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How to post a game using a PGN file [A step by step guide for Chess.com dummies]
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Brilliant guide! Thanks a million, instructions don't come better than this!
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Is it possible to post games using an iPad?
Thanks
CrecyWar wrote:
Step number one doesn't work for me, I don't get the DownLoad Box??? whats up with that?
I got the same problem, I don't get the Download Box???
Cool, I'll use that.
thank you for information...
Planetchess wrote:
CrecyWar wrote:
Step number one doesn't work for me, I don't get the DownLoad Box??? whats up with that?
I got the same problem, I don't get the Download Box???
I've downloaded many game PGN's in the last 18 months & I don't ever remember seeing the download box but then that's the problem - things change! You no longer have the option of opening a downloaded PGN in a text-editor like Notepad, instead you have to download the file onto your device's hard-drive first & then open it in your text-editor.
Once you've done that, copy all the text of the PGN to the clipboard & paste into the game creator as the instructions above describe.
Hint: It's better to open your downloaded PGN file by browsing to it from within your text-editor. If you double click on a PGN file, some devices (I think MAC's are an example) don't like it very much. Also remember to set file-type to 'All Files', else editors such as Notepad won't display any files that don't have .txt extensions.
I hadn't posted a game in about a year. This really helped. Thanks, BadGambit.
(c.c should have given you a free membership for this)
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Right on time, ozman. Gotta keep this one going.
stephen_33 wrote:
Planetchess wrote:
CrecyWar wrote:
Step number one doesn't work for me, I don't get the DownLoad Box??? whats up with that?
I got the same problem, I don't get the Download Box???
I've downloaded many game PGN's in the last 18 months & I don't ever remember seeing the download box but then that's the problem - things change! You no longer have the option of opening a downloaded PGN in a text-editor like Notepad, instead you have to download the file onto your device's hard-drive first & then open it in your text-editor.
Once you've done that, copy all the text of the PGN to the clipboard & paste into the game creator as the instructions above describe.
Hint: It's better to open your downloaded PGN file by browsing to it from within your text-editor. If you double click on a PGN file, some devices (I think MAC's are an example) don't like it very much. Also remember to set file-type to 'All Files', else editors such as Notepad won't display any files that don't have .txt extensions.
Good!
I need to correct my earlier post #55!
My usual browser is Google Chrome & that only allows you to dowload a PGN file but will let you browse to any destination folder. I've been using Firefox for a day or two & I've noticed when I download a PGN file, I do get the kind of dialogue box mentioned before.
That box gives the choice of opening the file in a text editor such as Notepad or downloading it. I don't like the download part much because you can't choose the folder - the Downloads folder is used by default.
So whether or not you see the dialogue box, depends on which browser you use!
The word 'dummies' brought me here
I just posted my first game. My computer doesn't support the PGN file, so I just copied and pasted the moves into the place to put the PGN file. It doesn't get all the details of the game but you can just type those in (if it's really necessary).