Maybe somebody will have a better idea, but the only way I can think of is to paste the text file into an RTF file. I looked into Save As, but all that does is allow you to choose various Text formats.
> On Oct 21, 2020, at 22:37, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I changed the subject line because we are now talking about text edit. how do > I do a search and replace in there? I've got all these i circumflexes and i > acutes for apostrophes and quotation marks. no idea how that happened but I'm > pretty sure I can't fix it in a braille note. > >> On Oct 21, 2020, at 5:22 PM, Brad Snyder <wb...@swbell.net >> <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: >> >> The fact that you indicated you didn’t have MS Word on your Mac, is another >> reason I suggested that you use TextEdit. >> >> You can convert a .txt file to MS Word format, using TextEdit as follows: >> 1. Use the Mac keyboard command CMD + Shift + T, to convert the file from >> plain text format to RTF format. >> 2. Use the keyboard command CMD + OPT + Shift + S, to do a Save As, and >> select either .doc or .docx from the list of available file formats in the >> dialog. >> >> HTH. >> >> - Brad - >> >> >> On Oct 21, 2020, at 16:12, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com >> <mailto:lorice...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> you're right, Brad. I'm working on a book so I don't have to worry about >> headings so for me, that's a viable solution. I don't even have ms word for >> Mac. >> >> another question, how would I change a txt file into a doc file in Text edit? >> >> thanks. >> Lorie >> >>> On Oct 21, 2020, at 3:22 PM, Brad Snyder <wb...@swbell.net >>> <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Chanelle, >>> >>> I am not sure about the workaround for the Heading issue in TextEdit. As >>> you know, TextEdit is not nearly as full featured as MS Word. I >>> recommended TextEdit because the original poster was attempting to edit a >>> .doc file she had created on a braille notetaker. I recommended TextEdit >>> because it would allow her to open and edit, and then save the file, while >>> maintaining the .doc format, something that cannot be done when using Pages. >>> Yes, I know that a Pages file can be exported to one of the MS Word >>> formats, but since the file was already in .doc, I thought using TextEdit >>> was the simplest solution. >>> >>> - Brad - >>> >>> >>> On Oct 21, 2020, at 13:01, Chanelle Allen <chanellem.al...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:chanellem.al...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>> I am a bit late to this conversation. My curiosity was piqued though, so I >>> decided to investigate. Oddly, opening a Docx file in TextEdit retained the >>> font type, style, and size for body text but not headings. The Docx file >>> also seems to strip links but retain bulleted lists, although tabs are used >>> instead of traditional formatting. I then converted the file to Doc using >>> Microsoft Word for Mac. The links and font changes are retained. I am not >>> sure if the list formatting is changed in the Doc version because there >>> seems to be no reliable method for obtaining text position information. >>> VO-F5-F5 only goes so far--especially when I can't get the mouse cursor to >>> the exact location of the VO cursor. A VoiceOver equivalent of the Jaws >>> alt-delete would be extremely helpful. >>> As a general question, since TextEdit does not have traditional heading >>> styles, is there a work around? I decided to use the copy style command and >>> chose to keep paragraph spacing, font, and ruler position when >>> defining/saving a heading level 1, so I will see if that works. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Chanelle M. Allen >>> iBUG Mac Instructor >>> chanellem.al...@gmail.com <mailto:chanellem.al...@gmail.com> >>> www.ibugtoday.org <http://www.ibugtoday.org/> >>> >>>> On Oct 20, 2020, at 08:24, Brad Snyder <wb...@swbell.net >>>> <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Yes, of course. That's why I recommended that you use it. >>>> Text edit will open, work in, and save to a number of different file >>>> formats. . >>>> >>>> - Brad - >>>> >>>> On Oct 20, 2020, at 01:28, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com >>>> <mailto:lorice...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>> will text edit open a doc file? >>>> >>>>> On Oct 18, 2020, at 7:28 PM, Brad Snyder <wb...@swbell.net >>>>> <mailto:wb...@swbell.net>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> You might try editing the document in Text Edit rather than Pages. >>>>> Text Edit will allow you to work in the documents existing format. Pages >>>>> will not. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> - Brad - >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Oct 18, 2020, at 19:22, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com >>>>> <mailto:lorice...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I have a long document that I wrote on a braille note ages ago. when I >>>>> changed the format to doc, something happened and the first letter of >>>>> each line is missing or off by itself. it reads fine on a newer braille >>>>> note so I guess I'm going to have to correct it on my Mac using pages. I >>>>> don't know much about pages. I opened the document but I can't figure out >>>>> how to get into the text and locate each letter like I might if I were >>>>> editing an email. how do I do this? >>>>> I might mention that I'm running Mojave. >>>>> thanks. >>>>> >>>>> Lorie >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>>> Visionaries list. >>>>> >>>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>>>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>>> >>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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