User:Goldgust/Sandbox

MS Word Story Formatting Guide (wip)


 * This guide requires you to be using Microsoft Word. It's unlikely that the same steps will work in other word processors.

This is just a quick recipe for formatting story translations to go on the wiki. Depending on the original format of the translation, you may need to modify the steps. Googling MS Word Search and Replace or MS Word Wildcards brings up plenty of helpful results. Always check your work through the Preview function before publishing it.

If you're having trouble getting your upload to look normal, you can message User:Goldgust for help or simply decide to upload the story manually instead.

Preparation
1. Make sure you or somebody else has gotten permission from the translator to upload this particular translation of theirs to the wiki. 

2. Open MS Word and go to File>Options>Proofing>AutoCorrect Options>AutoFormat As You Type. Turn off "straight quotes with smart quotes". 

IMAGE

Formatting
1. Adding images and dividers 

You will need to repeat the following steps for every character who appears in the story: Search: NAME: *note there is a space after the :

Replace:
 * -^l|IMAGENAME.png^l|^l

Here is an example:

IMAGE

Try to use a transparent image where the character is wearing the same clothes as they are in-game. To check what images are available to use, go to the Render tab of the character's Gallery.

2. Adding extra line breaks (if necessary) 

If the translation you're formatting doesn't have a line of whitespace between each line of dialogue, you'll need to do this.

Search: ^p

Replace: ^p^p

3. Preserving italics in the translation 

You can't paste italics into Wikia's normal editor, so this is a way to make sure they will still appear as intended. The result looks a little strange, but it works.


 * First, click on your 'Search' box and press CTRL+I.
 * Then turn on the 'Use wildcards' tickbox at the bottom in the 'More options' section.
 * If you're uploading multiple chapters of a story at once, don't forget you'll need to turn these options back off when you start on the next chapter.

Search: (<*>)

Replace: \1

Other Wikia Code
If needed, these should be pasted in now. Paste them above the code for a character's dialogue image (above the |- line). If the CG is in the middle of dialogue, you may need to copy the character's dialogue image code again underneath.


 * Story CG
 * colspan="2"|CG NAME.png

! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color:#7180DE; color:#ffffff;"|Location: LOCATION
 * Location Change
 * colspan="2"|CHAPTER NAME Scene Change.png
 * colspan="2"|CHAPTER NAME Scene Change.png

Assembling for Upload
After opening the wikia page editor, first paste in your header:

Finally, check your work with the Preview button and you should be set to publish!