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View compendium books I've purchased as a single document?

Hi, is there any way to view (as an example) the PHB as a single text document in the compendium out of game? I would like to easily ctrl+f that on occasion.
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Loren the GM
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The closest is to access the out of game compendium here:&nbsp; <a href="https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/BookIndex" rel="nofollow">https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/BookIndex</a> &nbsp;It has a search function. However, it is not a single page and won't do exactly what you are asking for.
Loren the GM said: The closest is to access the out of game compendium here:&nbsp; <a href="https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/BookIndex" rel="nofollow">https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/BookIndex</a> &nbsp;It has a search function. However, it is not a single page and won't do exactly what you are asking for. Cheers for the suggestion. It is a bit of a pain in the butt for ctrl-f though. And also these book index pages seem to lack a lot of content. For example, if I want to read about Saltmarsh, I have to create a game and be logged in, then click each journal entry whilst in game. Not exactly easy on a phone. Does anyone know if there is any reason Roll20 haven't done a simple text doc for each compendium based product?
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Andreas J.
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Simon S said: Does anyone know if there is any reason Roll20 haven't done a simple text doc for each compendium based product? Contractual and Anti-piracy are two possible categories of answers.
Andreas J. said: Simon S said: Does anyone know if there is any reason Roll20 haven't done a simple text doc for each compendium based product? Contractual and Anti-piracy are two possible categories of answers. Thanks for the response. That would a shame, as I'm pretty sure there are lots of ways to disable copy and paste functions. And boo hiss if WotC are holding Roll20 to formatting options that inconvenience customers, especially those of us who buy both a hard copy and an electronic copy of their products.
I personally wouldn't want a text doc.&nbsp; ASCII tables would be horrible to read.
aisforanagrams said: I personally wouldn't want a text doc.&nbsp; ASCII tables would be horrible to read. What I'm talking about is a format exactly like they have in the compendium already, just in one big searchable doc. Thank you for your input though, it is very much appreciated.
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keithcurtis
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My guess is that Andreas is likely correct. I've got no inside knowledge, but my experience has been that Wizards is very careful about releasing anything that could be wholesale copied and pasted. D&amp;D Beyond, FG and Roll20 all display the info in contextual chunks. I too would love the convenience, but I can understand why the IP holder would not.
keithcurtis said: My guess is that Andreas is likely correct. I've got no inside knowledge, but my experience has been that Wizards is very careful about releasing anything that could be wholesale copied and pasted. D&amp;D Beyond, FG and Roll20 all display the info in contextual chunks. I too would love the convenience, but I can understand why the IP holder would not. Cool , cheers matey :) I think I'll email Roll20 and see if this could ever be a thing. If not I'm going to have weigh up some decisions.