MasterCook Question

[Kathy]

A couple of months ago people were kind enough to give me instructions for copying recipes to Mastercook. I figured out how to import it to the program but I can't get it to fill in the new recipe file. Does that make sense? Do you have any ideas what I am doing wrong? I would appreciate any help you may have! Thanks!

[ElinorC]

Kathy,
After you copy the recipe from the BB (or wherever), open the cookbook where you want to place the recipe. Then go to File/Import Assistant and when the rectangle comes up, place you cursor in the open space and press Control V to paste the recipe. Then rearrange the recipe into a reasonable facsimilie of the format in the MC recipes, leaving one space between the title and the ingredients and a space between the ingredients and the directions. Then right click on the recipe and choose select all. Then press the Auto-Fill button and the recipe will go into the recipe format. You may need to rearrange a little to make it look like the rest of the recipes. Hope this helps. The directions in the program are really not helpful at all.

[Kathy]

Thanks for your help, Elinor! I am not sure what I am doing wrong...I can't "select all" my pc isn't highlighting this..do you have any idea why? I am truly a computer moron!!! Thanks again for your help!

[BJB]

Kathy

From one computer moron to another....I really struggled with Master Cook to learn how to import recipes. Even my teenager couldn't do it for a while! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/confused.gif


I copy my recipe into the import assisant box and then send it to the recipe section by section. First I highlight the title and click "move to recipe". Then I send the ingredients to recipe, after first selecting Ingredients in the box below. When done I click "Done" and add anthything else I want to add to the recipe before I save it, like catogories or notes. There might be an easier way to do this, but this method is pretty quick and it works for me! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/biggrin.gif

It's pretty slick, once you get the hang of it! Good luck.

[Kathy]

Thanks,BJB! I was feeling like a real idiot!!! Maybe I should have my 7 yo look at it!