A/N: The following is a little one-shot story I made up so I could give everybody a few hints for uploading while the site doesn't want to let us upload documents. Anything Edward says in bold is what you need to do, but don't worry about following the dialogue. I added the steps again at the bottom so that you can just follow those without the fluff between them.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!" Bella wailed from Edward's room.
Edward appeared next to her side in one second flat. "What's wrong?! Bella, what is it?"
"It won't let me upload my newest chapter!!!!" Bella wailed again, obviously distressed.
"What?" Edward asked, confused.
Perhaps now would be a good time for some background information. Edward had been downstairs with Emmett and Jasper, engaged in a wrestling match. You may ask, "Well why wasn't he with Bella?" Bella had requested that he go downstairs and leave her alone with his laptop. "After all," she told him, "I have a research paper to write, and I'd like to do it on a computer that's faster than the one in my room. So I'll use your laptop, and the wireless internet at your house, and then that way you know I'm somewhere safe, and I get to use a fast computer."
Edward agreed, of course, He didn't mind that she used his computer. So he had gone downstairs to hang out with his brothers, as not to distract Bella from her paper, and Bella had been happily clickity-clacking away at the keyboard for the last hour… that is, until she screamed.
"It won't let me upload! It's being stupid!" she whined.
"What won't let you upload?" Edward asked suspiciously. "Why would you need to upload your research paper?"
Bella blinked once… twice… and then gave Edward a "don't-kill-me,-I'm-innocent" grin.
"My favorite fan fiction site won't let my upload my latest chapter," she explained cautiously through her innocent grin. "It makes me mad, because the site is being stupid."
"What site?" Edward asked.
"fanfiction dot net," Bella answered.
"You write fan fiction?" Edward asked.
"Uh huh," Bella answered happily. "I like it."
"Let me see if I can help you upload," Edward said. He leaned over so he could look at the error message on the screen. "Oh, this isn't a problem. Here, let's upload your chapter the back way."
"What?" Bella asked.
"Here, I'll let you run the mouse. I'll tell you what to do," Edward said. He backed up a little so Bella could see the screen again, and then looked over her shoulder.
"First, Log in and go to the 'Stories' page," Edward told her.
"Ok," Bella said. Since she was already logged in, she just clicked on the link to the left of the page.
"Next, Click on one of your existing stories, like you're going to edit it," he instructed.
Bella obeyed.
"On the "Story Edit" page, click on "Content/Chapters," like you do if you're going to add a chapter," he explained.
"But I don't have a chapter to add," Bella protested.
"Just trust me, Bella," Edward sighed. Bella clicked on the proper link.
"Pick any chapter and click on "Export." The site will tell you, "Chapter exported to Document Manager as…" and it will give the name of your chapter that you just exported," he said.
"Why are we exporting a chapter that I've already added to the story?" Bella asked. "That makes no sense."
Edward ignored her question, so she sighed and clicked where he told her.
"Go to the "Documents" page, or the same page that you go to if you're going to upload a document," He said.
"But I can't upload anything, that's the problem," Bella whined.
"Once you're there, find the exported chapter and click on 'Edit/Preview,' Bella," Edward sighed. "Just trust me, okay?"
Bella did as she was told.
"Now, select all the text in the previewing pane (what you had written for the chapter you exported) and delete it," Edward said.
"What?!" Bella exclaimed. "Won't that ruin the chapter that's already out there?"
"No," Edward told her. "It won't affect it at all. This is a copy of that chapter, not the chapter itself. Any changes you make here will not change the story."
"Oh," Bella said. She deleted all the text.
"Next, you need to go to your word processing program and use "Select All" (under Edit for any computer or use the keyboard shortcut ctrl+A on a PC) and then copy (again, under edit, or ctrl+C on a PC)." Edward instructed her.
Bella used the keyboard shortcuts to save time, because she wanted to save time so Edward wouldn't get impatient and leave, and she copied the entire chapter.
"Next, go back to your browser and paste (Under edit or crtl+V) the text, the chapter you are trying to upload, into the previewing pane," Edward said.
Bella pasted the text into the pane and gasped. "There's so much space between all the lines! What did I do wrong?!"
"Nothing," Edward assured her. "You just have to fix any formatting errors, such as the extra lines where you had hit enter while typing the original text, or anything else that needs fixed. This is where you also make any changes that you would usually make, like adding in the break lines or fixing other errors that you find."
