Can't paste text into text box?!

fadeoutfoto

So I wanna keep all my blog posts backed up in a Word document in case SM eats my content one day. And since the typing goes slow while entering in text box (since its populating the actual design field as you type), I decided to just do my writing in Word then copy and paste it into text box in edit mode. And paste doesn't work! Argh. I'm terrible at typing in the first place and having to retype three paragraphs caused me enough frustration to nearly chuck a beer across the room. Anyone else have this problem or am I just a spaz? Ha ha

Thanks

Mike

AceCo55

No sorry I don't have that problem ... I don't drink beer!!!

In another thread, Allen advised not to use copy and paste from Word (something about bringing unwanted formatting elements).
He said to use a text editor like Notepad.
Maybe worth a try on one paragraph first - paste and have a drink whether it works or doesn't.
Repeat as many times as necessary to achieve success or pass out.

ian408

If you use keyboard shortcuts to copy and paste, try using the right click menu to copy and paste instead.

A word about Word. It does introduce a lot of unnecessary formatting when using cut and paste (you won't know the formatting is there either). Color, font, and so forth-none of which you need. The Notepad or other plain text editor is a good idea for this kind of thing.

ziggy53

fadeoutfoto wrote: »

So I wanna keep all my blog posts backed up in a Word document in case SM eats my content one day. And since the typing goes slow while entering in text box (since its populating the actual design field as you type), I decided to just do my writing in Word then copy and paste it into text box in edit mode. And paste doesn't work! Argh. I'm terrible at typing in the first place and having to retype three paragraphs caused me enough frustration to nearly chuck a beer across the room. Anyone else have this problem or am I just a spaz? Ha ha

Thanks

Mike

One of our British users asks that everyone please refrain from using the word "spaz" as it quite derogatory in the UK and Ireland:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spastic#United_Kingdom_and_Ireland

... Lynne Murphy, a linguist at the University of Sussex, described the term as being "one of the most taboo insults to a British ear".

fadeoutfoto

Ha thanks yah still no luck. : (. Even tried emailing myself the text and trying to paste with my iPad, but quickly found out that I can't even type into a text field on my iPad. Seriously? So I can't update a blog from a mobile device? Huge fail smugmug.

denisegoldberg

fadeoutfoto wrote: »

Ha thanks yah still no luck.

It might be worth trying a different browser if you haven't already done that. I've seen problems with different browsers attempting different things in my smug site.

--- Denise

fadeoutfoto

Well I will admit that I'm running a PPC G5 and Safari and Firefox are way behind in updates as it's no longer supported. So I figured I'd try from my iPad, and I cant type anything into a text field. And I don't want to have to go the CSS/HTML route as I'm not a programmer and know that will get messy as hell for me.