Can I save a partial post then resume later?

BossLady · 10-10-2012, 08:32 AM

Last night I was working on a post, my internet crashed temporarily (about 5 minutes) & when I logged back in I had lost everything I had been working on. Is it possible to start a post (for instance a ride report) & save a draft of it to allow me to come back to it later & finish?

mrprez · 10-10-2012, 08:46 AM

Not really. What you could do is to type it up using Notepad and then cut and paste it when you are ready to post.

BossLady · 10-10-2012, 09:16 AM

Thanks...that won't help with the inserting of pics between text; but nice to know i'm not just missing something !

Unstable Rider · 10-10-2012, 09:20 AM

I have copied and pasted text I started on the forum, and stuck it into note pad, and "built" my post off line and then copied that and stuck it into a fresh post window.

I found some grief with picture HTML when using MS Word though-- actually what seems to work well for me, I open a blank window in my Windows live e-mail, as if composing an e-mail to someone. I can spell check it, etc., and paste Photobucket code into it as I compose- and then just copy the whole bit and paste it into a blank forum screen.

When I try that with MS WORD it seems to booger with the Photobucket code.

Just what worked for me.

crazybrit · 10-10-2012, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BossLady

Thanks...that won't help with the inserting of pics between text; but nice to know i'm not just missing something !

It works fine for inserting pics. When you want to create a snapshot (cut and then paste into notepad/etc) click the little a/A icon in the upper right. It will collapse all the images to their text form (IMG tag).

Rinty · 10-10-2012, 10:34 AM

I spent a couple of months working on a long post about my new ST, in the MOA Forum. I just set up a file in Word, kept editing away until I was happy with it, and then pasted it in. IIRC, I just left clicked the text, for a "copy", then moved into the Forum, opened a new thread, and pasted it in.

Toysrme · 10-11-2012, 12:58 AM

save a txt file on your destop. use it as a scratch pad.

mrprez · 10-11-2012, 03:48 AM

I don't know why you couldn't add your picture links. If you have them stored on a 3rd party picture host, just cut and paste the links and then the bbcode for an image.

HTML Code:

[IMG]http://test.com/image.jpg[/IMG]

Flood · 10-11-2012, 04:24 AM

+1 on using notepad/editor.

MS Word can and will insert all kinds of formatting code that may screw up your thread.

Rinty · 10-11-2012, 09:10 AM

Quote:

...notepad...

Didn't know about this, it looks pretty useful. If you do a save of the page, where does it end up? In Word?

crazybrit · 10-11-2012, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rinty

Didn't know about this, it looks pretty useful. If you do a save of the page, where does it end up? In Word?

notepad is a windows app, wordpad is another, msword is a third. all different. type "notepad" in the start menu search field

Rinty · 10-11-2012, 01:32 PM

Thanks.

mrprez · 10-11-2012, 07:06 PM

Don't use all those others as they are not text editors and will add weird code to your stuff. Stick to Notepad and you can copy and paste directly from there to here.

SYDADVGS · 10-11-2012, 08:09 PM

Copy it and send it yourself as PM that way you can preview it and edit it.
When complete copy and paste in your new post or thread.

10-10-2012, 08:32 AM	#1
BossLady ^OP Adventurer Joined: Nov 2011 Location: Santa Fe, NM Oddometer: 18	Can I save a partial post then resume later? Last night I was working on a post, my internet crashed temporarily (about 5 minutes) & when I logged back in I had lost everything I had been working on. Is it possible to start a post (for instance a ride report) & save a draft of it to allow me to come back to it later & finish?

10-10-2012, 08:46 AM	#2
mrprez KJ4WMZ Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Mobile, Al Oddometer: 1,263	Not really. What you could do is to type it up using Notepad and then cut and paste it when you are ready to post. __________________ Sent via morse code ..-. -.-- ..-. ..-.

10-10-2012, 09:20 AM	#4
Unstable Rider World Wide Inmate Joined: Jul 2010 Location: 10,000 Lakes Oddometer: 2,101	I have copied and pasted text I started on the forum, and stuck it into note pad, and "built" my post off line and then copied that and stuck it into a fresh post window. I found some grief with picture HTML when using MS Word though-- actually what seems to work well for me, I open a blank window in my Windows live e-mail, as if composing an e-mail to someone. I can spell check it, etc., and paste Photobucket code into it as I compose- and then just copy the whole bit and paste it into a blank forum screen. When I try that with MS WORD it seems to booger with the Photobucket code. Just what worked for me. __________________ ´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((((º> `·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º> ´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((((º> Everything happens for a reason. "Still seeking the reason"

10-11-2012, 03:48 AM	#8
mrprez KJ4WMZ Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Mobile, Al Oddometer: 1,263	I don't know why you couldn't add your picture links. If you have them stored on a 3rd party picture host, just cut and paste the links and then the bbcode for an image. HTML Code: [IMG]http://test.com/image.jpg[/IMG] __________________ Sent via morse code ..-. -.-- ..-. ..-.

10-11-2012, 04:24 AM	#9
Flood F5lood. Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Austria Oddometer: 9,339	+1 on using notepad/editor. MS Word can and will insert all kinds of formatting code that may screw up your thread. __________________ TEAM F5 RallyRAIDio on Twitter RallyRAIDio on Facebook

10-10-2012, 09:16 AM	#3
BossLady ^OP Adventurer Joined: Nov 2011 Location: Santa Fe, NM Oddometer: 18	Thanks...that won't help with the inserting of pics between text; but nice to know i'm not just missing something !

10-10-2012, 10:34 AM	#6
Rinty Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2011 Location: Calgary, Alberta Oddometer: 416	I spent a couple of months working on a long post about my new ST, in the MOA Forum. I just set up a file in Word, kept editing away until I was happy with it, and then pasted it in. IIRC, I just left clicked the text, for a "copy", then moved into the Forum, opened a new thread, and pasted it in.

10-11-2012, 12:58 AM	#7
Toysrme Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2012 Oddometer: 193	save a txt file on your destop. use it as a scratch pad.

10-11-2012, 01:32 PM	#12
Rinty Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2011 Location: Calgary, Alberta Oddometer: 416	Thanks.

10-11-2012, 07:06 PM	#13
mrprez KJ4WMZ Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Mobile, Al Oddometer: 1,263	Don't use all those others as they are not text editors and will add weird code to your stuff. Stick to Notepad and you can copy and paste directly from there to here. __________________ Sent via morse code ..-. -.-- ..-. ..-.

10-11-2012, 08:09 PM	#14
SYDADVGS . Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Sydney Australia Oddometer: 11,943	Copy it and send it yourself as PM that way you can preview it and edit it. When complete copy and paste in your new post or thread.

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