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Removing HTML from a Word 2008 Document

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:22:18 +0000

This is a script, that I use to strip the HTML from my web documents. It really comes in handy, when you want to edit the content of a document without all of the distractions of all of the HTML tags getting in the way. It was written specifically for use with Word 2008, although [...]

Converting HTML to Text Format

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:24:08 +0000

Often, I copy text from one of my posts into a text file for further editing (typos, script errors etc) only to find that I have copied the HTML too, which is not good since it’s not usually the HTML that I want to edit, and therefore makes it difficult to focus on what I [...]

Enhanced – New Doc for AppleWorks 6

admin — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:14:19 +0000

It has become abundantly clear to me that there is still a lot of interest in AppleScripts for AppleWorks 6 and questions on implementation of scripts that my previous posts on this topic have not addressed to the satisfaction of those who use AppleWorks 6 and, since it is an application that is still [...]

AppleScript for Creating a New Document with AppleWorks 6

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:49:42 +0000

Simple script to create a new AppleWorks document followed by a more detailed script with text entry fields.

If you use AppleWorks 6, you may find this script useful in creating new documents. It should be fairly easy to see how this can be adapted to your specific needs. There is a similar script for [...]