Re: FN-FORUM writing for web

date posted 15th January 2001 16:54

wow if that thing works then you are a god. ess.

Word, you know a client even told me once "I was sent a notepad file but
don't worry i've converted it to Word and made the paragraphs line up
'properly'"

jeeeez. she even deleted the notepad file.

Mark

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ruth Arnold" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM writing for web


> Mark,
>
> I know exactly what you mean... Clients *always* send me copy in Word
> format. Not knowing any better, they think they're doing you a favour!!
>
> It drove me utterly bonkers until I found this 'crud stripping' utility on
> the microsoft site.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/2000/downloadDetails/Msohtmf2.htm
>
> ruth arnold
> spacehoppa.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark SPLINTERPRODUCTS Harold" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 11:32 AM
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM writing for web
>
>
> > "You appear to be copywriting for websites! Would you like me to
scramble
> > your text for you?"
> >
> > Whenever i get copy it comes in F*"£%))))!"* MS Word format with styles,
> > indents, tabs, paragraphs, double line breaks, special characters,
tables
> > and every other cockup so i have to spend an hour per page reformatting
it
> > to just, plain, english, TEXT.
> >
> > If you are copywriting, not laying out, then the best package to use is
> > Notepad, saving things as .txt only. This keeps your words lovely and
> clean
> > and every web designer you work with will kiss your face.
> >
> > You will only ever write short paragraphs or one liners because that's
all
> > the text people can be bothered with. If you write more then it is not
for
> a
> > website it's going to be printed out in the end, and that means someone
> has
> > to lay it out in Quark or Freehand or whatever, and they're gonna want
> PLAIN
> > TEXT too.
> >
> > DO NOT write it in word and then just save it as text only. That's
stupid.
> >
> > If text is your business, Notepad is your friend. It takes no time to
> load,
> > and it's never crashed on me yet. :)
> >
> > re: "word is very dated"
> > No it isn't, they bring out a new version every 6 seconds to add some
more
> > "features" and extend the clipart library and make more money.
> > You need NONE of these features and could do a lot worse than buying an
> > electric typewriter.
> >
> > Text is "very dated" i'm afraid, a picture tells a thousand words.
> >
> > sorry, pet subject of mine.
> >
> > :)
> >
> > Mark
>
>
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