How to decode (Part 1, computers)

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How to decode on Wattpad:

On computers

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Is the cipher in a chapter? Highlight the text and choose "share". When the popup of the social media you selected shows up (For me only Facebook shows up) copy the desired text and exit the popup. (Don't post the quote) then, go online to an appropriate decoder and paste in the text.

Try it out: WU9VIERFQ09ERUQgVEhJUyEhIFlBWSEh

Is the cipher in a comment? You should be able to copy and paste it without needing to share it. (Remember, this chapter is going by the assumption you're on a computer)

Try it out: Look in the comments

Is the cipher on a message board/in a bio? You should be able to copy and paste the text without needing to share it.

Try it out: Decode that j a z z y Base64 in my bio.

HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE CIPHER FORMAT

Does the text look like you slammed your hand on the keyboard and pressed enter? Does it have two = signs at the end? It may be Base64.

i.e VEhJUyBURVhUIElTIEJBU0U2NA==

Does the text look like it's an actual sentence but letters swapped? Does it still have apostrophes and symbols placed? It may be Caesar Cipher.

i.e QEFP FP ZXBPXO ZFMEBO 3

NOTE: You may decode some Caesar Cipher, but just get gibberish. This is due to this little option

In my ciphers, I usually set this setting to 3, 13, or 17. Sometimes other numbers, in which case I will leave clues as to which number it is.

Does the text look like a bunch of dots, dashes, and slashes? It may be morse code

i.e - .... .. ... / .. ... / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. .

Does the text appear to be a continuous loop of 0s and 1s? it may be Binary.

i.e 01010100 01001000 01001001 01010011 00100000 01001001 01010011 00100000 01000010 01001001 01001110 01000001 01010010 01011001

Does the text look like a bunch of 3 digit numbers? Are there spaces between each 3 digit number? These may be ASCII numbers

i.e 084 072 069 083 069 032 065 082 069 032 065 083 067 073 073 032 078 085 077 066 069 082 083

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List of decoders I use (in order):

https://www.base64decode.org/

https://www.braingle.com/brainteasers/codes/caesar.php

https://morsecode.scphillips.com/translator.html (make sure the noise box isn't checked, it's annoying.)

https://www.rapidtables.com/convert/number/binary-to-ascii.html

http://www.unit-conversion.info/texttools/ascii/

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That's all I got for now... If anything I said was flawed, please notify me. (Part 2, Handhelds, will come out when I have motivation.)