Importing from Raisers Edge into WORD editing doesn't work

[Holly]

When I import a document into WORD and then make edits to the WORD document,
the changes do not print. You can save the changes, bring them back up on the
screen,but they will not print, they either leave blank spaces or don't show
up at all. The software I am using the export from is Raiser's Edge. They
tell me it is not a Raiser's Edge problem, but a microsoft problem.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

What's Raisers Edge?

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[Graham Mayor]

They would say that, wouldn't they! From the first link I checked from
Google about this software I found this quote:

"Also, don't believe everything the sales people tell you. They have an
amazing ability to promise you the world, then when it comes to getting the
information out of it that you need for your organization, it all of a
sudden becomes your problem...not theirs. "

Not having seen this software, I have no idea what format the output is in,
but if it is to interface properly with Word it needs to be either RTF or
Plain Text, (Word format is a proprietary format that is not freely
available to third parties) and neither of those formats should account for
your problem.

You may be able to work around it by applying a suitable style to your
inserted text and pressing CTRL+Space - or use the following macro to insert
it:

Sub PasteUnfText()
On Error GoTo oops
Selection.PasteSpecial DataType:=wdPasteText, Placement:= _
wdInLine
End
oops:
Beep
End Sub

http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

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[Holly]

What's Raisers Edge?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

When I import a document into WORD and then make edits to the WORD
document,
the changes do not print. You can save the changes, bring them back up on
the
screen,but they will not print, they either leave blank spaces or don't
show
up at all. The software I am using the export from is Raiser's Edge. They
tell me it is not a Raiser's Edge problem, but a microsoft problem.

 

[Holly]

Raiser's Edge is a fundraising software program made by Blackbaud.

What's Raisers Edge?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

When I import a document into WORD and then make edits to the WORD
document,
the changes do not print. You can save the changes, bring them back up on
the
screen,but they will not print, they either leave blank spaces or don't
show
up at all. The software I am using the export from is Raiser's Edge. They
tell me it is not a Raiser's Edge problem, but a microsoft problem.

 

[Holly]

Thanks for you answer, but Macros are way out of my league in WORD. I agree
that they can't figure it out so they sluff it off to someone else, but so
far, no one has a simple answer.

 

[Graham Mayor]

There isn't a simple answer or I would have given it.

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[Tony Jollans]

Like the others I know nothing of Raiser's Edge, although I quite like the
name

Whatever the source of the document, you seem to be saying that you have a
Word document to which you can successfully make changes but those changes
do not print. Assuming, at least for the moment, that the document is not
corrupt in some way this means the changes you have made are formatted in
some way which you have set not to print.

A couple of things to look at - just as they come to mind. Do you have Track
Changes enabled? If so, what are your viewing and printing options? (Look at
Tools > Options > Print tab to see print options). Does the document contain
any Fields? A long shot, perhaps, but are your changes formatted as hidden
text? Do you have any macros (in the document or your own normal.dot - or
any addins) that might interfere with normal printing options?