You can see the results. Another article pasted from WordPad. Both were 16 point and perfectly clear in WordPad, but in one article it was published in a small typeface and now you can see the results of the latest attempt published exactly the same way,
Sorry, but if I follow the instructions in the article Gather Tips: Taming Article Formatting," it will come out right. However, I still don't know if it works if I preview the article or attempt changes once I am in WordPad or in the editor. I guess I am just going to have to trust my MS-Word formatting to stay in place thru WordPad and the Gather article editor. Sorry about creating a fuss!
There are several factors that can influence font facing in articles. If you are using Internet Explorer and Wordpad you stand the best chance of your formatting coming out the way you want (unless you code in HTML). No solution is perfect though.
What font style are you using (Arial, Georgia, etc.)?
Are you pasting into the Gather editor using Ctrl+V, or using the 'Paste from Word' button on the toolbar?
Yes, but it is possible that pasting directly into the article (Ctrl+V for windows) and using the 'Paste from Word' button on the toolbar will provide different results. That wasn't always the case, but I haven't tested this in awhile.
If you construct your article in Word, use the "Paste from Word" and the formatting is retained. As Kevin mentioned, using Ctrl+V loses formatting. I've also used the "Paste from Text" and it works, too.
Past from Word or from WordPad? If I use paste from Word, isn't the text copied from Word still on my clipboard? I have tried paste from Word without pasting into WordPad first and that certainly doesn't work.
I just saw your comment...sorry for the delay. The 'Paste from Word' button basically just copies the content from your clipboard (like Ctrl+V) BUT retains any formatting unique to Word. So if you are copying from WordPad, it will paste that content, and not the content you originally copied from Word.
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There are several factors that can influence font facing in articles. If you are using Internet Explorer and Wordpad you stand the best chance of your formatting coming out the way you want (unless you code in HTML). No solution is perfect though.
What font style are you using (Arial, Georgia, etc.)?
Are you pasting into the Gather editor using Ctrl+V, or using the 'Paste from Word' button on the toolbar?
Yes, but it is possible that pasting directly into the article (Ctrl+V for windows) and using the 'Paste from Word' button on the toolbar will provide different results. That wasn't always the case, but I haven't tested this in awhile.
Good luck!
I just saw your comment...sorry for the delay. The 'Paste from Word' button basically just copies the content from your clipboard (like Ctrl+V) BUT retains any formatting unique to Word. So if you are copying from WordPad, it will paste that content, and not the content you originally copied from Word.
I hope that helps clear it up.