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Text formatting issues 

Keep in mind that while you type and layout text in the text boxes provided to make your evaluation report, even with the robust features of "DesignMode", this is by no means a full fledged "Word Processor". There are also specific text formatting issues that come into play when you cut/copy and paste text from another "Word Processor".

1. While using the original Text Mode editing features of ER Forms, please use the spacebar to line up text or information in a table. DesignMode users can insert tables to organize blocks of text. The "Tab" key is used (by the web browser) to move between text fields and you will not be able to type a "Tab" into any text field on a web browser.

1. If you "Cut/Copy & Paste" text from another program that has "Tabs" formatted into the text, they will be converted to spaces in the DesignMode window. It might be more desirable to create a table in ER Forms and copy the elements to this table.

1. If you "Cut/Copy & Paste" text from another program that has "Tabs" formatted into the text, they will show up on the screen but will not print. You can tell if there are "Tabs" in your text by placing your cursor in a line of text and using the arrow keys on your keyboard to move back and forth. If the cursor jumps a long distance with one move of the arrow key, you may have "Tab" characters in your document. Delete any "Tabs" and use the spacebar to line up the columns.

NOTE: If your document looks fine on screen but the columns are not lined up when you print, there are probably "Tab" characters in your document.

2. Fonts are converted to "Courier" (a fixed-width font) when pasted into the SpEd Forms evaluation report. This is intentional, so that every character remains the same width (an "i" will take up the same space as an "m").
3. Occasionally your web browser may not translate special characters correctly when "Pasted" from specific operating systems or specific programs. Smart quotes ( “ ” ) or ( ‘ ’ ) may cause unexpected behavior in some situations. Try changing them to straight quotes ( " ) or ( ' ).