Guide to writing

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Write on it!

Letters, manifests and documents can be printed from a printer; however, this guide is about formatting handwritten text. For starters, you will need a pen and paper. With these items, you can write letters and give them to your friendly station Mailman to deliver, engage in paper snowball fights while in interrogation, and create some fancy and bureaucratic forms while in positions of authority.

If you're feeling bureaucratic, you can find some ideas for how to make any department's mission more contrived by viewing sample forms for use at AdharaInSpace and DisturbHerb's talk pages.

Writing Surfaces

Paper is most often found in Paper Bins, located in most workplaces.

You can:

  • Examine the Paper to read it from any distance
  • Write on it with a Writing Tool
  • Stamp it
  • Fold it into a ball, plane, or hat. It can be unfolded, and the writing will still be legible, allowing for things like sending insults via paper plane.
  • Change the item name from 'paper' to any other name with a Hand Labeler
  • Make a booklet with multiple sheets using a stapler
  • Copy it with a photocopier
  • Store it in a folder
  • Put it in a filing cabinet

Writing Tools

Different writing tools produce different kinds of fonts. Each tool comes in a variety of colors.

Tool Image Font
Pen
Fancy Pen
Pencil
Marker
Crayon

Stamps

Each Head of Staff and the Clown have a special Rubber Stamp in their Office. There are generic Rubber Stamps in many parts of the station.

Configure the Rubber Stamp by clicking on it in your hand. Click on a Field or the Paper itself to create or append a stamp.

Configuration Stamp
Approved
Rejected
Void
X
Current Time

Syntax

You can markup text to display it is a special way.

Name Syntax Result
Huge header # Huge Header
Large header ## Large Header
Medium header ### Medium Header
Small header #### Small Header
Bold **Bold** or __Bold__
Italic *Italic* or _Italic_
Underline <u>Underline</u>
Block quote > Block Quote
Unordered list Unordered list:
* List Item A
* List Item B
Center text <center>Centered</center>
Horizontal rule ___
Signature %s
Field [_____]


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