Posted by verity on 11/25/34 11:49

oldwetdog wrote:
> verity wrote:
> > 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.
> >
>
> Then I guess there IS hope for me... ;-)

There's always hope,
not always faith & charity though.

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