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What a mess Microsoft can make of the text or code you might copy and paste to your Manila stories. Sometimes, it is easier to copy from Word or Outlook email and paste to Notepad then copy again and paste into a story. Now you can use the WYSIWYG editing tools for adding pizzaz to your text. Copy from Notepad brings over line breaks but allows you to set headling size or bold face and list type without bringing in gobs of font and span tags. (Maybe this needs a screen snapshot of what the visitor sees, the copied code from Word/Outlook and the copied code from Notepad.)
Simple web pages are best. If you have fancy formatting, consider adding your document as a Gem and adding the title of the Gem to your Manila page as a link. I've found that copying directly from Word will generate some strange characters. What I often do is create a simple Word document and save it. Then I do one of two things on a Windows computer:
OPTION #1) copy the text and open Notepad (Start > Programs > Accessories > Notepad) and paste the text in a blank window. This strips out all of the "Word-isms" that the web doesn't recognize ... Manila or Blackboard. Once the text has been pasted to Notepad, use Edit > Select All and Edit > Copy back to the Clipboard. Now you are read to paste into the edit box on a Manila page.
OPTION #2) In Word, save the file as a text document (MS DOS text) and the extension will be .txt at the end of the filename. This will also strip out everything but tabs and paragraphs. (Sometimes this can be shocking!) I prefer to have the WYSIWYG editor OFF for the copy and paste process. Then turn the WYSIWYG editor on to enhance the formatting of text in the stories (where I've pasted the text). Check out my Copy and Paste Practice Story. Sacramento
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