Yes, Robin is dead on here.
In Word, <CR> is a paragraph break, which translates into two line breaks in
e-mail and in web formats.
However, <shift><CR> is a line break and will not explode into double
spacing when translated.
best
Randolph
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robin Hamilton" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 10:06 PM
Subject: Re: [POETRYETC] SNAP Crying the Neck
> <<
> The lines are certainly spaced. Yet the original I pasted from has no
> spacing.
>>>
>
> Lawrence, if you're pasting from Word into an email, this always happens.
>
> It doesn't show on the email before you send it, but shows-up when the
> email
> arrives. It also shows if you Save the email, then reload it.
>
> The way round is instead of typing <CR> in Word as normal, type
> <SHIFT><CR>
> (both keys simultaneously).
>
> (I owe this to someone, I've forgotten who, who pointed it out on a list.)
>
> There are undoubtedly more elegant and easier ways to solve the problem,
> but
> the SH/CR things beats what I used to do, SAVE the email, reload it, and
> knock out the extra line-spaces one by one.
>
> Robin
>
>
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