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   wpcooperposted 3 weeks ago

   is there a way to downloa the articles we've published...so we can move them other places?

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      bravewarriorposted 3 weeks agoin reply to this

      Right click on each article in Author View, print as PDF and save it to your computer. That way you have them, can convert to Word doc if you wish, and move them wherever you want them to go.

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         alexadryposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

         I tried the print as PDF and that works fine, but one thing to be aware of is that the source of the pictures doesn't appear unless you click on "source" for each picture. Also, the little intro will be missing unless you go to the article on your profile page (where all the articles are showcased) and copy and paste that to wherever you are moving the article to.

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            wpcooperposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

            well i guess basically i should kiss my hubpages articles goodbye then

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               alexadryposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

               It's very time consuming. I have many articles and am afraid I won't be able to remove them all. I wished they could extend the deadline. I have multiple accounts.

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                  Kenna McHughposted 12 days agoin reply to this

                  It feels overwhelming, but start, work it day by day, and you have them all.

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                     alexadryposted 12 days agoin reply to this

                     Thanks for the encouragement. According to my calculations, I would have to transfer about 55 articles a day but I am going to have family and friends help out.

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                        Kenna McHughposted 12 days agoin reply to this

                        You have wonderful friends and family!

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                        SerenityHaloposted 10 days agoin reply to this

                        I sort of wonder if you can manipulate the Wayback Machine to get articles.
                        
                        Copying and pasting while doing other things made it possible for me to get all of them moved. While cooking, using the bathroom, watching TV, staying up a little late.

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                           SerenityHaloposted 10 days agoin reply to this

                           Now I’m in the processing of deleting all of them. It takes me about 10 minutes to delete 42 articles.
                           
                           There’s no reason to keep content here if we’re not getting paid but TAG is getting paid for traffic, etc.

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                              SerenityHaloposted 10 days agoin reply to this

                              I’ve also deleted all bios and my profile description.

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   wpcooperposted 3 weeks ago

   thank you. I was looking for a direct response, not to be directed to a link. appreiate you

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      theraggededgeposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

      I gave you the link to the main forum so you could see all the threads, including the official announcements about the closure of HP.
      
      Sorry if that's not what you wanted. I didn't have time to type out the whole sad story and what action you need to take.

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         wpcooperposted 2 weeks agoin reply to this

         no i thank you some of the information was helpful. I am just currently frutrated wtih the way this site turend out

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   eugbugposted 12 days ago

   I'd advise people to clean their HTML code before posting to other platforms or just save as a text file from Adobe Reader or similar PDF viewer, after saving to PDF first. I just save the webpages from Discover and then rebuild them. It has taken over a day to rebuild some of the longer ones. Simply copying and pasting from Discover drags in a lot of TAG HTML dross that can be incompatible with other platforms. For instance on Blogger, I discovered that h3 tags are standard for sub-titles and Discover was using h2. Also TAG hosts images on their servers, so people who copied and pasted articles to a new website may get a surprise and wonder where there images have gone when and if that server is no longer available. It's pretty simple to do a clean, knowing a little bit about markup.

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      wpcooperposted 12 days agoin reply to this

      Yes I sort of discovered that one trying to move his article I downloaded them all now. This really sucks I was hoping to keep them on the site but I guess the site is going to be disbanded soon. I'm not sure what to do really. I don't know if anybody else is having this problem

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         eugbugposted 11 days agoin reply to this

         Als oif you're saving to PDf, scroll down the whole article before doing so. Hubpages lazy loads articles so they're not downloaded until you scroll down to them. Also saving to PDF doesn't save the full resolution image that you may have uploaded originally. On desktop, the way to view that in Windows is to right click and select "Open image in a new tab". Then save that image. This tediousness is why it's taking me forever to rebuild articles on a new platform. You may not need high resolution images, but if any of them are tables or diagrams with annotations (which many of mine are) it may be necessary.

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            eugbugposted 10 days agoin reply to this

            Sorry, that should read "lazy loads images".

