alright i need a DnD players handbook or rather something to tell me how to draw up a character sheet manually and well i dont have the money yet to buy the handbooks and stuff so can someone help me?

There are some websites that have online data for the older versions, the first I found was 3.5 (I best duck before some 2.0 people attack me) I am not sure if I will get in trouble for posting the site, but if I do, I will take it down...
Try http://www.d20srd.org/ for an online 3.5 PHB.

DarkDiamond if you want a printable Character Sheet go to the Inn's Vault as located there are character sheets for 2nd Edition, 3rd Edtion and 3.5 edition of AD&D.

Check it out I hope its what you need to help you get started.

thanks for that uncledog and well i saw the ones in the vault but my problem with them is that my computer doesnt like to run microsoft office files and thats what they default to but if it wasnt for personal computer issues thanks anyway

Well tell you what I have my own character sheets I use in my game Trilogy but they are 2nd Edition based.
If you want I could PM you a blank copy of one to help you get an idea of how to create your own.

Let me know and I can do it right now

sure it'll probably help me out alot so yah go on ahead

Ok I hope it helps...

Moved your question to the Common Room, since the Q/A is for game-related Q/As.

As for drawing character sheets, what program do you intend to use?

well for most ive been using the DnD character builder you get from the wizards website but i cant even go past level 3 on the wizards one because i dont gots the paid version, so i was actually probably going to find like a regular character sheet and do it the old fashond way but i dont really know how too in the first place so thats one of the main reasons i wanted the handbook in the first place if its in there, and basically make an inventor character that way

If you're building a 4.0 character I built an excel spreadsheet to level past level 3. You do need a 4th edition handbook to look up the information on additional skills and such this only adds the per level bonuses to skill and abilities. I could try to send it to you. If you load "Open Office" which is free it may accept the Excel formatting.

I think RedBlade character generator is still free if you want to use a program to make your character.

my dm used to use it to make quick pcs for one shot adventures and for npcs.