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Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

code doesn't transfer well.  You can use the Tx  button to clear the format and then format it.  But I just write it in the editor and save often. 

Apr 09, 2016 12:27 PM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Word has it's own hidden code (XML and CSS) in the background that it pastes in.  Conflicts with the blog's system.  Plaintext/source code view might help, but Marc Swartz, CPA, CA, Real Estate Broker has the best answer.  Use a plain text editor like Wordpad, Notepad++, etc. to create.  Save in text only or MS-DOS/Unicode format to be the safest.

Apr 09, 2016 02:37 PM
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FN LN
Toronto, ON

Write your posts in a plain text editor rather than Word.

Apr 09, 2016 02:04 PM
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Debra Leisek
Bay Realty,Inc Homer Alaska - Homer, AK

The system seems to have a glitch in it.. and it may have something to do with operating systems or something... but it is weird... you might want to try the university resource.... they have blogging tips and videos... or ask support.       sometimes it is just the machine seems possessed!!! I had a real issue the other night almost gave up on ever posting again!  Good luck!

Apr 09, 2016 06:49 PM
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Kathleen Luiten
Resort and Second-Home Specialist - Princeville, HI
Kauai Luxury Ocean Home Sales

Word has conflicts with AR's blog platform. Use plain text then do your formatting in AR.

Apr 09, 2016 06:33 PM
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Noah Seidenberg
Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL
Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

I think Tammy Lankford is right on.

It is hard to transfer formatting into Active Rain. I copy my text into notepad and then paste it into AR, all the formatting is gone and it takes graphic better. Face it, you can't have a choice of a bunch of different fonts in Active Rain. Not that big deal to me.

Apr 09, 2016 01:54 PM
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Bill - I also post from Word and have similar issues, many times. I only use Chrome now, since Firefox seems to be the culprit.

But Tammy has good advice too. You could copy and paste it into Word then to save on your computer

Apr 09, 2016 01:26 PM
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Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

BILL CHERRY I used to write posts in Word, but gave up.  Now I just write directly on AR's site.  Someone more techy than I may have a solution for you.  Goodluck.

Apr 09, 2016 12:00 PM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Bill,

Sometimes, it is the browser that makes the difference.  We use Safari to post from Word, and occasionally I have to switch to Chrome or Firefox.  It is a crazy world out there.  A

Apr 10, 2016 12:33 PM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I wrote a complet post about this a couple of weeks ago in the Ask an Ambassador group. It is the AR blog editor that doesn't recognize some other editting programs and has glitches. Word is one of the worst for doing this.

Apr 10, 2016 12:00 PM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Seems that there is a bug going around Bill, hopefully it will get fixed soon.

Apr 10, 2016 09:24 AM
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Tammy gave you the answer.... I'm a day late and many $$$'s short...

Apr 10, 2016 06:21 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Microsoft Word has formatting that AR doesn't like.  Clear the formatting from your word document before or after pasting it into your post.

Apr 10, 2016 05:27 AM
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Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@Properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Bill, I went nuts today with my post.  For a minute, I thought it was going to resemble a ransom message!

Apr 10, 2016 05:22 AM
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Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Tammy has it right.

 

Apr 10, 2016 05:02 AM
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Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Bill- I write my  posts in Google Drive then copy and paste them into the AR Editor.  The good thing is that they automatically save them and you'll always have a copy of them. 

Apr 10, 2016 04:55 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Clearing the formmating as Tammy Lankford suggests will take care of the issue.  Once you clear formatting you will want to format again in AR by adding paragraphs, header text, increase the font, etc.

Apr 10, 2016 02:23 AM
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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Lots of glitches. I suggest a nice glass of Pinot Noire then try again!

Apr 10, 2016 01:30 AM
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Sorry this is happening to you, Bill --- I don't use Word and typically write the post on Google Drive and transfer the text to AR and then insert photos.  It usually works but glitches happen on occasion.   

Apr 09, 2016 11:54 PM
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

parked and reading

Apr 09, 2016 10:44 PM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Bill... I can't tell you how often I've struggled with this issue. And it doesn't matter sometimes if I write directly on AR or copy and paste from another place.

Apr 09, 2016 10:16 PM
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Good luck.

Apr 09, 2016 09:24 PM
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Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Bill. I cut and paste from emails that I have created and have had not difficulty. Have never used Word, maybe a good reason.

Apr 09, 2016 07:31 PM
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Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

I think Tammy Lankford has the best comment

Apr 09, 2016 12:49 PM
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Joyce Marsh
Joyce Marsh Real Estate LLC - Daytona Beach, FL
Joyce Marsh Homes

I have had this happen also but not lately. Clearing the formatting like @Tammylankford suggested may help 

Apr 09, 2016 12:34 PM