It's the Word format that kept crashing on me--But!! I tried the two methods that you and Roibn suggested. Yours, unfortunately, didn't work, but hers did. I don't know why that would worl but Word isn't crashing now (rtf converts automatically to Word to be worked in and then gets saved as rtf). In a way I'm sorry. Wth txt I didn't have to italicize book titles or fix footnote numbers--much faster. I didn't indent paragraphs, either. But this is much more faithful to the book and more correct grammatically. I'm glad we don't have tyo reject the book. I think it's an important one. And I think when I get to the story it will be interesting. Thank you, ladies, for your help. Cindy --- Silvara <silvara@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Cindy: > > Julie is right, there has to be hard page breaks. > Perhaps you can try to work on the book in Word's > format until you finish > and only then save as rtf. > I would try it for a couple of pages to test it out > first. > *** > Grace > > For scanning and validating tips > check out > http://www.jbrownell.com/bks/tl.asp > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 12:05 AM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: txt validation/page > breaks > > > > Thanks, Grace. I did save in both rtf and Word, > and > > when I work in RTF it automatically switches to > Word, > > but I don't think I did exactly what you suggest, > so > > I'll try both your and Robin's suggestion. > > > > I have continued working. When I put in hard page > > breaks and close, then re-open, there is one line > > space between the page number and the preceding > text > > (the page numbers are at the bottom of the page) > and > > three line spaces between the page number and the > next > > page's text. Is this satisfactory, or do there > have to > > be hard breaks? > > > > Cindy > > > >> Cindy: > >> Try saving in Microsoft word's format. Perhaps > this > >> will take care of > >> whatever is bothering it. > >> Then try to save it as rtf. Otherwise you will > have > >> to release it because > >> txt won't save page breaks. > >> > >> Good luck. > >> *** > >> Grace > >> > >> For scanning and validating tips > >> check out > >> http://www.jbrownell.com/bks/tl.asp > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 8:40 PM > >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] txt validation/page > breaks > >> > >> > >> >I downloaded a copy of Plum Bun that had been on > >> the > >> > list for a while and that people were having > >> trouble > >> > with. I have a copy of the book, not the exact > >> same > >> > one but the text and pagination of the text are > >> the > >> > same. > >> > > >> > However, even though it was an rtf file, I'm > >> pretty > >> > sure, something in it causes my Word, no matter > >> which > >> > version I use, to crash within a few seconds. I > >> tried > >> > releasing and re-downloading it, checking my > >> computer > >> > to be sure it's in top-running condition, > waiting > >> a > >> > day. > >> > > >> > I have discovered, however, that I can validate > it > >> in > >> > txt. Of course, not only any font styles but > hard > >> page > >> > breaks disappear when saved, as it reverts back > to > >> > txt. > >> > > >> > I can put in page numbers--in fact, I think > >> they're > >> > there, just in the wrong places--but how do I > >> indicate > >> > page breaks? I'm guessing I should use line > spaces > >> > before and after, but how many? Or should I > >> release > >> > this and let someone else have it. I can't > >> remember > >> > what the problem was in the first place that it > >> was > >> > released and I felt I needed to take it. > >> > > >> > Apparently it is an important book--first > >> published in > >> > 1929 (not 1928, as the submitter thought) it's > >> part of > >> > the "Rediscovered Literature of Historical > >> > Significance" series, and part of a "Black > Women > >> > Writers" series, written by by one of the > Harlem > >> > Renaissance movement's "most important and > >> prolific > >> > authors." --interesting, since her output > consists > >> or > >> > 4 novels. > >> > > >> > I suspect it's required in Women's and in Black > >> > Studies programs in universities and colleges. > >> > > >> > Having finally discovered a form in which I can > >> work > >> > on it, I'll await opinions as to what I should > do > >> > before I do any more work on it. > >> > > >> > Cindy > >> > > >> > > __________________________________________________ > >> > Do You Yahoo!? > >> > Tired of spam? 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