If you have standard text that you use for every auction, for example you may use the
same About Me, Contact and Shipping information for each of your auctions. You can
edit any of the following text files to contain your standard information so it is ready to
copy and paste into your template without the need to retype it each time.

You may edit any of the following seven text files that are located in your atb folder:

Found at: C:\ > atbuild > atb

aboutme.txt
contact.txt
description.txt
lastcomment.txt
payment.txt
shipping.txt
terms.txt

You should be able to double left click on the folder name to have it open in your text editor.

Modify the contents of the file with your information, save the file then close it.

The next time you click the My Text button in the Template Builder, a window will open and display your information ready for you to copy and paste into the appropriate field.

For example, the Shipping text file (shipping.txt) contains this information now.

This feature is only available if you are using the
download version of the Auction Template Builder
tool on your computer.

If you are using the download version you may
edit this file to contain your Shipping information
so it is ready to copy and paste into your template.

You can select and delete the text that is in the file now and replace it with your own information. You may use HTML if you would like. The font type, style and color are pre-defined, but can be changed using the directions in your eBook. Your Information may be as long as you like, the template will resize to match the length of your information.

For example, you might want to have something like:

I will ship outside of the United States but you must pay for shipping insurance. Beware, the shipping costs are high. I ship priority only, so if you really want the item, I will ship it if you are willing to pay priority shipping charges.

Or, you may want to add line breaks with a <br> tag like this.

I will ship outside of the United States but you must pay for shipping insurance.<br>Beware, the shipping costs are high.<br>I ship priority only, so if you really want the item, I will ship it if you are willing to pay priority shipping charges.

So it will show up in your auction like this:

I will ship outside of the United States but you must pay for shipping insurance.
Beware, the shipping costs are high.
I ship priority only, so if you really want the item, I will ship it if you are willing to pay priority shipping charges.

For further information on adding HTML to your text files visit the HTML Basics section in the Library Index.

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