write code snippets in word documment

try to write code snippets, .net code, java code, and sql code in a word
document without any of the extra word hidden characters. anyone to shed
some lights on.

thanks.

On 24 nov, 06:09, george chen
wrote:
try to write code snippets, .net code, java code, and sql code in a word
document without any of the extra word hidden characters. *anyone to shed
some lights on. *

thanks.

If you save your code snippets in Word as .txt files, which hidden
characters do you see?

Yves

You might want to apply a style such as Plain Text or Macro Text to these
code snippets. Any "hidden" (i.e., nonprinting) characters you see are just
representations of spaces, tabs, and the like and will not print. They
represent the same ASCII characters that would normally be used in code.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"george chen" wrote in message
...
try to write code snippets, .net code, java code, and sql code in a word
document without any of the extra word hidden characters. anyone to shed
some lights on.

thanks.

But many code editors don't SHOW the tabs (just white space), and some
actually physically change tabs to multiple spaces while you edit.
Developers just aren't used to seeing "stuff" in their code. :-) (And
there's other "stuff" they are used to seeing, depending on their
environments.)

Dan

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
You might want to apply a style such as Plain Text or Macro Text to
these code snippets. Any "hidden" (i.e., nonprinting) characters you
see are just representations of spaces, tabs, and the like and will
not print. They represent the same ASCII characters that would
normally be used in code.

"george chen" wrote in message
...
try to write code snippets, .net code, java code, and sql code in a
word document without any of the extra word hidden characters. anyone to
shed some lights on.

thanks.

So what you're saying is that Word is not the best editor for code? g

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Dan Freeman" wrote in message
...
But many code editors don't SHOW the tabs (just white space), and some
actually physically change tabs to multiple spaces while you edit.
Developers just aren't used to seeing "stuff" in their code. :-) (And
there's other "stuff" they are used to seeing, depending on their
environments.)

Dan

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
You might want to apply a style such as Plain Text or Macro Text to
these code snippets. Any "hidden" (i.e., nonprinting) characters you
see are just representations of spaces, tabs, and the like and will
not print. They represent the same ASCII characters that would
normally be used in code.

"george chen" wrote in message
...
try to write code snippets, .net code, java code, and sql code in a
word document without any of the extra word hidden characters. anyone to
shed some lights on.

thanks.

I far prefer Notepad. g

Dan

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
So what you're saying is that Word is not the best editor for code?
g

"Dan Freeman" wrote in message
...
But many code editors don't SHOW the tabs (just white space), and
some actually physically change tabs to multiple spaces while you
edit. Developers just aren't used to seeing "stuff" in their code.
:-) (And there's other "stuff" they are used to seeing, depending on
their environments.)

Dan

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
You might want to apply a style such as Plain Text or Macro Text to
these code snippets. Any "hidden" (i.e., nonprinting) characters you
see are just representations of spaces, tabs, and the like and will
not print. They represent the same ASCII characters that would
normally be used in code.

"george chen" wrote in
message ...
try to write code snippets, .net code, java code, and sql code in a
word document without any of the extra word hidden characters.
anyone to shed some lights on.

thanks.