Thanks to all respondents about the format of reports. I know about .rtf files and word processors, but wasn't wanting to spend the large amount of time required to edit the file once brought in (when a file is 50 pages or so, it's very time-consuming to go through and pull together all the broken lines, etc., etc.). But, I did want to share that, for my needs, through trial and error, I have learned that creating an HTML file is what works best. I can save it to the desktop and then cut and paste the entire document into MS Word. Very little, if any, reformatting is needed, and I can edit, delete information, or whatever I need to do. I wish I had tried that before I posted this question. Thanks to all, Barbara
On Feb 11, 2008 8:40 PM, Gary Templeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One thing to be sure of with .rtf files is that they will look differently > when opened in Word depending on what view is active - Normal, Web Layout, > Print Layout. If the formatting is looking weird, try changing the view. > When I was using PAF, the reports would only look correct in Print Layout. > > Gary Templeman > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara Ford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com> > > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 9:01 AM > Subject: [LegacyUG] Word Document > > > > Is it possible to save a report in the format of a Word document > > (.doc)? The only choices I see are .pdf and .rtf. With .pdf, it is > > read-only (or am I doing something wrong on that?), and with .rtf, the > > formatting is terrible. What I am trying to do is to find a format > > that I can easily send a report to someone (not as a > > gedcom)...sometimes I'd like to be able to go into the document and > > take out parts, or maybe even format the font (my mother needs large > > font, for example). Even if I save as .rtf and then open in Word, the > > formatting is still so far off that I need to go through the whole > > document and close up spaces, and so forth. > > > > I do also see the choice of HTML format, and by trial and error, it is > > easier to cut and paste from the html document into Word than it is to > > try to re-format the rich text. > > > > Am I missing something? Or is there a way to create a .pdf document > > that is not read-only? > > > > Thanks, > > Barbara > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
