To input plain ASCII text, just type into the form the information you want to submit. Paragraphs should be separated by double spacing. For one-line text input boxes, you can extend lines beyond the edge of the box, although under some circumstances what you type may be truncated to fit the box. For text boxes with more than one line, text lines may extend beyond the boundaries of the text box, or can be continued on the next line by hitting enter.
If you wish, you can use the formatting capabilities of the HyperText Markup Language (HTML). To help, here is an annotated example of a research summary from in HTML form. You can get similar examples using Netscape by selecting "view/source document" when viewing any document. There is also a more general Primer on the use of HTML. There is also a good comprehensive listing of HTML tags and their uses.
Whenever possible, graphics should be prepared in .GIF, .JPG or .JPEG formats, as these can be directly linked to a web document. If your graphics software does not support these formats, we can also process Postscript (.EPS, .PS) and some other graphical formats to create .GIF files (contact John Porter with any questions). In a pinch, we can also scan graphics from paper output. Electronic copies of graphics should be sent via anonymous FTP (File Transfer Protocol) to lternet.edu in the /pub/upload/lter/vcr directory. Please use names for your graphics files that are unique. We don't want to end up with 10 files named fig1.gif! Click HERE to see an example of an upload using a "dumb" FTP program. You may already have a more sophisticated, graphics-based FTP program such as Rapid Filer or WS_FTP for Windows or Fetch for the MacIntosh. Printed copies of graphics for scanning should be sent to John Porter .