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Old 10-02-2010, 11:57 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by PatNY View Post
(1)I am not sure what you are suggesting. Do you mean you add html code to the text while in Word?

(2)I use Word because of its easy way of applying styles (headers). The document map pane also makes it easy to navigate,

(3)I like its user-friendly search and replace.

(4)if I use the gallery to apply header styles, then clearing all the formatting as you suggest will undo that, correct?

(5)Also, some html books I have are linked to image files. If I do what you are suggesting, won't I lose all those links?
PatNY -
1. Yes, I add some of the HTML code in Word first. A prime example is paragraph marks. Example:
Here is a body of text pasted into Word and made generic by clearing all formatting. Here is a body of text pasted into Word and made generic by clearing all formatting. Here is a body of text pasted into Word and made generic by clearing all formatting.
Here is a body of text pasted into Word and made generic by clearing all formatting. Here is a body of text pasted into Word and made generic by clearing all formatting. Here is a body of text pasted into Word and made generic by clearing all formatting.
Here is the same text with paragraph markings added with Find and Replace:
<p>Here is a body of text pasted into Word and made generic by clearing all formatting. Here is a body of text pasted into Word and made generic by clearing all formatting. Here is a body of text pasted into Word and made generic by clearing all formatting.</p>

<p>Here is a body of text pasted into Word and made generic by clearing all formatting. Here is a body of text pasted into Word and made generic by clearing all formatting. Here is a body of text pasted into Word and made generic by clearing all formatting.</p>
Find = ^p
Replace = </p>^p^p<p>

2. Yes, I can not argue with the ease of use, but Word was designed for the printed page with HTML web pages added as an after thought, hence the "crap." Word does not generate "good" html for Sigil to turn into ePubs.

3. Yes, I primarily use Word for its Find & Replace sophistication. Several people have urged me to use TextWrangler instead. It is a fine program, but I feel like I need an engineering degree to use it, so I stick with Word.

4. Yes, "clear formatting" will undo styles.

5. I handle graphics in Sigil. But I must say, I stay away from embedded graphics as much as possible.

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