Autosummarize Meme

[sara_merry99]

I've seen this everywhere around LJ, but I needed to get help from janedavitt and sallymn to actually do it. (Word 2007 no longer has the autosummarize feature, as far as I can tell, and they kindly did it for me

Comments

[farad]

I - don't understand - how does this work?

[sara_merry99]

Well, I couldn't do it for myself, but what you do is take one of your stories and open it in Word (any version before Word 2007). On the "tools" menu is a command called "autosummarize". Set the length to 100 words and it will automatically create a drabble-ized version of your story.

[farad]

Oh my god. That's evil. Seriously evil.

I've got to try it . . . .

[sara_merry99]

Oh my god. That's evil. Seriously evil.

No kidding!! Just *look* what it did to Tracker! ::snerk::::facepalm::

It's a good thing this ATF story is going so well, or it really *might* have stunned the muses into silence. :D

[sassyinkpen]

*snerk* The Tracker version is great!! That about sums up Chris and Vin half the time!! *shakes head*

I really wish I could do this, it sounds wickedly fun and I'd like to try it with my fics.

[sara_merry99]

I would love to see an autosummarized version of Past Life Regression. :D

[sassyinkpen]

Hee!! OMG!! I'm going to have to look around here, I think one of our work comps has an older version of Word, I'm almost SURE of it!

[sara_merry99]

It really is very funny!!

I'd probably be compulsively doing all of them if I didn't have to bug folks for it. :D I'd love to see something like Cowboy--just straight PWP.

[redgirl72928]

Let me try that comment again...it's still sexy...even distilled to 100 words.

[sara_merry99]

Thanks!! I feel like I'm looking at some Dadaist version of my story. :D

[starwatcher307]

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The Tracker one is a hoot; I giggled my way through it. Then I looked at the story, and was getting drawn in, but I'm very frustrated. I've never seen M7, and I don't know these people. I've looked at your ep posts with pics, but I still can't make heads or tails out of who's who or how they relate to each other.

I'd love to see you do a Background Information post, with pictures, the way I did for the Sentinel. It would be a tremendous resource for newbie fans.
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[mirnell]

Sorry to just jump in here, but this is the character info page from the main Mag7 fanfic site...

http://www.blackraptor.net/m7fic/contents/seven/seven.htm

Just be forewarned, its a damned addictive fandom!

[starwatcher307]

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Thank you! Just what I needed.
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[sara_merry99]

Thanks, hon!! ::hugs::

I didn't actually *have* that link and I also didn't have the time to put one together for her. I really really appreciate it!

[snycock]

Isn't it crazy how they're strange yet oddly true to the story...well, I don't know about Tracker, 'cause I don't know Mag7, but the one for Making Contact is...although Jim does seem to curse a lot. *g*

[wolfandboarfics]

Whoever thought of this was a truly evil genius!

My favorite thing is the only dialog in Tracker is wonderful. "Make it Chris" and "Where's Vin?" Two things we can all relate to! :D

[sara_merry99]

Whoever thought of this was a truly evil genius!

No kidding!! And it's addictive. If I could do it for myself, I'd be tempted to run all my stories through the grinder process. :D

[sara_merry99]

It seems to extract whole sentences, and I very often leave curse words standing alone as an entire sentence to give them more emphasis. I think that's why they appear disproportionately.

But yeah, it's like some sort of Cubist version of the story--the colors are strange and the eyes are on sideways, but it gives the general feel anyway.