You can view the full album of image examples used in this guide here - imgur.

Method 1 - Cleaning HTML & Converting to BBCode

I'll break this down into the individual steps so that everyone can easily understand the process. This is how I personally maintain formatting on my chapters, and it takes me maybe 30 seconds at maximum to do - my internet is crap, so sue me. XD

Step 0 - Open HTML Cleaner and BBCode Converter in separate tabs on your browser.
Step 1 - Copy the contents of your chapter.
Step 2 - Paste the contents into the left side of HTML Cleaner. [This is what it looks like.]
These are the cleaning settings I use. (Bottom-left of the page.)
Step 3 - Press the Clean HTML button on the right side of the page. [This is what it looks like.]
Step 4 - Copy the the cleaned HTML from the right side of the page.
Step 5 - Paste the clean HTML into the BBCode converter. [You should have something like this.]
Step 6 - Hit the Submit HTML button.
Step 7 - You should now have something that looks like this.
Step 8 - Paste your converted chapter into RRL!
Step 9 (Optional) - Codes for text size and alignments vary from website to website. If you have scene dividers or text that needs to be centered, you will need to manually fix those within RRL.

Default alignment is left so alignment only needs to be adjusted if text needs to be centered, shoved right, or if you're using justified.

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Method 2 - Google Docs BBCode Export Add-on

Alternatively, you can upload your chapters into Google Documents and install the BBCode Export Add-on.

Important: Make sure that you actually do have spaces between your paragraphs. Due to the way my Word documents are configured, Google Docs does not recognize that I have paragraphs. It's an easy fix in Google Documents, but tedious if you have long chapters like I do. (Hint: Hit enter at the beginning of each paragraph to separate it further.

Important: Font size tags still don't transfer properly with this method. They use numerical size tags which are massive and they disappear upon editing or previewing the post. You should convert these to RRL sizes.

Important: Alignment tags don't transfer with this method either.

Step 1 - Upload your Chapter into Google Docs. [Once uploaded, you should have something like this.]
Step 2 - Make sure your settings for BBCode Export are the way you want them. [This is what I used for this guide.]
Step 3 - Export your chapter into BBCode. [In case you can't find it, this is where the button is located.]
Step 4a - If your document is paragraphed properly you should have something that looks like this.
Step 4b - If your document is not paragraphed properly, you will need to go back and add paragraphing, then re-export. [The document will look something like this when paragraphs are correct.]**
Step 5 - Paste the BBCode Export of your chapter into RRL.
Step 6 - Fix the alignment and font size tags!

** Note that this issue comes from the paragraph spacing option in Word - Google Docs isn't reading it properly. You can fix this by hitting enter twice at the end of a paragraph instead of once while writing.

Ooh, nice work. I may try this one day.

Seeing as RRL already has Horizontal Lines, if you're using Google Docs, I have the "Replace horizontal lines with:" box, as


Of course, some people might want a more stylized horizontal line, so yeah.

But yeah, I do realize that the paragraph spacing may be an issue, if you're converting from Word to Docs, because the Add On assumes that you're using GDocs's default formatting for styles.

The first option might be a better option for those converting directly from a Word Document.
The second option would need the BBCode export addon to be adapted for MyBB, and account for line-spacing.

'TUSF' pid='555982' dateline='1457046375' Wrote: Seeing as RRL already has Horizontal Lines, if you're using Google Docs, I have the "Replace horizontal lines with:" box, as

Code:

[hr]

Of course, some people might want a more stylized horizontal line, so yeah.

Yeah, personally I use it to separate my author's notes from the rest of the chapter, and use this to separate scenes;

'TUSF' pid='555982' dateline='1457046375' Wrote: But yeah, I do realize that the paragraph spacing may be an issue, if you're converting from Word to Docs, because the Add On assumes that you're using GDocs's default formatting for styles.

Yeah. I briefly browsed around for an easy fix but I didn't find one.

'TUSF' pid='555982' dateline='1457046375' Wrote: The first option might be a better option for those converting directly from a Word Document.
The second option would need the BBCode export addon to be adapted for MyBB, and account for line-spacing.

