Before we begin
Microsoft Works formats your book listings as "delimited text files."

Let's get started

1) Go to Works Tools Database Format:
2) General fields author (add) title (add) description (add) price (add) date bought (add) date sold (add) DONE
3) View
4) Click on FORM to begin to enter your data in the fields. When you have finished for the day click on X to close.
5) Save changes: yes.
6) Save as name (give it an idiosyncratic name that's easyt o find).
7) Save as type: works DB When reopening click on "existing document" Double click on your file name.

Exporting to Used Book Central
Tools Filters - take a "tour" of how to use filters.
Filter by date bought (for additions) or sold (for deletions) filter out dates from final export file, make sure fields are in sequence described above File Save as text with tabs click "Save" OK without formatting NB
Works has a very good help system.

Exporting to Used Book Central (Easy Way)

1) Go to View
2) Choose List Highlight field (vertical column) which you do NOT wish to export (eg "date bought")
3) Go to Record
4) Delete Field
5) Do this for all the fields you do not wish to export
6) Then go to File
7) Save As, Save as Type (=Text & Tabs) and complete the export sequence.
8) Then close out of WORKS. You will be asked if you want to "save changes?" and you must say no! This prevents the deletion of the fields you did not wish to export, and which contain important information, from being permanent. When you say "no", the program will close, retaining those fields.

The next step:
Sending your listings to Used Book Central
Once you have successfully formatted your listing in Microsoft Works, you can now upload them to Used Book Central. The method you use to send your listing depends on the Web browser you use and your familiarity with FTP (File Transfer Protocol).

Please contact us with any questions or suggestions