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I have a discussion post, formatted as a table in Word. When I copy it into the text box to post on my discussion board it loses the table formatting. How can I keep the formatting in my post as it shows in the Word doc?
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Hi, @diane_fjordbott , Word's proprietary formatting code does not translate well into other rich text editors. Please check out the suggestions in Need help with formatting, the format converter program in particular.
Hi, @diane_fjordbott , Word's proprietary formatting code does not translate well into other rich text editors. Please check out the suggestions in Need help with formatting, the format converter program in particular.
Thanks, Stefanie. I appreciate your help with this.
Warm regards,
Diane
<http://lethbridgecollege.ca/>
Diane Fjordbotten (she/her) BSc, BEd
Coordinator, Learning Café
Ph. 403-320-3202 ext 5578 Learning Café: 403-382-6952
3000 College Drive S., Lethbridge, AB T1K 1L6
Lethbridge College is located on the traditional lands of the people of the Blackfoot Confederacy.
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