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Can't make paragraphs

joko104

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Often I am not allowed to make paragraphs. Only to have one run-on messages. With Explorer and Windows 7. If I then write on word pad or word, it messes it all up and often showing the coding too. Anyone else have that problem?
 
IE7 is WAY outdated. Either upgrade or, better yet, switch to FF or Chrome.
 
Often I am not allowed to make paragraphs. Only to have one run-on messages. With Explorer and Windows 7. If I then write on word pad or word, it messes it all up and often showing the coding too. Anyone else have that problem?

Yes. And I have IE9, so I don't think the problem's with the browser. Sometimes when I post, I can't even skip past the quote to which I'm responding and have to begin on the same line and without being able to paragraph either.
 
Often I am not allowed to make paragraphs. Only to have one run-on messages. With Explorer and Windows 7. If I then write on word pad or word, it messes it all up and often showing the coding too. Anyone else have that problem?

Download Google Chrome. Your problems will most likely evaporate.
 
Often I am not allowed to make paragraphs. Only to have one run-on messages. With Explorer and Windows 7. If I then write on word pad or word, it messes it all up and often showing the coding too. Anyone else have that problem?

Yes. About 50% of the time that I post. It's frustrating, but I didn't post it here because I thought it was something wrong with my computer.
 
Yes. And I have IE9, so I don't think the problem's with the browser. Sometimes when I post, I can't even skip past the quote to which I'm responding and have to begin on the same line and without being able to paragraph either.

Same. I've tried to upload pictures, and have to start the text immediately to the right of the picture, and submit the post, then quickly hit edit so I can fix it. It always works once you hit "edit" so I don't know what the problem is, but this is annoying. It only happens here, so I thought it might have something to do with the site, but was too embarrassed to ask, because I didn't know how to ask without looking like an idiot. :lol:
 
I've had it at other sites, but not here.

Try clicking on the compatibility icon up on the Explorer bar, sometimes that helps.
 
Ew. *shudder* I clicked on it, and it put a bunch of scrolling bars on the page. Horizontal and vertical scroll bars.
 
IE7 is not supported with our software. Please use IE8+.

For best results, use Firefox or Chrome. The java script used for the editor is not very good with IE in general.
 
Ew. *shudder* I clicked on it, and it put a bunch of scrolling bars on the page. Horizontal and vertical scroll bars.

Thanks for the heads-up.
 
IE7 is not supported with our software. Please use IE8+.

For best results, use Firefox or Chrome. The java script used for the editor is not very good with IE in general.

Thank you for the reality-check.
 
Same. I've tried to upload pictures, and have to start the text immediately to the right of the picture, and submit the post, then quickly hit edit so I can fix it. It always works once you hit "edit" so I don't know what the problem is, but this is annoying. It only happens here, so I thought it might have something to do with the site, but was too embarrassed to ask, because I didn't know how to ask without looking like an idiot. :lol:

I've had the same problem on occasion, and it doesn't happen when I'm editing a post.
 
IE7 is not supported with our software. Please use IE8+.

For best results, use Firefox or Chrome. The java script used for the editor is not very good with IE in general.

Best advice I ever got. I'm a creature of habit, but after 15 years of IE userdom, I timidly downloaded Chrome and love it!
 
I've had the same problem on occasion, and it doesn't happen when I'm editing a post.

The same here. MANY times I've posted without paragraphs and then immediately edited it to give it paragraphs.

I'll just use Firefox and see if that solves it.
 
Thanks for the advice to use FireFox. I don't use Google Chrome because I don't want a 100% monopoly by Google of the Internet. They are a vicious and arrogant company enough as it is.
 
Just clear the formatting (little AA button on the far left) and your problem is solved.
 
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