Word has lots of hidden code; it often causes problems with online posting.
Notepad would be better -- but, if the problem shows up in the whole post,
then AOL is the more likely culprit.
I use a Mac -- an iBook -- and have had no problems.
On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 2:36 PM, M. Borges Accardi <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Ken,
>
> I type email directly into AOL (the note part), then I paste (from Word)
> any Snaps or poems I post.? The "??" problem seems to happen in both my
> notes and the text I paste.? Not a big deal, I just figured if I could fix
> it, I would.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mill
> Http://www.MillicentBorgesAccardi.com
>
>
>
>
> TEST
> ----Tried this after pasting in Notepad---
>
> Hi Ken,
>
> I type email directly into AOL (the note part), then I paste (from Word)
> any Snaps or poems I post.? The "??" problem seems to happen in both my
> notes and the text I paste.? Not a big deal, I just figured if I could fix
> it, I would.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mill
> Http://www.MillicentBorgesAccardi.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth Wolman <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 1:23 pm
> Subject: Re: Posting Issues
>
>
>
> M. Borges Accardi wrote:?
> > I don't know.? I have an IBM laptop and use AOL and Internet Explorer. I
> looked for View and Tool in the IE Internet Options, but could not find
> anything about character encoding. So, I guess my "?s" are here to stay.?
> >?
> > :)?
> > ?
> Nearest I can get is it's got something to do with AOL. Also...are you
> typing your stuff directly into a browser??
> ?
> kw?
> ?
> -- Ken Wolman http://bestiaire.typepad.com
> http://www.petsit.com/content317832.html?
> -------------------?
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> the strange distraught air of someone forever expecting a great misfortune,
> in sunlight, in a beautiful garden."--Arkel to Melisande, Maurice
> Maeterlinck, "Pelleas et Melisande"?
>
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