Rita and Linda, I Have a Question...

[tpchefrebecca]

I have looked at your newsletters and love them but sometimes I have more stuff to add and can't get the information to stick in the new cells the same way you do without everything shifting. Also, when I try to add 2 cells or 3 three cells it doesn't let me. It will add 1 or the same amount as the previous row or column.

Do you save the document differently? I remember someone saying they save their newsletter as a webpage so I was wondering if that made a difference?

Thanks in advance!

 

[chefann]

Also, when I try to add 2 cells or 3 three cells it doesn't let me. It will add 1 or the same amount as the previous row or column.

That's how Word works, when dealing with tables. Add the whole column/row, then merge cells within that new column/row to get the number of cells you need.

 

[tpchefrebecca]

I will have to try that. Do you know why my stuff shifted though? I added some programs and calendar stuff but only text. I had centered it and made it all cute and cemetric. I then copy/pasted into my Outlook and sent the email. Every new text shifted to the left. It looked wierd.

 

[chefann]

This is going to sound like a cop-out, but sometimes Microsoft products just do things you don't want them to do. I don't know exactly why they did that - probably something to do with the default alignment for email being Left Justified.

 

[crystalscookingnow]

I have to agree with Ann. Sometimes, the programs just have a mind of their own. It's very frustrating & doesn't make any sense.

Hijack - Ann - I know you don't use MS products. Can you tell me what you use & what's available as equivilents to the MS Office products?

 

[chefann]

I do use Office just because it's the de-facto standard and it's easier to use at home since that's what I'm accustomed to at work, but there are alternatives. Open Office (openoffice.org) is an open-source suite of products that can open and save MS Office compatible files. For Mac, AppleWorks is available, although somewhat clumsy. There's also iWork, which has Pages and Keynote (a page-layout/word processor and presentation program, similar to Word and PowerPoint, respectively).

 

[pamperedlinda]

That's how Word works, when dealing with tables. Add the whole column/row, then merge cells within that new column/row to get the number of cells you need.

Yeah, what Ann said.

 

[tpchefrebecca]

Thanks ladies!

 

[rwester]

Rebecca,
No mind of its own. It's going to have to do with either your formatting or email methods. I will contact you offline to discuss.
Rita