Hi, Tim, I didn’t rename the document in the finder and maybe that was part of the problem. I gave it a different name but I didn’t do it until after i finished the new document.
I don’t understand why there was a problem with the email address because I did exactly that. Mary Jo Partyka choir...@gmail.com > On Mar 8, 2015, at 11:20 AM, Tim Kilburn <kilbu...@me.com> wrote: > > Mary Jo, > > How specifically did you rename the file? Your explanation is a little > confusing to me. If you renamed a file with exactly the same name as the > first, the first will be overwritten by the second. The MacOS will, of > course, ask if this is what you want done and will do exactly that if you > confirm. If you renamed the file in the Finder, did you accidentally change > the file extension along with the name? If so, it will not be easily opened > as the file extension may not be matching the known file type to the MacOS. > Regarding the underscore and the “At” sign, it sounds to me like you did > things correctly. That is, if you’re speaking of using these characters in > an eMail address, for example, you would use the shift dash and the shift > number 2 to enter underscore and “At” sign respectively, at least on North > American keyboards. > > Later... > > Tim Kilburn > Fort McMurray, AB Canada > > On Mar 8, 2015, at 09:11, Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Mary Joe, you should probably get into the habit of specifically setting out > the problem in the subject line instead of just saying things like “two > questions”. We all have questions, but if you want people to get interested > enough to actually take time to answer your particular question you need to > spice up the subject line a bit. You know, something to peak their curiosity. > Another reason for relevant subject lines is for the archive. It makes it > possible for people to search for answers to previously answered questions on > the topic they are having trouble with. > I know that whenever I see this type of subject line, I just hit the delete > key. > It’s just a suggestion, but you might get more response if you try this > approach. > > > >> On Mar 7, 2015, at 10:29 PM, Mary Jo Partyka <choir...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I had to write a few letters today. I wrote the first one and wanted to use >> some of the same language in the next two. I duplicated the first document >> and saved it under the same name. Maybe I should have saved it under the >> new name right away but I didn’t rename it until I wrote it and found out >> that I could rename with the ellipsis. I couldn’t read the original file >> after I renamed it. >> >> Also, I emailed these letters to three different politicians and they all >> came back. I copied the information verbatim so I know the spelling and >> form were correct. I used the shift hyphen to underline and the shift 2 for >> the at sign but think one of these signs might have been incorrectly used. >> I was able to email everything by cutting and pasting but I’m trying to find >> out what I did wrong. >> >> >> Mary Jo Partyka >> choir...@gmail.com >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
