Directory question - need input

My mind returned for the moment, what is a Squishie? and what is a HUG? I know this is a cyber hug {{{{{{{{ }}}}}}}}, but I think there is another kind you refer to here, I could be a complete idiot, either way, please educate me!! Thanks again!!

Joan from GA for the moment

JustJoanQuilts wrote:

interspersed again ;-)

WOW!! Thank you for a lightning speed response, I really appreciate it. I feel smarter already. One more comment, I reply by clicking on the 'reply' at the bottom of the posting or start a new posting by clicking on 'start a new topic'. I don't have a clue how to post any other way, yes, I am that illiterate!! There are many things I do know, this just isn't one of them!!!

Joan from Ga at the moment

you are welcome!

I'm afraid I don't know how you are posting to the group so I can't help you with that - usually post using the email programme I got with my computer :-) - see I'm not much smarter ;-) what I do know is the result of a years worth of computer courses done in-between working

Howdy!

And welcome, Joan.

Most of the usual FAQs regarding this group can be answered here:

a squishy is a pkg that arrives at your post,usually soft and squishy if you squeeze it. Older RCTQ posts appear here: a great resource for who said what when about everything. ;-) Since we haven't repeated this in a while on the ng:

Some general Internet abbreviations followed by many used on RCTQ: AFAIK = As Far As I Know BEG = Big Evil Grin >:-} BTDT = Been There, Done That BTW = By The Way FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions FWIW = For What It's Worth FYI = For Your Information = grin :) :-) GMTA = Great Minds Think Alike HTH = Hope This Helps IIRC = If I Recall Correctly IMHO = In My Humble/Honest Opinion IMO = In My Opinion IMX = In My eXperience IOW = In Other Words ISP = Internet Service Provider KISS = Keep It Simple Sweetie (although I've heard different esses) LOL = Laughing Out Loud :-D NAYY = Not Affiliated, Yadda Yadda... NG = NewsGroup OTOH = On The Other Hand PIP = Peeing In Pants RFI = Request For Information ROFL = Rolling On Floor, Laughing ROFLMAO = Rolling on Floor, Laughing My Asterisks Off TIA = Thanks In Advance TTFN = Ta Ta For Now TTYL = Talk To You Later VBG = Very Big Grin :-) VBEG = Very Big Evil Grin >:-} WRT = With Regard To Y2K = Year 2000 (2K in computer-speak) YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary

emoticons: combinations of punctuation marks (and occasional capital letters), that, when viewed sideways, make little smiley, frowny, winking, disgusted (and so on) faces.

other abbreviations found in this group: BEX = Book Enhancement eXperience (variation on S.E.X.) BF = Boy Friend BFPH = Big Fat Poopy Head (because this is a G-rated newsgroup) BOM = Block Of the Month BQ = Baby Quilt (crib-sized or going to a baby) CMQ = Commercially Machine Quilted COC = Cream on Cream (Fabric print) CQ = Crazy Quilt (quilting pattern/technique) CW = Cathedral Window (pattern) D-rivatives: DH-DD-DS-DW = (Dear/Darling/Darn/D**n) Husband-Daughter-Son-Wife DIL = Daughter In Law DWR = Double Wedding Ring (pattern) EPP = English Paper Piecing (piecing technique) FIFI = Find It, Finish It FPP = Foundation Paper Piecing (piecing technique, sometimes called PFP) FQ = Fat Quarter (1/4 yd of fabric, cut 18" X 22") FS = For Sale (more appropriate in rec.crafts.marketplace) FW = Feather Weight (model of Singer sewing machine) GFG = Grandmother's Flower Garden (pattern) HMQ = Home Machine Quilted HST = Half-Square Triangle ISO = In Search Of LQS = Local Quilt Store/Shop LTP = Long Term Project MA = Machine Appliqué MEQ = Mind's Eye Quilt (existing only in one's imagination, so far) MFP = Mini Foundation Pattern MIL = Mother In Law MLB = Major League Baseball (a yearly fabric swap) MPP = Machine Paper Piecing (piecing technique) MQ = Millennium Quilt MSM = My Sainted Mother NQ/NQR = Non-Quilting / Not Quilting Related OT = Off Topic PIMP = Peeing In My Pants! (Warning to read the following message at your own risk) PITA = Pain In The Asterisks PP = Paper Piecing (sub-categories: PFP = Paper Foundation Piecing; PPP = Precision Paper Piecing) QI = Quilt Inspector (4-legged kind) QIAD = "Quilt In A Day" (TV show and technique by Eleanor Burns) QIP = Quilt In Progress QNM = "Quilters' Newsletter Magazine" (Lehman Publishing) QOOT = Queen Of Off Topics (Sarah) QP = Quilt Police (no such thing) RCTQ = rec.crafts.textiles.quilting RR = Round Robin (block exchange) SA = Seam Allowance SABLE = Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy SEX = Stash Enhancement eXperience SIL = Son In Law SITD = Stitch In The Ditch (quilting technique) SM = Sewing Machine SNS = Stack 'N' Stash (pattern/cutting technique) SNW = Stack 'N' Whack (pattern/cutting technique/book) SO = Significant Other SSS = Secret Sewing Sister TATW = Trip Around The World (pattern) TOL = Top Of the Line TSWLTH = The Store We Love To Hate ("JoAnn's Fabrics") TTYL = Talk To You Later UFO = UnFinished Object USO = UnStarted Object VSC = Vertical Surface Cover (for those who just can't bring themselves to say "wallhanging") W&N = Warm & Natural (a brand of quilt batt) WIP = Work In Progress WOF = Width Of Fabric WOW = White On White (fabric print) WUH = not an abbreviation, just a cyber-stutter for those who have trouble saying "wuh- wuh- wallhanging!" (see VSC) WS = Wrong Side (of fabric) WTB = Want To Buy (more appropriate in rec.crafts.marketplace)

