Posted by oldwetdog on 11/25/76 11:49

verity wrote:
> 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.
>

Hope springs eternal....

Now Faith was a pretty lass, pert smile and bright eyes, while
her sister charity was a bytch...

Oooops wrong page...

actually, both Hope and Faith are within you, and I think you
have demonstrated that..

Charity, now... No, it can be as rare as trust, and grudging
charity is a bitter brew indeed.

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