If, when you do the paste function, choose "paste special" then "unformatted
text" you'll get the text without all the formatting from the web page.
That's what I do.
Virginia


On 4/8/06, Hugh Vandervoort <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> In the file menu for IE, click "Save As" and change the file type to
> text. Be aware that this can result in difficult reading, as all the
> formatting is lost.
> You might do just as well to copy the text you want directly off the
> page and paste it into a new document in your word processing program.
>
>
> [log in to unmask] wrote:
> > Hi There,
> >
> > Some time ago, you had posted something of how you can save 'just  the
> text'
> > on a site, and I saved it, but am unable to find where I put  it.  Do
> you
> > remember this?  If I am mistaken about this, forgive  me.  Harriet
> Byrnes
> >
> >                          PCSOFT's List Owner's:
> >                       Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]>
> >                        Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>
> >
>
>                         PCSOFT's List Owner's:
>                      Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]>
>                       Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>
>

                         PCSOFT's List Owner's:
                      Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]>
                       Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>