Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ub!uhura.cc.rochester.edu!afry From: afry@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Alan R. Fry) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: interesting file merge question Summary: just merge those cells! Message-ID: <14477@ur-cc.UUCP> Date: 15 Jun 91 00:28:22 GMT References: <6231@mindlink.bc.ca> Organization: University of Rochester, Rochester NY Lines: 42 In article <6231@mindlink.bc.ca> Rick_McCormack@mindlink.bc.ca (Rick McCormack) writes: |>In an article, writes: |> |>"A friend of mine is typing a paper in French and would then |>translate it to English. After this she wants to combine the |>two files so that each line of French (in italics or some |>other style) will be followed by the corresponding |>translated English line, which would be in a different |>style. Sounds exciting!! |> |>[stuff deleted about merging alternate lines] |> |>"Please e-mail your reply, since the news server here is |>playing games with us these days. Thanks." |> |>Though Haseen Ibne Alam asks for e-mail, I thought others might face similar |>problems. I think this is definitely the place for MSW's "table" function, |>placing parallel sentences in cells side by side. Very clever! |>This would allow readers to read the whole article in the chosen language, yet |>compare sentences in both languages. Any attempts to create merged documents |>should keep an important facet in mind: try not to interfere with the users' |>ability to read and comprehend the material -- that is why you wrote it, isn't |>it? |> |>Now back to how to merge those two files into a TABLE structure ... any ideas? This is the easy part. Just select all of the cells, chose 'Table' in the Edit menu, and click on 'Merge Cells'. Then chose 'Table to Text...' in the Document menu, and click on 'Paragraphs' in the Convert To: dialog box. Voila! Cheers, Alan -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alan R Fry | Graffiti on a condom machine: afry@uhura.cc.rochester.edu | "Don't buy this gum, it tastes like old tires" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------