I concur - but I'm biased since my internet is bad, resulting in Google Docs running very, very sluggishly on my PC. Half the time I can't get add-ons to load for me (yes, my internet is that bad.)

'Luciferia' pid='555932' dateline='1457043411' Wrote: You can view the full album of image examples used in this guide here - imgur.

Method 1 - Cleaning HTML & Converting to BBCode

I'll break this down into the individual steps so that everyone can easily understand the process. This is how I personally maintain formatting on my chapters, and it takes me maybe 30 seconds at maximum to do - my internet is crap, so sue me. XD

Step 0 - Open HTML Cleaner and BBCode Converter in separate tabs on your browser.
Step 1 - Copy the contents of your chapter.
Step 2 - Paste the contents into the left side of HTML Cleaner. [This is what it looks like.]
These are the cleaning settings I use. (Bottom-left of the page.)
Step 3 - Press the Clean HTML button on the right side of the page. [This is what it looks like.]
Step 4 - Copy the the cleaned HTML from the right side of the page.
Step 5 - Paste the clean HTML into the BBCode converter. [You should have something like this.]
Step 6 - Hit the Submit HTML button.
Step 7 - You should now have something that looks like this.
Step 8 - Paste your converted chapter into RRL!
Step 9 (Optional) - Codes for text size and alignments vary from website to website. If you have scene dividers or text that needs to be centered, you will need to manually fix those within RRL.

Default alignment is left so alignment only needs to be adjusted if text needs to be centered, shoved right, or if you're using justified.

Code:

[align=center]This is centered.[/align]

Code:

[align=right]This is right.[/align]

Code:

[align=justify]This is justified.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aenean eleifend enim ut massa mattis, vel vulputate neque bibendum. Vestibulum eu lacus sit amet risus vulputate tincidunt. Vivamus eu ullamcorper metus. Donec at lacus sed risus dapibus vulputate vel ut turpis. Ut convallis nisi in nunc laoreet pharetra. Aliquam erat volutpat. In elementum dictum quam, in facilisis ex sagittis non. Ut congue justo vel mauris auctor, eu accumsan turpis hendrerit. Donec in consectetur nibh, at tincidunt dui. Fusce ac sapien faucibus, egestas felis vel, pellentesque magna. Phasellus dictum placerat tortor. Phasellus porta in urna in sollicitudin. Aenean consequat congue lorem nec tempor.

Nulla cursus nunc et risus laoreet sagittis. Pellentesque posuere faucibus nulla, a dictum erat sodales in. Donec molestie, quam quis condimentum efficitur, lacus sem aliquam dui, sed ullamcorper risus odio vitae odio. Integer nisl ligula, porta et turpis ac, vehicula sollicitudin erat. In tristique justo ut dolor suscipit, eu mollis sem volutpat. Quisque in varius nunc, a auctor nisl. Ut congue lobortis pulvinar. Nullam consectetur dapibus turpis, in venenatis tortor iaculis consectetur. Nam rutrum eget nulla tincidunt accumsan. Nam id varius justo.

Curabitur ut nibh in risus vehicula efficitur. Nullam bibendum felis ut augue tristique, eget pharetra mauris finibus. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Praesent ullamcorper mauris nunc, eget sagittis tellus tempus eu. Aenean ultricies gravida bibendum. Etiam in tortor a turpis euismod faucibus et ac diam. Morbi et enim sed enim blandit pellentesque. Nunc nisl eros, viverra quis ante sit amet, tincidunt maximus lacus. Praesent condimentum, magna vel elementum molestie, justo justo rutrum nisi, at dictum justo augue in velit. Donec luctus malesuada blandit. [/align]

Code:

[size=xx-large]Size 7[/size]
[size=x-large]Size 6[/size]
[size=large]Size 5[/size]
[size=medium]Size 4[/size]
[size=small]Size 3[/size] (default)
[size=x-small]Size 2[/size]
[size=xx-small]Size 1[/size]

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This is centered.

