Posted by verity on 11/15/74 11:49

oldwetdog wrote:
> Michael Laplante wrote:
> > If you've read this far at all you're probably ready to jump in with the
> > view that Word is possibly the WORST html editor ever.
> >
> > But. . .
> >
> > Word can actually be a useful html TEXT editor. The trick is to use it in
> > "Recover text from any file" mode. If you open an html file in that mode, it
> > opens the file in text mode, not html view.
> >
> > You can then use Word's powerful text handling features such as "Insert
> > file,"Auto Correct, search and replace, etc to create and add code snippets,
> > etc. You can also use font and background colours, text formatting, etc as
> > visual aids when creating "sections" within your file. You can use the
> > comments features to add notes to yourself.
> >
> > Get creative and you can probably think of a few good ideas of your own
> > using Word's numerous features.
> >
> > When it comes time to save the file, choose to save it as a TEXT file, but
> > give it the .htm extension. The first time you do that, Word will remember
> > the file name and you only need hit Ctrl-S periodically to save your file
> > during that editing session. If you want to save the file for future
> > editing, remember to save it in native Word format. The next time you open
> > it, your html will be opened as text complete with all the text formatting
> > you applied before to aid you in your page editing.
> >
> > Hope this helps someone looking for a good HTML text editor. . .
> >
> > M
> >
>
> I suspect you work for, or paid by, Bill Gates...
>
> never mind...
>
> <soapbox>
> However, forget using Word for editing or writing anything which
> you will later use in any kind of code, including HTML
>
> Not only are there the added steps needed as above, but when you
> save your file, even in ASCII Text mode, Word embeds characters
> which you then must search for and remove.
>
> Word works fine for a spell checker...
>
> otherwise, use a tool for your purpose, not a tool poorly
> designed to be everything to everybody.
> </soapbox>
>
>
> owd

Good grief, I'm actually starting to understand this stuff.

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