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Converting Turn Reports

OttoMap can't read Word documents, so you must export your turn reports to text files.

We recommend working with a single turn report at a time.

NOTE: You must start with your first turn report file. OttoMap plots all movement starting from your tribe's first hex.


Copy and Paste on Windows and Linux

  • Open the Turn Report (the DOCX file that was emailed to you).
  • Select all the text and copy it to the clipboard.
  • Open a text editor (e.g., Notepad on Windows, TextEdit on macOS, or Gedit on Linux).
  • Paste the text from the clipboard into the text editor.
  • For your first turn report, you must ensure that your Clan's first hex has a grid reference.
    Examine the first line in the new text file. If the "Previous Hex" starts with hash marks ("##"), change then to a valid grid reference. (You can use "KK" if you're not sure which grid your clan started in).
  • Save the file with a name like YYYY-MM.CLAN.report.txt (e.g., "0901-02.0987.report.txt").

MacOS

  • Open the Turn Report (the DOCX file that was emailed to you).
  • Select File > Save As... from the menu.
  • Select Plain Text (.txt) as the File Format.
  • Click the Save button.
  • In the "File Conversion" dialog, select "Mac OS (Default)" as the Text Encoding, "LF Only" for the Ends line with, and "Left to Right" for the Document Direction.
  • Save the file with a name like YYYY-MM.CLAN.report.txt (e.g., "0901-02.0987.report.txt").
  • For your first turn report, you must ensure that your Clan's first hex has a grid reference.
    Examine the first line in the new text file. If the "Previous Hex" starts with hash marks ("##"), change then to a valid grid reference. (You can use "KK" if you're not sure which grid your clan started in).