An absolute nightmare, charts , format and columns oh my!

[Episaga Games ltd]

Below I have provided a blurred out version of my project, the layout of the page and what it should look like. With affinity 2 pub, I have found there are several types of paste. With non format, you can past the page as it appears and the program does it's best to not muk up your cut n paste page. Other forms of paste retain specific formats like pictures or rich text.  The issue I am having is that the page example I have provided basically ruins the program. Regardless of the type of past I use, nothing works. If I go without formatting, I lose a column of info. If I paste normally I loose all my symbols. If I paste in any other way I get missing graphics, columns or symbols, sometimes all three. I also lose the grid lines and the boxes surrounding the text which, completely ruins the professional look I want to have in my book. I am looking for a version of paste that maintains all aspects of my format without effing it up in some manner.

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[walt.farrell]

What application are you trying to copy from, and what are you trying to paste into, and what is the data you're copying?

[Episaga Games ltd]

I am using word 2003.....as mentioned affinity publisher 2......the text from my original document as pictured in the pictorial example I have provided above.... I am sending my book to a publisher and this is the program they will accept.

[kenmcd]

Word 2003 ... with a color font. That's interesting.

No one can tell from a blurry image exactly what you are pasting. Please provide a sample document. 

Also, APub only supports .docx not .doc (which IIRC Word 2003 only has).

[Episaga Games ltd]

My font isn't coloured , it is referred to as borders and shading, and the shading option is chosen. I will not post fully clear examples of my work for copyright reasons regardless of how many times it is asked. I am merely demonstrating the format used, not the contents within. Would saving it as an xml document change anything?

[walt.farrell]

14 hours ago, Episaga Games ltd said:

I will not post fully clear examples of my work for copyright reasons regardless of how many times it is asked.

How about creating a sample document that you can completely post, which demonstrates the problem using less-sensitive text?

[GarryP]

15 hours ago, Episaga Games ltd said:

I will not post fully clear examples of my work for copyright reasons regardless of how many times it is asked.

Providing a sample document is often the best way for us to find out what the cause of the problem is, especially when, for example:

• the root cause is lurking ‘deep’ within the layer hierarchy;
• the document has a high level of complexity with many functionalities interacting;
• ‘unusual’ settings/options have been used;
• there is, or could be, more than one root cause.

Because of this, when we are looking to help people with their problems, we often ask them for a sample document.

If you are unwilling or unable – for whatever reason – to provide a sample document, then I would suggest that you say so in your first posting about the problem so that people who read and understand your first posting know so in advance. This should mean that there is less chance of someone asking you for something which you cannot provide.

Creating a ‘cut-down’ sample document, which exhibits the same problem and can be shared publicly, as mentioned by Walt above, is often a good way for you to find the root cause(s) of the problem yourself, and maybe fix the problem yourself, thus saving you time waiting for responses from forum users while at the same time learning more about how the applications work.

[Episaga Games ltd]

Thank you for your efforts just the same. It seems I will settle for less format options and continue with my work.