This is right.

The following is justified:

Quote:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aenean eleifend enim ut massa mattis, vel vulputate neque bibendum. Vestibulum eu lacus sit amet risus vulputate tincidunt. Vivamus eu ullamcorper metus. Donec at lacus sed risus dapibus vulputate vel ut turpis. Ut convallis nisi in nunc laoreet pharetra. Aliquam erat volutpat. In elementum dictum quam, in facilisis ex sagittis non. Ut congue justo vel mauris auctor, eu accumsan turpis hendrerit. Donec in consectetur nibh, at tincidunt dui. Fusce ac sapien faucibus, egestas felis vel, pellentesque magna. Phasellus dictum placerat tortor. Phasellus porta in urna in sollicitudin. Aenean consequat congue lorem nec tempor.

Nulla cursus nunc et risus laoreet sagittis. Pellentesque posuere faucibus nulla, a dictum erat sodales in. Donec molestie, quam quis condimentum efficitur, lacus sem aliquam dui, sed ullamcorper risus odio vitae odio. Integer nisl ligula, porta et turpis ac, vehicula sollicitudin erat. In tristique justo ut dolor suscipit, eu mollis sem volutpat. Quisque in varius nunc, a auctor nisl. Ut congue lobortis pulvinar. Nullam consectetur dapibus turpis, in venenatis tortor iaculis consectetur. Nam rutrum eget nulla tincidunt accumsan. Nam id varius justo.

Curabitur ut nibh in risus vehicula efficitur. Nullam bibendum felis ut augue tristique, eget pharetra mauris finibus. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Praesent ullamcorper mauris nunc, eget sagittis tellus tempus eu. Aenean ultricies gravida bibendum. Etiam in tortor a turpis euismod faucibus et ac diam. Morbi et enim sed enim blandit pellentesque. Nunc nisl eros, viverra quis ante sit amet, tincidunt maximus lacus. Praesent condimentum, magna vel elementum molestie, justo justo rutrum nisi, at dictum justo augue in velit. Donec luctus malesuada blandit.

What language is this? May I please get a translation?

Size 7
Size 6
Size 5
Size 4
Size 3 (default)
Size 2
Size 1

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Method 2 - Google Docs BBCode Export Add-on

Alternatively, you can upload your chapters into Google Documents and install the BBCode Export Add-on.

Important: Make sure that you actually do have spaces between your paragraphs. Due to the way my Word documents are configured, Google Docs does not recognize that I have paragraphs. It's an easy fix in Google Documents, but tedious if you have long chapters like I do. (Hint: Hit enter at the beginning of each paragraph to separate it further.

Important: Font size tags still don't transfer properly with this method. They use numerical size tags which are massive and they disappear upon editing or previewing the post. You should convert these to RRL sizes.

Important: Alignment tags don't transfer with this method either.

Step 1 - Upload your Chapter into Google Docs. [Once uploaded, you should have something like this.]
Step 2 - Make sure your settings for BBCode Export are the way you want them. [This is what I used for this guide.]
Step 3 - Export your chapter into BBCode. [In case you can't find it, this is where the button is located.]
Step 4a - If your document is paragraphed properly you should have something that looks like this.
Step 4b - If your document is not paragraphed properly, you will need to go back and add paragraphing, then re-export. [The document will look something like this when paragraphs are correct.]**
Step 5 - Paste the BBCode Export of your chapter into RRL.
Step 6 - Fix the alignment and font size tags!

** Note that this issue comes from the paragraph spacing option in Word - Google Docs isn't reading it properly. You can fix this by hitting enter twice at the end of a paragraph instead of once while writing.

'Dragon God' pid='817204' dateline='1477495092' Wrote: What language is this? May I please get a translation?

What, the Lorum Ipsum text? Your quote got messed up heavily so I'm not sure if that's what you're asking.

It's dummy text used by the typesetting industry, and it's in Latin.

When I'm posting examples or testing out formatting on websites, I use this Lorum Ipsum generator - http://www.lipsum.com/