web publishing: