To come so far only to be foiled by formatting has me foaming at the mouth.
I have reached the chapter on formatting. How improper formatting can irritate editors and indicate you're an amateur who can't tell her cranium from her keyboard.
Guess that's me.
I go to put in a header and it adds it to every page, even when I check the "different first page" box.
Try to change the margins to one-inch and it resets it to 3.5 inches. Every time. Oh, except the times I remove the header entirely. Then it won't let me put it back.
I used to think I was moderately versed in Word. I use it at work. I'm generally able to do whatever I need to do. Maybe this is an upgraded or older version or something.
It's humiliating, is what it is. I can't figure out how to add a text box with picture. I have a Master's degree, for Pete's sake. I've talked down angry teenagers with chairs aimed at my head. This shouldn't be this hard.
Wordstar was so simple. It was text-based. You remembered the little codes and typed them in and everything worked. It was beautiful. You didn't need Mr. Clipit because a monkey could do it. A monkey with a good memory. I used to have one.
I am hoping last night was some kind of stupidity glitch and today everything will work perfectly and do exactly what I want it to do.
Yeah, I don't believe it, either.
I'm running on day three of late nights and extremely early mornings cleaning up hairballs before the dog does. Mica is having another bout of stress-related grooming, probably from being pilled every day for the last week, thus I am having bouts of grooming-related sleep deprivation. I will miss her when she finally dies, but I will have trouble remembering why.
On the other hand, Elder Brother dropped by, transferred the last of my files to my new computer and made suggestions regarding my website. Once I get some sleep, I should feel pleased instead of knowing I should feel pleased.
Terry Burns' chapters on Marketing Platforms and Marketing Strategies were surprisingly reassuring. He managed to make the process seem doable. I was inspired to expand my platform as I wrote and "think outside the box." That's new for me. I'm a turtle. I don't mind boxes, as long as they have food in them.
So, I get to face Thursday with less-than-adequate sleep, left-over formatting frustration and the joy of knowing I'll have to administer 3 pills a day to Mica for the rest of her life, which may mean I'll never get another uninterrupted night's sleep until she dies, whenever I muster the courage to make that decision.
Today's mantra will be "all days are good days" but I will have trouble believing it.
TT: My Dear Friend, this post should ramble enough even for you. Perhaps your trouble is sleep deprivation.
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OMG, I have tried twice now to post a comment. Hopefully this one will take. What I had tried to say was - if only lack of sleep was my problem! I am sorry to hear about Mica and will say prayers for you both. Also, what is Wordstar?
ReplyDeleteYEA! Worked on the third try!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you kept trying!
ReplyDeleteWordstar was the original code-based word processing program. No graphics, no point-n-click. Just typing words and programming code, like < I > for italics. (HA HA! The program wouldn't let me post this as originally written because I didn't close the italic. Guess there's a bit of code left in every upgrade.)
My first computer had Wordstar, and I've missed it ever since.
Have I mentioned I have trouble with change?