HELP!

[fembuck]

Does anyone know why LJ/Dreamwidth spacing is so funky when you cut & paste documents?  Every time I post fic, LJ/Dreamwidth automatically converts it to being double-spaced and then I have to go back and manually delete the extra spaces which is so incredibly boring and tedious.  I don't care how first world problems it is, I need for this not to be my life any more.  



DOES ANYONE?  Help me, please!

Comments

[dreiser.livejournal.com]

I use Scrivener to write now and am on a Mac but one of my LJ friends was having this same problem. After working through it with her, eventually it was solved by checking the Smart/Copy Paste option and it stopped adding in extra paragraph spaces. I think this solution should apply for Word as well.

[fembuck.livejournal.com]

by checking the Smart/Copy Paste option

What is the smart/copy paste option?

Is that something on LJ when you're making a post, or is it something in the word processing program?

*apologizes for technical noobiness*

[dreiser.livejournal.com]

It's okay. That's something you find in the word processing program. Are you using Word? If you are it can be found in this sequence:

Word > Preferences > Edit > Use Smart Copy/Paste (make sure is checked)

At least, this is the sequence in Word 2011.

[angharad_gov.livejournal.com]

for 2007, on the ribbon section, click on the down arrow and choose "more commands", then "all commands", then find "copy and paste settings" and then add it to the quick access bar. you can change the setting after it's on the quick access ribbon.