Copy paste !

[james]

HI,
I have learnt how to insert a page in Ms Word 2002 (alt + enter)
now i went to copy from another Ms word 2002 document and paste it into the
inserted page i made in the 1st document...
trouble is , it loses all its formating, yet it does Not lose its formatting
when i paste it into a newly opened document.
How can i paste it into the added page without loseig formatting?

 

[Robert M. Franz (RMF)]

Hello James

I have learnt how to insert a page in Ms Word 2002 (alt + enter)

actually, what it does is insert a hard page break. Very often, it's not
the best choice to force something to a new page, BTW.

now i went to copy from another Ms word 2002 document and paste it into the
inserted page i made in the 1st document...
trouble is , it loses all its formating, yet it does Not lose its formatting
when i paste it into a newly opened document.
How can i paste it into the added page without loseig formatting?

I suggest one of the tutorials at
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/index.html, namely:

http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/FormatOfTextChanges.html
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/HowPasteOptionsWorks.html

HTH
Robert

 

[james]

Hello James


actually, what it does is insert a hard page break. Very often, it's not
the best choice to force something to a new page, BTW.

whats thats mean..force something to a new page?

I suggest one of the tutorials at
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/index.html, namely:

http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/FormatOfTextChanges.html
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/HowPasteOptionsWorks.html

HTH
Robert

Well the tutors didnt do much good for me, but i rather see if i can find
someone who knows the answer directly than having to sort through 2ndary
sorces
thanks though.

James

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

When you insert a page break, you are forcing the text following it to
appear on the next page. If that's your intent, there are often better (less
irrevocable) ways of doing it.

1. If you are positive you always want the text to start a new page
(beginning of a chapter or section, for example), you can insert a manual
page break, but often it is better to format the heading that begins the new
part as "Page break before" (Format | Paragraph | Line and Page Breaks). The
reason for this is that a manual page break takes on the formatting of the
following paragraph (the heading), which can cause problems if the heading
style includes shading.

2. If you're just trying to keep text together, and there's a possibility
that the text will need to reflow when upstream text is edited, it's better
to keep it together using the "Keep with next" and (if necessary) "Keep
lines together" check boxes in Format | Paragraph | Line and Page Breaks.
This will allow the text to flow as a block but will not prevent it from
flowing back onto a previous page if there's room for it.

Where you can really get into trouble with manual page breaks is when text
is reformatted for a different printer. If a page ending in a manual page
break is just one line too long to fit within the margins enforced by the
printer, then one or two lines may be forced to the next page; because of
the manual page break, there will be just the one line (or probably two,
thanks to widow/orphan control) on that page; the whole document will
alternate (almost) filled pages and two-line pages.

 

[james]

Ok i dont know what this all is for
SOmehow we went in another direction here.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You asked about the meaning of forcing text to the next page.

 

[james]

NO..i asked about copying and pasting....
WHATS so hard about my question everytime i come on here?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Do you deny that you wrote the post that says, "whats thats mean..force
something to a new page?"

To go back to your original question, however, Alt+Enter does not insert a
page break, so I'm not sure what it's doing for you. Perhaps you can
describe in what way your copy/pasted material is changing when you paste it
into an existing document?

Note that text will reflow if the margins in the target document are
different from those in the source document. Moreover, if you paste text in
a given style into a document with a different definition of the same style,
the formatting will change (as Shauna's articles describe). There are other
possible changes based on section/document-level formatting.

 

[james]

Mm thats all nice and stuff but doesnt have to do with my question

Are you replying to some1 eles question

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Are you not the same "james" who posted this question?

I have learnt how to insert a page in Ms Word 2002 (alt + enter)
now i went to copy from another Ms word 2002 document and paste it into the
inserted page i made in the 1st document...
trouble is , it loses all its formating, yet it does Not lose its formatting
when i paste it into a newly opened document.
How can i paste it into the added page without loseig formatting?

My answer addresses the problems you are having with text losing formatting
when it is copied and pasted into a different document.

 

[james]

WHy would you adress that?
and how does that answer my question?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Either you don't understand English at all, or you are a troll. In either
case, I'm done here. If you can restate the question you intended to ask
(since you don't seem satisfied with attempts to answer the question you did
ask or willing to provide the additional information requested), I'll try
again.

 

[Ed from AZ]

WHy would you adress that?
and how does that answer my question?

It is addressed, james, because it IS the answer to your question.

You do not understand how Word works, so you do not understand why
that is the answer to your question.

And you just want to know how to copy and paste without bothering to
learn how Word works, which is like saying you want to fly an
airplane without bothering to learn about wind and weather.

Yes, you can open a new document and push keys on your computer to
your heart's content wirthout knowing anything about how and why Word
works. But you asked a question, and you asked because you didn't
know something. And you got an answer from people who DO know some
things. But you do not recognize it as an answer because it involves
you putting out some effort to learn something new.

If you don't care about learning about styles and sections and
formatting, then I guess you are stuck pasting and manually
reformatting. And you will stay there until you learn how learn from
others.

Ed

 

[james]

OK look, like i said before ..this is not the first time i encountered these
kinda games
and SORRY IAM NOT interesting in PLAYING .... (got better things to do)

ALSO said.. instructing ISNT for everone, Its a skill like anything eles,
unfortunatly many try it anyways,so dont take it personal.

 

[james]

It is addressed, james, because it IS the answer to your question.

...no it wasnt

You do not understand how Word works, so you do not understand why
that is the answer to your question.

that wasnt my question

And you just want to know how to copy and paste without bothering to
learn how Word works, which is like saying you want to fly an
airplane without bothering to learn about wind and weather.

so whats it to you..
i ask what i will, you telling folks what questions to ask?

Yes, you can open a new document and push keys on your computer to
your heart's content wirthout knowing anything about how and why Word
works. But you asked a question, and you asked because you didn't
know something. And you got an answer from people who DO know some
things. But you do not recognize it as an answer because it involves
you putting out some effort to learn something new.

i WOULDNT be that concerened about other people if i were you !

If you don't care about learning about styles and sections and
formatting, then I guess you are stuck pasting and manually
reformatting. And you will stay there until you learn how learn from
others.

Ed

UHh ya that be the point, learn from others

SO whats your trouble?

 

[Tony Jollans]

I have watched this exchange with growing incredulity. Suzanne is very
helpful, very patient, and a good teacher. You, on the other hand, appear
rude and ignorant; I shall be sure to ignore any further postings you make.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

All I can say is that I hope you are still young enough to learn (a)
courtesy, (b) humility and (c) a more realistic assessment of your skills,
not to mention the reality that insulting people is rarely the way to
motivate them to help you.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I've been fairly incredulous myself; the OP someone else using the name of
"james" posted a similar question in microsoft.public.word.newusers. In his
first post, he wrote: "Now each time i come on here, in whatever catigory,
it seems iam quickly able to stump number of people or something... i dont
know why that is..." It seems he expected not to get an answer, but he seems
to have been satisfied with an explanation of the Paste Options button.

 

[james]

YOU,who EVer you are, dont have a clue what your talking about, noones been
rude
eccept for your insults here...i would advise you to DO JUST THAT, stay
apart from what doesnt concern ya

 

[james]

RIGHT, thats me, i posted in "new useres" and someone simply and quickly
answered my question there,.it may be of some value to note for referance in
future btw.