Posted by Zepachu on September 11, 2000 at 10:50:08:
In Reply to: I did exactly what you said... posted by Ekirhal on September 11, 2000 at 10:38:39:
When you save it, you can't simply type .txt at the end to make it a text file. In the same box where you type the filename there should be a field called "File Type"... *opens MS Word* The file type you should use is "Text Only (*.txt)"... There are instructions in a thread just above this one on how to "fix it up" so to say... I'll paste the pertinent part here. When Using A Program Other than NOTEPAD Step 2: When you're completely done, head up to File -> Save As and be sure to switch the File Type to Text File, or Text Only. If it gives you an option, pick Unformatted. Step 3: You need to "check" it in notepad anyway... so click on Start -> Run and then type "notepad" in that field, then click Okay. Step 4: Now you're in notepad, click File -> Open, and find your file... highlight it... then click open. Step 5: There's a problem with using other word processors... when you save it as text-only, unformatted, it gets rid of the line breaks... meaning it'll all be on one line. If you look at the bottom of your notepad box, you'll see a horizontal scroll bar, egging you on to continue to the right. Here's how you "fix" it... Step 6: Hit enter and get a clean line at the top of the notepad box. Type 12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 ... or paste that into the top line. Why did I just do that? Well, that's 80 characters. What you want to do now is hit enter a few times, leaving more empty space in between your actual description/role you just wrote and the #s garbage you just typed. Step 7: Hit the spacebar on the fresh lines until you get to about character 75 or so. It's your choice. Pick something between 70-79. Then, put a | underneath it. Go to the next line, do the same. And one more time. Step 8: Go up to the first line and delete the entire number line thing. See the | 's on the side? That acts as a margin. Step 9: Go to your description, and use your right arrow to go over to where the last complete word is, not going over the margin. Go to the end of that word and bang enter. You'll have one full line, before the margin, and then the rest of it on the next line... of to the right in the distance somewhere. Step 10: Repeat Step 9 as you see fit, until all of it is not over the margin at all. Step 11: Get rid of the | 's and everything, and be sure that only your Description exists. Save it. I usually save it as C:\CF\CharName\Desc.Txt or Role.txt... Up to you. Step 12: Descriptions or Role. Step 13: File->Save. *snip snip snip* That should do it, babe... I hope it works. Zepachu. > Ekirhal *mutter*
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Step 1: If you're using MS Word or something, go ahead and write out your description or role.
12a) Go to the first line and type "descrip " (leaving a space in between descrip and the first word)... then go to the second line and put "descrip + "... repeat as is necessary.
12b) If it's a role, use the same process as 12a, just substitute "role" instead of "descrip"...
> except when I click open to open my file nothing happened. I saved the document as a .txt file instead of a .doc file because if I don't it doesn't show up in the open dialog box. Is this what you did?