Hi, When I copy from one email message and paste into a new message, it
double spaces the copied text and I can't delete the spaces. I have to type
the message from scratch to maintain my formatting. I have selected plain
text and it takes out the spaces but then I lose all my formatting. Any
suggestions on how to take out the spaces without the formatting would be
great.
Thanks,
Heather

1. Install Pure Text: http://www.stevemiller.net/puretext/

2. Copy the desired text to your clipboard.

3. Click on the PT icon in Notification Area (to the left of the clock).

4. Paste the contents of your clipboard into your message.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)


Heather4 wrote:
Hi, When I copy from one email message and paste into a new message, it
double spaces the copied text and I can't delete the spaces. I have to
type
the message from scratch to maintain my formatting. I have selected plain
text and it takes out the spaces but then I lose all my formatting. Any
suggestions on how to take out the spaces without the formatting would be
great.

I get a little nervous downloading software to my work computer so I went to
the web site and read that puretext will remove rich formatting, such as font
style and colour and not lines, carriage returns, etc. Is this not the same
as me selecting plain text? If possible I would like to keep all my text
formatting.

"PA Bear" wrote:

1. Install Pure Text: http://www.stevemiller.net/puretext/

2. Copy the desired text to your clipboard.

3. Click on the PT icon in Notification Area (to the left of the clock).

4. Paste the contents of your clipboard into your message.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)


Heather4 wrote:
Hi, When I copy from one email message and paste into a new message, it
double spaces the copied text and I can't delete the spaces. I have to
type
the message from scratch to maintain my formatting. I have selected plain
text and it takes out the spaces but then I lose all my formatting. Any
suggestions on how to take out the spaces without the formatting would be
great.

Pasting using puretext gives the same effect as using plain text.
Puretext gives that effect of pasting into Notepad, then copying from
Notepad to your destination.

So if you want to maintain the fonts, bolding, italics, etc, that won't
do what you want.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Heather4" wrote in message
news
I get a little nervous downloading software to my work computer so I
went to
the web site and read that puretext will remove rich formatting, such
as font
style and colour and not lines, carriage returns, etc. Is this not the
same
as me selecting plain text? If possible I would like to keep all my
text
formatting.

"PA Bear" wrote:

1. Install Pure Text: http://www.stevemiller.net/puretext/

2. Copy the desired text to your clipboard.

3. Click on the PT icon in Notification Area (to the left of the
clock).

4. Paste the contents of your clipboard into your message.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)


Heather4 wrote:
Hi, When I copy from one email message and paste into a new
message, it
double spaces the copied text and I can't delete the spaces. I have
to
type
the message from scratch to maintain my formatting. I have selected
plain
text and it takes out the spaces but then I lose all my formatting.
Any
suggestions on how to take out the spaces without the formatting
would be
great.

I assume you're copying from MS Word or other MS Office applications. OE's
RichText/HTML formatting just doesn't "agree" with Office's version so
you'll just have to edit the dated pasted into your OE email message, I'm
afraid.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

Heather4 wrote:
I get a little nervous downloading software to my work computer so I went
to
the web site and read that puretext will remove rich formatting, such as
font style and colour and not lines, carriage returns, etc. Is this not
the
same as me selecting plain text? If possible I would like to keep all my
text formatting.

"PA Bear" wrote:

1. Install Pure Text: http://www.stevemiller.net/puretext/

2. Copy the desired text to your clipboard.

3. Click on the PT icon in Notification Area (to the left of the clock).

4. Paste the contents of your clipboard into your message.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)


Heather4 wrote:
Hi, When I copy from one email message and paste into a new message, it
double spaces the copied text and I can't delete the spaces. I have to
type
the message from scratch to maintain my formatting. I have selected
plain
text and it takes out the spaces but then I lose all my formatting. Any
suggestions on how to take out the spaces without the formatting would
be
great.

I had to guess that instead of 'dated' you meant 'data'.

You didn't have to assume: "When I copy from one email message and paste
into a new message"
--
Ronald Sommer


"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
:I assume you're copying from MS Word or other MS Office applications. OE's
: RichText/HTML formatting just doesn't "agree" with Office's version so
: you'll just have to edit the dated pasted into your OE email message, I'm
: afraid.
: --
: ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
: MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
:
: Heather4 wrote:
: I get a little nervous downloading software to my work computer so I
went
: to
: the web site and read that puretext will remove rich formatting, such as
: font style and colour and not lines, carriage returns, etc. Is this not
: the
: same as me selecting plain text? If possible I would like to keep all my
: text formatting.
:
: "PA Bear" wrote:
:
: 1. Install Pure Text: http://www.stevemiller.net/puretext/
:
: 2. Copy the desired text to your clipboard.
:
: 3. Click on the PT icon in Notification Area (to the left of the
clock).
:
: 4. Paste the contents of your clipboard into your message.
: --
: ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
: MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
:
:
: Heather4 wrote:
: Hi, When I copy from one email message and paste into a new message,
it
: double spaces the copied text and I can't delete the spaces. I have to
: type
: the message from scratch to maintain my formatting. I have selected
: plain
: text and it takes out the spaces but then I lose all my formatting.
Any
: suggestions on how to take out the spaces without the formatting would
: be
: great.
:

Oops!

Ron Sommer wrote:
I had to guess that instead of 'dated' you meant 'data'.

You didn't have to assume: "When I copy from one email message and paste
into a new message"

"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
I assume you're copying from MS Word or other MS Office applications.
OE's
RichText/HTML formatting just doesn't "agree" with Office's version so
you'll just have to edit the dated pasted into your OE email message, I'm
afraid.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

Heather4 wrote:
I get a little nervous downloading software to my work computer so I
went
to
the web site and read that puretext will remove rich formatting, such as
font style and colour and not lines, carriage returns, etc. Is this not
the
same as me selecting plain text? If possible I would like to keep all my
text formatting.

"PA Bear" wrote:

1. Install Pure Text: http://www.stevemiller.net/puretext/

2. Copy the desired text to your clipboard.

3. Click on the PT icon in Notification Area (to the left of the
clock).

4. Paste the contents of your clipboard into your message.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)


Heather4 wrote:
Hi, When I copy from one email message and paste into a new message,
it
double spaces the copied text and I can't delete the spaces. I have to
type
the message from scratch to maintain my formatting. I have selected
plain
text and it takes out the spaces but then I lose all my formatting.
Any
suggestions on how to take out the spaces without the formatting would
be
great.

If you are composing in something such as Word, then instead of ending a
line with Enter, use Shift-Enter. Then when you paste, OE will interpret
that as a single line break. It interprets Enter as a double line break.

steve

"Heather4" wrote in message
...
Hi, When I copy from one email message and paste into a new message, it
double spaces the copied text and I can't delete the spaces. I have to
type
the message from scratch to maintain my formatting. I have selected plain
text and it takes out the spaces but then I lose all my formatting. Any
suggestions on how to take out the spaces without the formatting would be
great.
Thanks,
Heather