Bella took the time to delete all the extra spaces and add in the break lines, and then looked expectantly at Edward.
"Are you done?" he asked.
"Yes," she answered.
"Then click Save. The site will tell you, 'Changes to document: Export: (Enter Your Chapter Title Here) successfully saved.' But don't get confused. The document is still named after the other chapter, but it is now your new chapter."
"Okay…" Bella said, like she was confused, but she did it anyway.
"You now have a document on your Documents page that can be added to a story as a new chapter." Edward told her. "The name does not matter, so don't worry about someone thinking it is an old chapter. Add the document to your story as you would any document that you had just uploaded."
"Okay!" Bella said happily. She went back to her story page, named and added the chapter, and then checked her email to make sure that the alert had arrived.
"Thank you, Edward!" She squealed. She threw her arms around his neck and gave him a big kiss.
"You're welcome," Edward responded. He picked her up and started to carry her downstairs.
"Wait, I'm not done with my paper," Bella protested.
"Fine," Edward grumbled. He put her back in the computer chair.
"Wait, Edward?" Bella asked.
"Yes, Love?" he asked.
"How did you know how to do that?"
Edward blinked once… twice… and then gave Bella a "don't-kill-me,-I'm-innocent" grin.
"I read it from someone's mind," he said cautiously through his innocent grin.
"He likes to write fan fiction too!" Alice called up the stairs.
"You do?!" Bella asked.
"Of course not," Edward protested a little too quickly. He seemed flustered. "I.. uh… I…"
"You do!" Bella exclaimed. "That's so awesome! What's your author name?"
With a resigned sigh, Edward sat down and pulled Bella onto his lap. "I'll show you," he consented.
Here are the steps again, for any of you who are having the same issue Bella is. It's easier to follow if you don't have to read the rest of the dialogue too.
1. Log in and go to the "Stories" page
2. Click on one of your existing stories, like you're going to edit it.
3. On the "Story Edit" page, click on "Content/Chapters," like you do if you're going to add a chapter.
4. Pick any chapter and click on "Export." The site will tell you, "Chapter exported to Document Manager as…" and it will give the name of your chapter that you just exported.
5. Go to the "Documents" page, or the same page that you go to if you're going to upload a document.
6. Find the exported chapter and click on "Edit/Preview"
7. Select all the text in the previewing pane (what you had wrote for the chapter you exported) and delete it.
8. Go to your word processing program and use "Select All" (under Edit for any computer or the keyboard shortcut ctrl+A on a PC) and then copy (again, under edit, or ctrl+C on a PC).
9. Go back to your browser and paste (Under edit or crtl+V) the text, the chapter you are trying to upload, into the previewing pane.
10. Fix any formatting errors, such as the extra lines where you had hit enter while typing the original text, or anything else that needs fixed. This is where you also make any changes that you would usually make, like adding in the break lines or fixing other errors that you find.
11. Click Save. The site will tell you, "Changes to document: Export: (Enter Your Chapter Title Here) successfully saved." IMPORTANT: The document is still named after the other chapter, but it is now your new chapter. Don't get confused!
12. You now have a document on your Documents page that can be added to a story as a new chapter. The name does not matter, so don't worry about someone thinking it is an old chapter. Add the document to your story as you would any document that you had just uploaded.
This does not affect the chapter that you exported. That chapter will remain the same as it always has been.
If you have any questions, feel free to message me, or just ask in a review. If I get a question enough, then I will add it to this chapter, or if I get enough questions then I might add another chapter.
I can't fix all the problems on the site, nor do I claim to be an expert at computers or the internet, but if you have any other questions, and you think it would make a cute Bella/Edward computer troubleshooting chapter, let me know, and I'll be glad to write something up, or just help you if you need it, if I can. :)
I hope your uploading goes well. :)
Addie
ATTENTION!!!!!!!! If you have any questions, PLEASE check any additional chapters before sending the question to me in a review. I add the questions in additional chapters for two reasons, one so that I don't have to keep answering them, and another so that the story keeps coming back to the top so more people can see it. I'm happy to answer your questions, but I do not have a lot of free time, and it saves me time and headaches if I don't have to answer the same question in 20 different reviews. Thank you!!!!
(By the way, the questions about how I came up with this idea and if I know what is wrong with the site are answered in the next chapter. Those are the questions that I was referring to when I said I don't want to have to answer the same question in 20 different reviews. If you want to know, look in the next chapter!)