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   Nell Roseposted 11 days ago

   Hiya all, If I delete my account now, will I still get paid any excess money? Not sure if it will disappear from their database if I shut down? thanks guys

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      bravewarriorposted 11 days agoin reply to this

      I wouldn't risk it, Nell. I would wait until you've been paid, just to be sure you don't fall through the large fissure that HP has created.

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         Nell Roseposted 11 days agoin reply to this

         Thanks, yes that makes sense. trouble is, at the end of Feb I don't think we can get into our accounts, which means I'll have to delete my all my stuff, which is a pain.

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   Nell Roseposted 11 days ago

   Back again. Stuck, simple as that!
   I downloaded my hubs by going into the hub in author view then just copying the whole page including pics into pdf.
   Now when I open them they are all narrow!
   So I widened them and tried to copy and nothing, zilch, nada!
   So it seems my masterpieces, cough, are going to be no longer.
   Unless a genius wearing a cape and goggles pops up with the solution.
   thank you!

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      bravewarriorposted 11 days agoin reply to this

      Nell, I went into Author View for each article, right-clicked, and chose Print, then in my printer's drop down, I chose the PDF option and saved them to my computer's hard drive. They came through fine. Try it that way.

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         Nell Roseposted 11 days agoin reply to this

         Too late I'm afraid I deleted them as I go! I did convert them to doc but still can't copy. Never mind, and thanks for your help.

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            Jodahposted 10 days agoin reply to this

            I did that too, downloaded as PDFs, but can't copy anything to paste it elsewhere. My word program wants an extra $11 per month to be able to convert from PDF to word and I am not willing to pay that.

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               eugbugposted 10 days agoin reply to this

               Try using either the LibreOffice or Google Docs Editors Suites. There's also Apache OpenOffice.

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                  Jodahposted 10 days agoin reply to this

                  Thank you, Eugene.

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   Phyllis Doyleposted 10 days ago

   You can copy the articles, paste them to your google documents for free. From there you can edit the article, add images you want and copy to pdf. Then the edited and ready article can be submitted to contests or other sites. Hope this works for you, John. If you have a gmail account you have a documents folder. When on you gmail page click on the square of dots top right and scroll down to Documents.

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      Jodahposted 10 days agoin reply to this

      Thank you, Phyllis. That is very helpful.

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   DREAM ONposted 7 days ago

   I am struggling to copy all my stories on Hubpages. You all have been so helpful and you have changed my life for ever. Simply put you have made my life wonderful. I would appreciate anyone who wants to stay in touch please e-mail me so we may stay friends. I would hope that we all find each other once again on another site. That we may once again enjoy all the fun and excitement of sharing and caring for everyone who we have met over the years. I wish everyone the best and I am speechless when it comes to how grateful and sad to see everyone leave one by one. I still believe everything in life happens for a reason. The move we make will only open up great opportunities for bigger and better things. Thank you all. I have been so busy with life that my stories got pushed to the backburner. My friends are so important to me. Connections that last a lifetime. New stories can be written and a new chapter will begin. Please stay healthy and safe. Take care. I am but a shadow of you in a dismal day. The rain will come and go. Giving water to the earth to make all things grow. The skies will clear up. The sun will shine again. With it I will rise to a new occasion and see all the good the world has to offer. Realizing the beauty has not gone away it has just transformed itself into this wonderful day.   Thank you all Dream On.

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      Nell Roseposted 6 days agoin reply to this

      Its been a pleasure knowing you, and I hope we all bump into each oher on other sites. Most of us are on facebook where we still chat. Are you on there? It would be great if you were.

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      Jodahposted 6 days agoin reply to this

      It has been a pleasure reading and engaging with you Dream On. I have sent you an email.

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   DREAM ONposted 3 days ago

   Neil Rose I am on Facebook and I am not the fastest on the computer but slowly I will find a way to get where I want to go. I have always struggled with technology and how great and fast everything is. There are so many wonderful places to be and go I am forever lost in this incredible world we live in. I will do my best to step into 2026 instead of 1978. I get so busy with work I don't know if I am coming or going. Jodah I will check my e-mail. Thank you both so very much. I appreciate all the writers here on HubPages who continue to amaze me with all their talent and passion.  Everyone have a fabulous day.

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