Word processors provide formatting to make text pretty.
Unfortunately this formatting is not necessarily understood by
programs other than the one which created it. In order to make
sure that text files in the dropbox are readable by all, you
must save them as plain text. Plain text files behave like a
typewriter and have only those characters that you actually
type. This includes the requirement that you create line breaks
yourself by using the <Enter> or <Return> key move down to the
next line. Automatic line wrapping will be lost in a plain text
Failure to provide line breaks results in text files that seem
to run past the right side of your viewing window when looking
at the text with a web browser. If the number of characters
exceeds 256 without a line break, some of the text may be lost
depending on the ability of the software to handle long lines.
Some software such as Notepad will allow you to turn off word
wrap and this will help remind you to provide the line breaks.
The Windows program Notepad alwa