Because of a word processor's more powerful editing capabilities, including a good spell checker, thesaurus, and grammar checker (if yours has these), it is beneficial to type class bulletin board assignments in this word processor instead of the more limited word processing capabilities of your mail editor. This may be accomplished very simply using copy & paste. These instructions assume that your word processor has copy and paste features.
When you have finished writing your assignment in your word processor, save it. Then use the "select all" command to mark the entire text of the document. Select copy from the "Edit" menu or the toolbar icon.
With this text copied to the clipboard (the computer memory), you are now ready to log in to your class bulletin board. Go to your English board and select "New Msg" and paste your assignment. Lines should wrap themselves correctly to fill the screen.
When the "paste" is complete, check the document for errors in the upload. You will have to put back in the document any underlining or bold face, for the bulletin board uses a different formatting language than MS Word, and these commands will be stripped out when pasted. Remember to double space between paragraphs.
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