Tips for Using Your
Filler Articles
Breaking Up is Hard to Do!
When we send out our filler articles,
they are formatted as little as possible. We do this to make using your
articles as simple and carefree as possible. You only need to copy the
text you wish to use from the email, and paste it into your own
newsletter. You then have all the tools available in your desktop
publishing or word processing program to format to your heart’s content.
Occasionally,
however, we hear from some subscribers who find that their email programs
are inserting hard line breaks at the end of each line in their email.
Although this may not seem to be too much of a nuisance, it can cause
problems when you are trying to fit an article into a specific space. The
line breaks can remain, wreaking havoc with the way your article fills the
space.
One of our
subscribers, Bill Frankton, recently shared with us this handy tip for
removing the end-of-line breaks quickly. He writes:
“Immediately
after copying and pasting the text, I highlight the entire thing. I then
use the “Find and Replace” command. The line breaks actually show up
as a paragraph break. In the “Find” section, you have to type in ^p.
In the “Replace” section, type in one space. Then hit the button
that says “Replace.” Do not use “Replace All” since this will
replace even those that you want to keep. Go through the entire text and
get rid of all of those extra line breaks.”
We would
like to add to Bill’s comments. Some programs such as Word give you an
option in the “Find” box, letting you chose from a list of special
characters. Simply chose “Paragraph Break” and again type one space in
the “Replace” field.
Thanks, Bill for that tip! If
you have encountered this problem when using your articles, we’d love to
hear from you. Please tell us the type of email program you are using, and
whether this tip has helped you out. We are always looking for ways to
make using our service easier and faster!
