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[FricksBabyGurl]

I know where I have to go to post a story and all that jazz but when i try to put the chapter in it screws up. It never keeps it in paragraphs, it always gets changed into one big block. Does anyone have any clue what I'm doing wrong?

[julilly]

There's been an issue with tinyMCE so you need to have your html codes in your chapter to ensure it shows up right.

[Carter-Orange]

What I've been doing since the new site is to save my file as a .html and then add the file instead of copying and pasting.  It keeps your format then

[julilly]

Good thinking!

I reinstalled TinyMCE today but it still didn't take. :/

[mare]

Yup I do the same thing usually Steph. The only thing I find when I do that is for some reason the italics parts of my chapters get messed up. I don't know why that is! So, i've been just copy and pasting.

[RokofAges75]

If you have your story indented, with no spaces between paragraphs (correct formatting for something you would print out, instead of post online), it won't keep your indents when you paste it in.  It also won't keep double spacing or anything like that.  Basically, it takes away all your formatting.  What you might need to do is go through and hit enter after every paragraph so at least you get a line of white space to break up the paragraphs.

[Pengi]

  I thought we had to format with HTML anyway.

[FricksBabyGurl]

I tried hitting enter between paragraghs and it didn't work for me. And now I feel stupid because I have no idea what html is. But thanks for the suggestions, even  don't have any clue what yall mean. lol

[julilly]

If you put < p > without the spaces before the start of each paragraph, it will add a space for you.

[RokofAges75]

She shouldn't have to do that, though...

FricksBabyGurl, what program do you write in?

[FricksBabyGurl]

She shouldn't have to do that, though...

FricksBabyGurl, what program do you write in?

I write in Microsoft Word. Should I use something different? Because every single time I try to post it turns into a block and I know nobody wants to take the time to read that. I sure don't.

[RokofAges75]

Hm...  I use Microsoft Word, and it works fine if I just copy and paste it WITHOUT using the tinyMCE editor (which now works again).  Word and tinyMCE do not seem to get along, so I just paste it as plain text and add in my own formatting if I want something italicized, bolded, or centered.  It keeps my paragraphs, though.  I don't indent my fanfics; I just put a line of white space between each paragraph, and it keeps that.

Try this...
1. Go to Account Info on AC and click Edit Preferences
2. Make sure "Use tinyMCE WYSWYG editor" is not checked.
3. Open your story in Word and make sure you have a line of white space (enter) between each paragraph.
4. Copy and paste your chapter into AC.  It should paste as plain text, with no formatting.
5. Post it and see if it keeps your paragraphs.

I can't imagine why that wouldn't work, but let us know if you're still having problems.

[FricksBabyGurl]

Thanks for the advice. I'll try it out and let you know how it works for me.

[FricksBabyGurl]

I worked!! Thank you sooo much, all I had to do was uncheck that box. I seriously just did a happy dance.

[mare]

Wierd, I use Word for mine too. I copy and paste and everything turns out fine, even the Italics. The only thing I ever have to fix using TinyMCE is centering.