If your episodes were initially created in Microsoft Word or another word processing program, you will need to convert them to ASCII plain text files before copying and pasting descriptions into the database. Below are instructions for how to do this:

1. Save your completed episode as a plain text document by choosing "plain text (*.txt)" in the "Save as" dialog.
2. When you are prompted to specify character encoding, choose "other encoding" and select "US-ASCII." Also check the "allow character substitution" box. Save the document.
3. Close MS Word.
4. Double-click your episode (it should open in Notepad or another text editor)
5. Now you can cut and paste your episodes! If you would like, you can go back and change the formatting using the editor functions within the SHD entry page.