[bookport] Re: form feeds in text documents

  • From: "Walt Smith" <WSmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:03:33 -0400

In Word, try the Insert menu, Break, then either Page Break or Next
Page.  

-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Neal Ewers
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 2:53 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: form feeds in text documents

Larry, I can do exactly what you suggested and get the control
characters for other ASCII characters like letters and numerals, but I
can't get it to work for form feed.  When I turn numlock on and press
alt and 12 on the number pad, it gives me some strange number.  When I
do a leading 0 in the same scenario, it beeps at me like I am some
kind of nitwit, but that's beside the point.  What am I doing wrong?
Neal

-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of LARRY SKUTCHAN
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:33 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: form feeds in text documents


Or, if you want to save yourself a dollar or two, just turn num lock
on, hold down the alt key, and while the alt key is down press a 1 and
a 2 (making 12) on the numeric key pad.  That will insert a form feed
character into Notepad at least.


>>> ewers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tuesday, June 28, 2005 2:21:11 PM >>>
Well, I have been doing some research on this one.  I can find no way
in Word, note pad, or word pad to insert form feed characters.  So, I
asked a colleague who has all kinds of editors to write a document
with form feeds in it to see if the book port would honor them.  As
Rob said, it does.  Now, if I really want a form feed in a document, I
can simply cut and paste one of the form feeds in the text file I have
into note pad and guess what, book port does recognize the form feed
character as a result of the paste to note pad.
 
I'm selling these form feed characters for $1 per feed.  I'm just
kidding of course, but if anyone wants a file which consists of
nothing but a form feed that they can use, I would be happy to send it
to them as an attachment, off line, of course. Neal
 



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