DOCUMENT:Q141936  06-FEB-2002  [homekids]
TITLE   :Writer: How to Import Text
PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Kids Products
PROD/VER::1.0,1.1,1.1a,1.1b,1.1c
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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Creative Writer for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 1.1b, 1.1c 
 - Microsoft Creative Writer for the Macintosh, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 1.1b, 1.1c 
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This article describes how to import text from other word processing programs
into Creative Writer.

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IMPORTING TEXT
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Creative Writer can import plain text files saved from other programs. To import
text into Creative Writer, the file must be saved from the original program as
plain text.

Text cannot be imported directly into the Moosepaper, Cardvark, or the
Banneroceros wizards.

To import text into your Moosepaper, use the following steps:

1. Go to the Writing Studio.

2. In the Writing Studio, click on McZee's Bag, then click the Portfolio.

3. If you know the name of the file, click RatDog and type the name of the file,
   then click Find It Ratdog.

   If you don't know the name of the file, under Contents, use the arrows to
   scroll down to Outside of Imaginopolis. Click Yes, keep looking.

4. When the file has been found, select the name and click Go.

5. Click the Page Format tool, then select the number of columns for your
   newspaper.

6. Click the Text tool, and then the Shape tool to create a title for your
   newspaper.

To import text into the Cardvark or Banneroceros wizards:

1. In the original program, highlight the text that you want to import into
   Creative Writer.

2. On the Edit menu, click Copy.

3. In Creative Writer, go to the Projects floor, select the Banneroceros or
   Cardvark, then when the card is on the screen, place the cursor where you
   want the text to be. You may need to press the ENTER key to move to where you
   want to place the text.

4. Click the Scissors/Glue tool, then click the Glue tool to paste it into the
   document. Once it's in Creative Writer, use the Text tool to format the text.

For more information about copying and pasting from Creative Writer and Fine
Artist, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q107723 Writer/Artist: Copying Text and Graphics

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