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Creating a Plain Text File

 

There are times when you will need to create a plain text file (for example, for importing a list of subscribers' e-mail addresses into Lyris). There are many ways to accomplish this, but here are two of the simplest.

1. Use a plain-text editor. For example,

• Windows: Notepad (usually found by navigating as follows: Start Menu - All Programs - Applications)
  
  
• Macintosh: TextEdit (usually found by navigating as follows: Finder - My Computer - Applications)

2. Use any word processor and save your file as plain text. For example,

• Windows/Microsoft Word example: choose Save As from the File menu. At the bottom of the Save As dialog box, select Plain text (*.txt) from the Save as type... drop-down list.
  
  
• Macintosh/Microsoft Word example: choose Save As from the File menu. In the dialog box, select MS-DOS text from the Format drop-down list.