Teach me how?

[Trail_Fanatic]

During my work for the Land Use Committee, I often work with Microsoft Word and Publisher. It would be useful if I knew how to upload these documents to the site to let folks know what I've been up to lately. Mixed text and photos don't load directly nor will they upload to Photobucket and, unfortunately, that's the extent of my knowledge.

:ironman:

Anyone willing to teach me the steps necessary to accomplish my objective?

:wacko:

[phittie1100]

PDF files should work, but you would need a program like Adobe to convert your mixed content into a single, web-site friendly document.

Also, did you try embedding your pictures and other mixed-sources into your Word doc?

Sorry, that just exausted everything I know about Word vs the Internet

[Trail_Fanatic]

PDF files should work, but you would need a program like Adobe to convert your mixed content into a single, web-site friendly document.

Also, did you try embedding your pictures and other mixed-sources into your Word doc?

Sorry, that just exausted everything I know about Word vs the Internet

And you just went WAY over my head! :ahhh:

No, I didn't take them to bed with me.
Mixed sources? That doesn't even sound appropriate for this site! :lmao:

I copy and paste stuff and shove it around 'til it fits where I need it.
Sometimes I spend days trying to figure out why it puts an extra blank page in the middle of a document and won't let me delete it.

[Jarhead]

During my work for the Land Use Committee, I often work with Microsoft Word and Publisher. It would be useful if I knew how to upload these documents to the site to let folks know what I've been up to lately. Mixed text and photos don't load directly nor will they upload to Photobucket and, unfortunately, that's the extent of my knowledge.

:ironman:

Anyone willing to teach me the steps necessary to accomplish my objective?

:wacko:

Microsoft Word has the ability to save in PDF Format.

Try clicking on Save As in Word, then thumb through the available formats. If your Version of Word does not have the PDF Format, goto Microsoft.com and look for the free download.

[Trail_Fanatic]

Microsoft Word has the ability to save in PDF Format.

Try clicking on Save As in Word, then thumb through the available formats. If your Version of Word does not have the PDF Format, goto Microsoft.com and look for the free download.

Don't have that option and didn't find anything useful at microsoft.
Thanks though.

[Jarhead]

Don't have that option and didn't find anything useful at microsoft.
Thanks though.

What version of Word do you have?

[Mr-S]

Easy easy.

Go here.

http://www.dopdf.com/download.php

Download Do-PDF. It installs and shows up as a printer so from ANY program you are working in all you have to do is pick print, then change the printer to Do-PDF and away you go. It pops up and asks you where you want to save the PDF to. I have used it for years.

And it's free.

[Jarhead]

Easy easy.

Go here.

http://www.dopdf.com/download.php

Download Do-PDF. It installs and shows up as a printer so from ANY program you are working in all you have to do is pick print, then change the printer to Do-PDF and away you go. It pops up and asks you where you want to save the PDF to. I have used it for years.

And it's free.

COOL! Thanks Tim.

[Mr-S]

Pat, PDF is a way better way to go. If you attach a file like a publisher file, then in order for people to view the file, they need to have publisher installed, which many people do not.

[Trail_Fanatic]

Thanks for the link Tim!

Ok, I have a saved PDF!

:woot:

BUT, I've "uploaded" it to the site 3 times and can't get it to show up in a post. It's only 2.12 Mb, so it's not a size issue.

NOW what am I doing wrong?

:banghead:

[Mr-S]

Lemme see if this works.

[Mr-S]

Yup works.

[Mr-S]

Down below the posting box is a button with "Manage attachments"

Click that

Click one of the "Browse" buttons

Find your PDF and click it.

Then click the "Upload" button

Once it uploads it will show in the box. Close that box and post your message.

[Jarhead]

Lemme see if this works.

Oh crap! Now I know more about a Wiring Diagram for a Cherokee Overhead Console than I have ever wanted to know...can't get it out of head :ironman:

[Trail_Fanatic]

Down below the posting box is a button with "Manage attachments"

Click that

Click one of the "Browse" buttons

Find your PDF and click it.

Then click the "Upload" button

Once it uploads it will show in the box. Close that box and post your message.

I do ALL of that but it doesn't show in the post box.

It says "upload Failed".

????


Weren't computers supposed to make our lives EASIER?

[USMC 0369]

I do ALL of that but it doesn't show in the post box.

It says "upload Failed".

????


Weren't computers supposed to make our lives EASIER?

It might be a size issue. From what I understand, many have these problems and nobody ever tells them. :bootyshake:

Computers were invented so that the kids which always got crushed at dodge-ball, would be able to take their revenge. :ironman:

[Mr-S]

MAybe Kevin can take a look at the size settings. The default is very small.

[Trail_Fanatic]

Thanks for the link Tim!

Ok, I have a saved PDF!

:woot:

BUT, I've "uploaded" it to the site 3 times and can't get it to show up in a post. It's only 2.12 Mb, so it's not a size issue.

NOW what am I doing wrong?

:banghead:

[Mr-S]

2.12 meg is actually a larger attachment. Think about if a forum had 1000 members and they all uploaded 4 or 5, 2 meg attachments. Takes up a lot of disk space and if the attachments are stored in the database then the database gets super huge.

The default limit on the forum is less than 1 meg.

[Trail_Fanatic]

2.12 meg is actually a larger attachment. Think about if a forum had 1000 members and they all uploaded 4 or 5, 2 meg attachments. Takes up a lot of disk space and if the attachments are stored in the database then the database gets super huge.

The default limit on the forum is less than 1 meg.

Hmmm . . .

If that's true, then there's the problem.
But I have to admit that the chart on the upload page defines the max file size for a Pdf as 4.88Mb.

:confused:

Kevin?
:poke:

[Mr-S]

Hmmm . . .

If that's true, then there's the problem.
But I have to admit that the chart on the upload page defines the max file size for a Pdf as 4.88Mb.

:confused:

Kevin?
:poke:

Oh, well then. 4.88 meg. No idea. Maybe you just suck at the interweb.:lmao:

[Trail_Fanatic]

I think technology hates me as much as I hate it!

Why can't we just go back to 1975?

[Jarhead]

...Why can't we just go back to 1975?

Because my first child was already born and there are a couple of years since then I really don't want to repeat...

[shaker]

I think technology hates me as much as I hate it!

Why can't we just go back to 1975?


Because I wouldn't be here. :lmao:

[ashokagroup]

Hey great guys ! Thanks all for the info.