Why can't I paste a reply?

[photosbyvito]

umm...this may sound stupid....but why don't you just type it directly here?

wat would the advantages be of writing it in word first?

Vito

[KCan]

photosbyvito wrote:

umm...this may sound stupid....but why don't you just type it directly here?

wat would the advantages be of writing it in word first?

Vito

Vito,
My reasons are:
1) My English is not that good, so I use word to check spelling (and/or grammar) on the fly as I type;
2) It's easier (or let say more comfortable) for me to use word to write a text with links , seaching something somewhere then paste it in ,etc…

[ferny]

The reason for the white box and green text is because you're using the code tags for some reason.

I don't have any problems typing a reply on the forums, pressing ctrl+a (select all), ctrl+c (copy), flicking to word and pressing ctrl+v (paste), running the spell checker etc. then ctrl+a again, ctrl+c (or sometimes ctrl+x if I'll expecting to use word again), then flicking to here and pressing ctrl+v.

The only problems I've had with word, and this is with all forum software, if that if you use the ' key in word you get a ? show up when you post. If you look at the ' you get in word and on forums they're slightly different.

I use opera 7.23, win2k sp4, and word 2002. I don't get problems with IE6 either.


edit

Oh, and if you're worried about you spelling (like me whose fingers work quicker than his brain) try this http://www.iespell.com/
It is for IE only.

[slipe]

The reason for the white box and green text is because you're using the code tags for some reason.

Word seems to send HTML codes if you copy/paste. But it shouldn't be sending anything that would give a box with green text. Since both Eric's and my pastes cleared up without our doing anything there was something a little different about how the site was set up.

fenlander Thanks – that should eliminate any problem in the future. Nifty little program – is there any way to remove the "PT" from the tray? I didn't see anything in options.

umm...this may sound stupid....but why don't you just type it directly here?

wat would the advantages be of writing it in word first?

It is a lot easier to keep Word on my second screen than call up the web page twice. Besides, if I could prove a direct relationship between spelling ability and intelligence I could collect disability. Word works better than a separate spell checker program – especially with dual screens.

[ferny]

You can't post html on here can you?

<h1>test</h1>

nope

When I say code tag I mean It allows you to add formatting to your text. For instance, when posting a table and you want rows and columns. And allows you to post tags without them executing. Just like I did then.
Sometimes, forum software contains shortcuts built into the software. Perhaps they've crossed paths for some people.

I've never got html when I've copied from word either. :?: