I promised to report back on the results of the tests re: copying from Word X and pasting into Entourage X so here goes:
1) The results are the same whether pasting into a plain text or HTML message. 2) The results are the same whether your Word document was composed in Normal or Body Text style. 3) It makes no difference whether the Word document has 2 or 4 paragraphs nor whether there is a carriage return after the last paragraph or not. [This is for those who participated in the second test � which grew out of the first (like mold on old cheese :-).] 4) The only variant that *does* make a difference is whether or not your Word document was formatted using carriage returns or Space After. In all cases, using carriage returns led to the insertion of an extra space in Entourage (2 lines between paragraphs) while using Space After equal to the point size of the font resulted in normal spacing (1 line between paragraphs). Conclusion: Entourage Help Page FAQ # 63 is basically correct. If you want proper spacing when pasting text from Word X to Entourage X, use Space After to format your Word document; alternatively, for Plain Text messages only, use Paste Special> "Paste as plain text." The FAQ does need some minor revisions for clarity but the content is solid. Thanks to all � Remo Del Bello, Michael Shaffer, Jan Martel, Max Manshel, Mickey Stevens and Barry Wainwright � for your time and participation! Cheers, -- Beth Rosengard Mac MVP On 6/16/03 11:36 PM, "Beth Rosengard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A couple of us who are involved with the Entourage Help Page > (<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>) have recently revisited the subject of > extra carriage returns when copying and pasting from Word into Entourage. > We've found that our FAQ on this subject > (<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/faqs.html#Anchor-63>) is at least > partially wrong; unfortunately we're having trouble figuring out exactly > what is right! > > If any of you out there � using OS 10.2.6/Office 10.1.2 � have an extra 20 > minutes to spare, we could really use some help trying to reproduce the > results we've gotten so far. Here's the procedure to follow: > > Start by creating four identical documents in Word X as follows: Normal > template; 12 point font; type a two-line paragraph, copy it, and paste it > four times below that first paragraph. Here are the variables: > > Doc 1: Normal Style with an extra return between paragraphs (1 blank line) > Doc 2: Normal Style, with 12 pt "Space After" (no extra return) > Doc 3: Body Text Style with an extra return between paragraphs > Doc 4: Body Text Style, 12 pt "Space After" (you'll have to modify the > style since it has a 6 pt Space After by default) (no extra return) > > Now, try the following: > > 1) Copy the text in Doc 1 (Normal, extra return) and paste it into a plain > text message in Entourage X. > > 2) Copy the text in Doc 1 (Normal, extra return) and paste it into an HTML > message in Entourage X. > > 3) Doc 2 (Normal, space after) to plain text. > > 4) Doc 2 (Normal, space after) to HTML. > > 5) Doc 3 (Body Text, extra return) to plain text. > > 6) Doc 3 (Body Text, extra return) to HTML. > > 7) Doc 4 (Body Text, space after) to plain text. > > 8) Doc 4 (Body Text, space after) to HTML. > > For anyone who takes this on, thank you VERY much. So as not to clog up the > list with myriad responses :-), feel free to report your results directly to > me (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>). I'll post back here with the final > results. We need to know how many spaces � if any � ended up between > paragraphs in each of the 8 Entourage messages. -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
