[AccessD] HTML formatting entered/imported and merged into Word

We feel the same way and we've convinced most of our clients that it's not 
worth the frustration either to the user or the publisher having to make 
the changes.  There's never been a complaint that the formatting doesn't 
follow proper scientific notation from attendees.  However, we have one 
client that refuses to accept this and claims it has to be done.  So, now 
I'm stuck trying to make it work within our current system as much as possible.

I'll ask about ActiveX controls.  I wonder if that's where this is coming 
from in the first place.

Thanks,
Susan


At 02:27 PM 5/7/04, you wrote:
> >> requires the user to enter HTML code within the text <<
>
>I'm probably way off on all this, but this doesn't seem right.  Is
>formatting a requirement for both the online and hard copy publication?  If
>so, you seem to be placing a lot of the burden on the content providers.  If
>formatting is such an issue, my initial thought is that you would want to
>provide an .rtf(Notepad)-like ActiveX control.  For those entries requiring
>a lot of formatting, users could spend as much time typing the tags as they
>do the content.  Maybe Susan can provide some insight, but I thought
>detailed formatting requirements like scientific notation would be primarily
>a function of the publisher, not the author.
>
>
>Mark