How to Convert a Creditor Matrix to a .txt File

A creditor matrix contains each creditor's name and mailing address. This information is used for noticing and also for claims information when applicable. The creditor matrix must be in an ASCII file format with an appropriate text extension such as .txt before it can be successfully uploaded into the CM/ECF system.

Suggested Creditor Matrix Specifications:

  • The name and address of each creditor must be five (5) lines or less
  • Each line may contain no more than 50 characters including blanks.
  • Names and addresses should be left justified (flush against the left margin, no leading blanks)
  • Account numbers or "attention" lines should be placed on the second line of the name/address.
  • City, State and ZIP code must be on the last line.
  • Nine digit ZIP codes must be typed with a hyphen separating the two groups of digits.
  • All states must be two-letter abbreviations.
  • Each creditor must be separated by at least one blank line.
  • Do not include page numbers, headers, footers, etc.

Supported Embedded Fonts:

Courier (Regular, Bold, Oblique, and Bold Oblique)
Helvetica (Regular, Bold, Oblique, and Bold Oblique) (Acrobat 3 and 4 only)
Arial (Regular, Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic) (Acrobat 5 and 6 only)
Times (Roman, Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic)

Note:

If creating the matrix from within a word processor, such as WordPerfect or MS Word, you must follow these specific directions to save the file as an ASCII text file:

WordPerfect:

  1. click on File, Save As
  2. change the a File Type @ to ASCII Dos Text
  3. name the file
  4. click on save

MS Word:

  1. click on File, Save As
  2. change the A Save as Type @ to MS-Dos Text
  3. name the file
  4. click save

This procedure will save the file with the name given, adding a .txt extension to the file name.