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NYCNYC
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA


Posted:
Hey Mods…

How come when I type something on Microsoft Word and then “cut” and “paste” it to a Home Of Poi thread it gets all these funky number combinations?! I know it has to do with the codes in Word, is there any way I can still type in word and then cut and paste without getting these?
1) Because I can simultaneously spell check it.
2) Because my computer crashes when I try and post sometimes and I want to have it saved so I don’t lose the whole post…

Thanks! kiss

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GottaLoveItSponge
883 posts
Location: Stevenage


Posted:
It's only when you use any kind of grammer. Type lazy and you'll be okay I guess!!!

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DomBRONZE Member
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3,009 posts
Location: Bristol, UK


Posted:
I think it's the odd ` type characters that do it. Word converts thing like quotes and single quotes into accented quotes because it thinks they look better. When these are copied to a web form Windows thinks it's being clever and so converts them to the HTML code for these characters. However the board is set up to not recognise these codes as it can cause other problems when people use the & symbol.

No, I don't know how to stop this, but should probably look into it. There might be someway to tone down the Auto Correct feature. Or try copy and pasting it via a simpler editor like Notepad.

NYCNYC
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA


Posted:
Yeah... notepad's what I was thinking too... actually I've been using emails too.. because I can spell check them.

It would be nice to be able to use word though...

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Bender_the_OffenderGOLD Member
still can't believe it's not butter
6,978 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia


Posted:
blame htmlEncode.
a flaming death to ISO!
bring me my thumper, it's time to ride da worm.

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OrangeBoboSILVER Member
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1,389 posts
Location: Guelph, ON, Canada


Posted:
Quote:

bring me my thumper, it's time to ride da worm.






Whoot Dune!!



Sorry, really off topic.



NYC I use notepad when that happens to me... But that's because I just don't like Word. *shrugs*



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Bender_the_OffenderGOLD Member
still can't believe it's not butter
6,978 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia


Posted:

style='font-family:Arial'>It gets *really*
annoying the amountof hidden content
MSO adds when you cut and paste into a browser. it takes HEEPS of FORM parsing for it not to kill my SQL!



erm yes notepad is swell.
it does not require a wierding module. peace

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CharlesBRONZE Member
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3,989 posts
Location: Auckland, New Zealand


Posted:
I always cut and paste into and out of notepad for longwinded posts, and before emailing.

I was wondering if you could write a application-spanning macro that could do this automatically for you?

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OrangeBoboSILVER Member
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1,389 posts
Location: Guelph, ON, Canada


Posted:
TESTING TESTING TESTING!!!

Well, I'm here.. copy and pasting... I've never had a problem with it, especially with notepad... Well lets see what happens...

*copies and pastes*'

**EDIT** I just previewed it, and I have nothing odd about it O.o; Me or my compy must have the wierding way biggrin **EDIT**

~ Bobo

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KajiQuantum Theorist
564 posts
Location: Vansterdam


Posted:
Solution:

Type it in word and do your spell check thing.

Copy to notepad. Copy notepad text to hop. Copying to note pad parses out all the word formating.

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NYCNYC
9,232 posts
Location: NYC, NY, USA


Posted:
Really! COOL! Thanks!

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