I Need Help
Am trying something different here: actually writing here on OD. I always write first in Word. Not sure why.
I’ve had nothing but trouble since OD started up again. Took me forever to log on. Had to wait for help from Busy DM…..Finally got here. But since I know very little about this stuff, I’ve had nothing but trouble taking what I wrote in Word and getting it on here.
I spent a long time last night, writing a post, trying my best to get it on here…..apparently copy/paste doesn’t work. Texted my son-in-law (Eric on OD) for help. I always know when my grandkids get put to bed because then I get an answer back Text.
We went back and forth for awhile, me following his advice. But that didn’t work either. Unfortunately, by then I’d done so many copy/cut/paste/edit that somehow the Word document lost the first few paragraphs I had written. It was late and I didn’t want to try and remember what I had written…..so that post is lost somewhere. It was just rambling anyway.
If anyone can help me understand how to post an entry from another doc and especially how to get that Title done! I always have a big struggle w/Title (of post)
I’d also like to know how to post a photo/picture here. If I once knew, then I don’t anymore 🙂
If you right-click to copy and paste, that doesn’t work in the composition window here. You can copy something from Word, then come here and press your Ctrl key plus the letter V. That should paste in whatever you’ve copied. But I’m guessing Eric told you something similar, so I’m not sure what’s happening. 🙁
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Also, I would probably type the title manually in the title field and then paste the rest of the text into the body of the OD composition window.
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Have you tried CTRL+C (Copy) and CTRL+V (Paste)? That seems to be working for me. You highlight your word document text (you could even do a CTRL+A to select it all at once) and then hold down the “ctrl” key and press the letter “C” at the same time. Once you’ve done that, click the cursor in the body of your new diary entry and hold down the “ctrl” key and press the letter “V” to paste it into your diary. The only problem I’ve noticed is after you do it, the screen goes back to the top of website, but if you scroll down, you should see your text.
Hope that helps.
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And for adding photos, if you right click in the entry, a little gray menu should pop up. On that menu, second icon from the right (next to the smiley face) is a picture icon. If you click on that, it will take you to your computer’s File Explorer. From there, you should be able to pick the folder where you keep your pictures. Click on the picture of your choosing and either double click on the photo or click on the “Open” button to add it to your entry.
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I had the same problem with copy and paste at first. The Ctrl “V” that people are suggesting will work here. Like you, I only write in Word (or my email app) where I can save it before entering it here.
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Typing the Title directly in the box is definitely best, and for now follow the directions others have given here for copy and paste. We are working on making copy and paste work better, this was a key learning from our testing.
Thanks for your patience!
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Writing entries on word is something the DM has to realize is a thing… the idea of writing a massive entry and then losing everything cause of an error or a page failing to load is heartbreaking. I noticed that the Control C and V old school cut & paste still works, you just cannot use your right click to do it. I read the DM’s note about making copy and paste a part of his menu, and that would be ideal as many people prefer to do that when writing large entries…
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Welcome back. I have also noticed that unless you type in a title, even job st a single letter and then save the entry as private, you lose the whole thing. I’m guessing the editor side of it is all being worked on by the DM and admins. Well done with what you have done up to now. 🙂
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Aloha nui loa…
Each time I am at the ocean… and when I see the little blue jellies with the sails… I think the words (blue thingies) as said to me by a friend…
Welcome aboard…
Aloha oe…
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Well this seems like a positive development. You are public, and you got an entry up!
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I’ve never “copied and pasted” an entry in my diary, just typed each one on the page, so I cannot be very helpful. Good luck with the advice given by others. Nice to see your name again.
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