Tip: Cutting and Pasting Into The E-mail Form

If you are "cutting-and-pasting" text from a word processor (such as Microsoft Word) be aware that the "pasted" text may not be an exact representation of the "cut" text. This is because word processing programs may contain software specific codes that may be interpreted differently outside of the program in which they were created. Double and single quotes (and apostrophes) are examples of characters that often do not translate properly when taken outside of their original word processor.

One of our Form Processors, BraveNet, actually cuts off any text that comes after the offending character, such as the first apostrophe, so most of your entry will not come through, but you will still get a confirmation window and thank you that makes it appear you have sent the form successfully. BraveNet is aware of this and is working to resolve it, but until that time, use the technique below or type directly into the fields. For the joblist, I switched to Response-O-Matic, which doesn't seem to have that problem. Formatting on fancy characters often comes through all messed up, though, and I have to reformat the announcement completely, so I appreciate efforts to make your text simple!

To avoid this problem first save the file as "plain text." For example, when in Microsoft Word, go to File - Save As. Choose "text only" from the drop down menu located by the title "Save As Type" This will save your file with a .txt extension (e.g. mymessage.txt). Open your .txt file to "cut" the text and then "paste" it into the message field for your post.

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