I saved my abstract as an HTML file using WordPerfect, and the Greek letters disappeared. What do I do now?
Most versions of WP exhibit this problem. You can:

• Use a different word processor (MSWord) to create the HTML file
• Edit the HTML file using Netscape Composer, Microsoft FrontPage, or other appropriate editor
• Just use the "copy/paste text" submission option, and follow the instructions for inserting special codes to represent the Greek letters.

I can't upload my abstract file.
Send us an email message explaining exactly what happened when you tried, and attach the text of your abstract to the message.

Question: When I try to submit my abstract text, I get a proxy error.
You will most likely get this type of error when trying to upload your abstract text from behind a corporate firewall. Check with your network adminstrator for assistance, or type your abstract text in the box without uploading an HTML file or images.

I have created a structure in PowerPoint (or other presentation or drawing package) and I don't know how to submit it with my abstract.
See "How to Save an Image in GIF or JPEG Format".

I have multiple images in my abstract text. How do I upload all of them?
Create your abstract text, including embedded images, in a Microsoft Word document. Save the abstract as HTML. Choose "Yes" to upload images and "Upload HTML file" when submitting your abstract text. The process will prompt you for the individual file names of each image after you browse to the HTML version of your abstract text.

Microsoft Word renames my image files when I save the abstract as HTML.
That is good. Note the new file names, and browse your way to those files when asked to do so for image uploading.

How do I control text wrapping around images in my abstract file?
With difficulty. When you submit your abstract online we convert it to an HTML file so it can be displayed in a web browser. The only good way to control wrapping around an image today is to set the image inside a table cell, and even then the wrapping is often imperfect. Unless this problem affects comprehension of your abstract, don't worry about it. The wrapping will probably look different when the abstract is printed in the book of abstracts. If this affects comprehension of the abstract ask us for help.

I can't upload my images.
Send us an email message explaining exactly what happened when you tried, and attach the images to the message.

How will I know if my abstract has been submitted?
Your abstract is submitted piece-by-piece, as you enter it. When you have completed the last step, you will see a confirming page. At the top of the page will be the words "Abstract Submitted for Review ". Beneath that you will see everything that you submitted. And at the bottom of the page you will find directions for viewing or modifying that submission at a later time (up until the abstract submission deadline).

My abstract doesn't look the way I think it should.
There are some differences between the way things appear on the Web and in print. Words, for example, do not usually wrap neatly around pictures on a web page unless you take special precautions and upload the abstract as an HTML file. Pictures are displayed on a computer screen at much lower resolution (70-100 dpi) than on paper (150-600 dpi), so they can look a little fuzzy. Try printing your abstract from the browser if you are concerned about a fuzzy picture. If something important has really been lost in the translation during online submission, let us know.

Other Problems? Please call (401) 334-0220 for assistance. Or ask for help by email.