Thanks, Vivan! Looks like they are preserved, so I will quite converting them (unless they are wrong, of course). I wonder if they read right for numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd)? Always wanting to learn and improve! Valerie Join us in celebrating our 10th Anniversary! Bookshare: Bringing Reading to Life for 10 Years http://www.bookshare.org/ ----- Original Message ---- > From: Vivian Flores <vivian@xxxxxxxx> > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Sat, March 17, 2012 11:35:02 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Efficient Way To Treat/Include Footnote >References > > Hi Valerie; > > I proofed "Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century: Volume 1, >1907-1948: Learning Curve" by William H. Patterson Jr. -- a fairy large >book... > > I used the superscript function in the font section in Word's ribbon. I > didn't >ask at that time, but I assumed that it was okay to use. > > Vivian > > > At 08:55 PM 3/17/2012 -0700, you wrote: > > I didn't realize the tool preserved subscript and superscript. Does >someone > > have a book suggestion I can look at so I can see how they are handled and >if > > they are the same as in Word. Just curious, you know. LOL > > Valerie > > > > > > Join us in celebrating our 10th Anniversary! > > Bookshare: Bringing Reading to Life for 10 Years > > http://www.bookshare.org/ > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > > > To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Sat, March 17, 2012 9:36:59 PM > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Efficient Way To Treat/Include Footnote > > >References > > > > > > > > > > > > Kane, what's the book, and how long is it? I like proofing biographies >and I > > >actually enjoy footnotes. I enjoy putting them in superscript; As sighted > > >person I find them much less confusing when reading a book than when >they're in > > >brackets or on the line above the line of text in regular fonts. I probably > > >sounds odd (some of us proofreaders are odd, smile) but I find the file >with > > >proper footnotes aesthetically pleasing. Some scanners of books I've >proofed > > >have carefully raised the number to the l line above (format, font, >character > > >position, raise) then put in how much in the space. I don't remember what > > >they've put there. Maybe .3 or 3. Ican't tell by sight if they are > > actually >on > > >the proper line so I change them to superscript; sometimes, too, the >scanner has > > >forgotten to raise the number part way through, and sometimes a numeral > > >, >is > > >too large 2, 8,9 to fit comfortably on the proper line.I've learned to >make > > >them superscript from the > > > beginning rather than leaving what I think is o.k. and then finding I >need > > >(want) to go back and change them). > > > > > > TinyURL.com/752cyrs > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >________________________________ > > > > From: Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx> > > > >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 4:02 PM > > > >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Efficient Way To Treat/Include Footnote > > >References > > > > > > > >Hi Kane, > > > > > > > >You can leave the handling of footnotes for the proofreader, as this > > > >is >a > > > >proofreading task technically. However, please don't get rid of your >print > > > >copy of the book until the book has been added to the Bookshare >collection. > > > >The person who chooses to proofread it may need to contact you to >verify or > > > >clarify accuracy of text, and a book with footnotes as you describe is > > > >likely to spark lots and lots of clarifying questions from a proofreader > > > >trying to give Bookshare patrons the cleanest and most accurate reading > > > >experience possible. > > > > > > > >I have no idea whether there is a way to change super or subscripted >text to > > > >sit where regular text does when using Kurzweil 1000. > > > > > > > >There isn't a quick way to handle footnotes properly to have them read > > > >accurately for Bookshare submissions. > > > > > > > >Sorry I haven't been of more help. > > > > > > > >It's great to have you volunteering with us, and thanks for having such > > > >great attention to details! That kind of thing is very much >appreciated! > > > > > > > >Happy scanning. > > > > > > > >Mayrie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kane Brolin > > > >Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 12:24 PM > > > >To: Kurzweil 1000 Discussion List; bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Efficient Way To Treat/Include Footnote > > References > > > > > > > >Hello. I'm attempting to finish scanning my first-ever Bookshare > > > >contribution: a nonfiction biographical work that includes a lot of > > > >citations. These citations exist primarily in the form of endnotes; > > > >but >of > > > >course the numbering of these endnotes is visible throughout each > > > >page. >I'm > > > >trying to figure out an efficient way to mark these up in Kurzweil > > > 1000 >so I > > > >don't have to spend endless time reading the entire book on my PC, >placing > > > >each number citation in the right syntax manually. > > > > > > > >When I looked through the Bookshare Volunteers' manual, I found the > > > >following reference on such citations: > > > >https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/4.8+C.+Footnotes%2C+Superscripts+ >and+S > > > >ubscripts%2C+and+Sidebars. > > > >It says that square brackets should go around each of these citation > > > >numbers within the body of the text. It also says, though, that OCR > > > >software has a "global drop" feature that can be invoked to cause all > > > >superscripted text to be lowered visually to the same height as the > > > >body >of > > > >the document. But I don't know how this would work in Kurzweil 1000, > > > >or >if > > > >there is any efficient way to adjust or standardize citations of this >kind > > > >that will permit me to complete scanning this accurately without > > > >taking >a > > > >whole year to scan this book. In some cases, I've counted as many as 20 > > > >citations on one page. > > > > > > > >Thanks for any advice you can provide. I've written this to both the > > > >Kurzweil 1000 discussion list and the Kurzweil Volunteers' discussion > > > >list. > > > > > > > >Kind regards, > > > > > > > >Kane Brolin > > > >To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > > > >bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. 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