Formatting

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  1. Stafford

    Stafford Well-Known Member

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    Is there a way to use formatting? I currently compose my messages in Pages (iPad) but when I paste into Top Dog, I lose all formatting.
     
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    Ma-dotcom A Bonza Little Digger!

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    Would this help? I don't have one so I googled,:
    https://
    discussions.apple.com/message/22867032#22867032
    or https://
    support.google.com/drive/answer/2755803?hl=en
    Sadly I don't know what it's all about.:rolleyes:
     
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    I'm using an iPad and I just spent 10 minutes trying to copy those links so I can paste them into the web browser but I can't seem to select one link without it grabbing the other one at the same time. Is that just me being stupid? I don't know what to use for * confused face* here either ( it isn't :S ) but I have one!
     
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    Further to that, now I have, eventually, managed to paste one of the links into the browser it doesn't seem to work?

    It says "Safari cannot open the page because the server cannot be found."

    I say I'm tired and I'm giving up for now!
     
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    Ma-dotcom A Bonza Little Digger!

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    Sorry Sue036, in separating the links & breaking them, the or stayed attached to the https://.
    I copy/pasted the google.com/drive/answer/2755803?hl=en bit into a new window & it worked beautifully. Mayhap the difference is between ipad & my 'puter?

    In answering a query about basic formatting, Apple Support suggest:


    Maybe a separate google from you ipad for 'how to' would work more betterer?
     
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    Thanks Wendy and Sue, the only time I have a problem with formatting is when I paste my formatted item into Top Dog. It doesn't transfer. Is there anyway I can format within Top Dog?
     
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    Can you see the options for fonts etc on the IPad when posting a reply? I am guessing not....
     
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    Daft Bat Administrator. Chief cook & bottle washer! Staff Member

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    When I write the blog, I do so in Word first, then just copy/paste it over. The only formatting that I have problems with is that there are sometimes extra space lines between paragraphs.

    However....

    The tab key does not work as expected on the forum (as I found out when compiling some of the Articles) but I tend not to use that anyway.

    Are there any specific formatting issues with which there is a problem? :)
     
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    Daft Bat Administrator. Chief cook & bottle washer! Staff Member

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    Have a read of this for the smilies codes. ;)
     
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    No Doug. It's not a huge issue, I was just wondering if there was a way to do it.
     
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    I can format and transfer the formatting when I use my desktop. The problem only occurs when I use my iPad. Thank you for your response. I'll just have to live with it and I am happy to do so.
     
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    And this for the other BB codes.
     
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    Thanks, it might, it wasn't to do with the attached "or". I tried again to be sure I had only selected and pasted the link but the ipad still didn't like it. It works perfectly on my PC however!

    Thanks to Jan for the links for the smileys and other codes. Not sure my memory is up to keeping them in mind but we'll see!

    Looks like there are just some things that work, or don't work, the same on an ipad. No worries though, only missing a tiny bit of the icing on the cake!
     
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