Still being discussed: WHIM = Work Hidden In Mind TANQP = There Are (Ain't) No Quilt Police ~~~~~~

Cheers! Ragmop/Sandy

On 7/5/06 12:33 PM, in article snipped-for-privacy@a14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com, "JustJoanQuilts" wrote:

I don't have Excel either, because I got the Lotus products (WordPro,

1-2-3, etc.) free with my computer. I have found that 1-2-3 will open most .xls format spreadsheets created by Excel, and I do prefer the spreadsheet format for the directory. If you don't have spreadsheet software that will handle the .xls format, Microsoft has viewers and coverters available on their website: . The viewers will allow you to open, view, and print Excel files. Converters will allow you to convert the .xls file to one of several other formats.

There are also readers that will allow you to read a Word document if you don't have Word. My WordPro will handle most Word documents, but once in a while I come across one it won't handle, so the Word reader is useful.

Julia in MN

Marcella, I only mentioned pdf as an option for folks that don't want to sort and do all the fancy stuff or have the PC expertise to toss and turn it into a variety of formats. They just want a hard copy of the Directory to read. Since most folks have Adobe reader on their PC, I thought this might be an easy option. Basically one click to open, and one click to print.

But thanks for responding, some folks may not know what pfd are and are not!

Alice

I'm try> >

Alice,

Thanks for doing this!

I don't have time to read every post right now, but I wanted to throw in my two cents.

1) I would prefer Excel 2) google has figured out that some people don't have excel.. hence: Good luck!

Thanks Again! NS

AliceW wrote:

Joan is using Mozilla and posting thru google groups, assuming i'm reading the propertys on her post correctly. i have no idea how to add signature info to bottom of your posts tho, Joan. you could possibly check the help files in Mozilla. that said, it may not work when posting thru google. your google acct might have a place to add signature info tho. takes some searching round your acct on google to see what you can and cannot do there. fwiw, jeanne

In the Tools menu, select Account settings. Select the account you want to set the signature for. There is a check box that says "Attach this signature"; check that box and fill in the blank with the name of the file that has your signature line. The 2 dashes under my name and the lines below it are in my signature file.

Julia in MN

Thanks for the link, but even if folks did not have Excel, there is an excel viewer and always the option for the text version. I am not too sure about putting our Directory online using the Google application. This option, in addition to the security issues, would require folks to have a google log-in and I want to avoid this requirement for our Directory members.

Thanks so much, Alice (and LN, of course!) for doing this. :) As for me, I really like the spreadsheet so that I can sort and do interesting things with the list. I really don't like the idea of putting my info on the Google site; there's something about storing data online that leaves me feeling vulnerable.

this comment is in the category of useless trivia. continue only if you really want to know about RTF

klh in VA

Rich Text Format. makes the text below look like the > Alice: Well, I am not sure what RTF means, but it sounds user friendly

\par {\*\xmlopen\xmlns1{\factoidname place}}{\*\xmlopen\xmlns1{\factoidname City}}Alice{\*\xmlclose}{\*\xmlclose} : Well, I am not sure what RTF means, but it sounds user friendly even for me. My previous note was too abrupt. I forgot to say thank you very much for working so diligently on this project. Thanks to LN too. \line Hugs, PAT \par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af0 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid10624060\charrsid14309200 \par }}

I believe if you use Google to post, you can add the siggy info by editing your account info. I think I saw an area for entering a signature.

Jessamy, Thank you for educating me further. I am starting to feel more confident about participating, and for that I am greatful!!

Joan from GA

Jessamy wrote:

Alice, Thank you for the help. I can't find it in my google account but that's ok. It will allow me to be more creative with my signature, letting my mood guide me!!

Joan(physically > I believe if you use Google to post, you can add the siggy info by editing