Use Notepad with a recipe template file

You can use Notepad to create or edit a recipe template if you do not want to use the Recipe Manager utility. You must save the Recipe Manager template created or edited with Notepad to a file with a .csv file name extension.

Open an existing recipe template file in Notepad

1. Start Notepad.

2. On the File menu, select Open. The Open dialog box appear.

3. Locate and select the recipe file, then select Open or double-click the file name.

4. Edit the contents of the recipe file and save your changes.

Create a new recipe template file in Notepad

5. Start Notepad.

6. On the File menu select New.

7. Enter following data in this format:

   :IngredientName,IngredientType[,Unit]...[,Recipe]...

   :Names,,[,UnitName]...[,RecipeName]...

   IngredientName,{Analog,Discrete,Message},[,tag]...[,value]

   Note: All Unit Names must be defined in the file before any Recipe Names are defined.

8. Save the file with a .csv file name extension.