Filing Recipes

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Hi All,

Jenni and I have started filing all the recipes. Jenni has started

at the beginning, from mess#1 and I am working backwards. So far I

have filed all the recipes from August 2003 - September 2004. It is

a time consuming process, so if there are any willing helpers it

would be greatly appreciated - Just pick a month anywhere in the

middle and work from there. I'll open a tempory folder in the top of

the main folder to record what months have been done.

 

The method I am using is as follows:

 

- Have 2 windows open - one with the messages and one with the files

(It is faster to switch between these windows than to go back and

forth between the files and messages in the one window).

 

- Working through the messages month-by-month and one-by-one, simply

highlight the recipe and copy.

 

- Open the relevant category folder, click " Create Text file " , and

paste the recipe into the box.

 

- Type (or copy and paste) the name of the recipe into " File Name " .

 

- Type " from whoever posted the recipe " into " Description " .

 

- Click " Create File " and your done.

 

*It is a good idea to check the file afterwards to make sure it has

copied and pasted properly. One common problem is for the words to

run off the page making it a pain to read and almost impossible to

print, so it may be necessary to edit the recipe by pushing the

enter button in the appropriate places.

 

*Any corrections or helpful comments in later messages are easily

added by using the " Edit " button next to the recipe.

 

*If a recipe is accidently placed in the wrong category it's really

easy to move. Click the " Cut " button next to the recipe, open the

correct category folder and click " Paste " .

 

*If there is more than one recipe with the same file name in a

folder it won't record the file. In this case just add " -2(or

whatever) " to the end of the name.

 

*If there is a " / " in the recipe name, I have found that only the

words after the " / " are recorded, so I changed any of these to a " - " .

 

I hope this makes sense,

Kim.