Sigh. Debby, I hope you hear from Sharon because neither of my libraries has the book so I can't help you. Cindy Wish List (i.e., books wanted added to the collection) and books-being-scanned list available at sites below Wish List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Bookshare+Wish+List Books Being Scanned List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Books+Being+Scanned+List --- On Mon, 10/26/09, Lynn I <lynnskyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Lynn I <lynnskyi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Page numbering > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Monday, October 26, 2009, 8:58 PM > Hi Debby! > > There's some explanation of how blank pages are to be > treated in the > Volunteer Manual which you can access on Bookshare's > volunteer page. > > It's important not to delete blank pages, especially if > they are numbered. > If you delete these, it could impact the final page count > of the book. > Number pages which have no text should be identified with a > [ (left bracket) > followed by the phrase This page contains no text. followed > by a ](right > bracket). > > The page number needs to have a blank line above and below > it; and there > should be a blank line after the right bracket, before the > page break. > > Here's what it should look like. > > top of the page > blank line > page number > blank line > [This page contains no text.] > blank line > page break > > HTH > > Blessings. > > Lynn I > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Debby Franson" <the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 10:02 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Page numbering > > > Hi Mayrie! > > Thanks for such a helpful message. > > I am proofreading with Word 2000 and I am a Window-Eyes > user. I noticed > the page breaks and there were two or three blank pages at > the very > beginning of the book, so I deleted them. > > That was very helpful about going to the last page to have > a number to ad > preliminary pages to. > > I read the Scanning and Proofreading Manual as well as the > Volunteer > Introduction, so I just needed your assurance that I am on > the right track. > > Debby > > At 12:07 AM 10/26/2009, Mayrie ReNae wrote > >Hi Debby, > > > > Word will tell > you where page breaks are, either visually, if you > >can see, or auditorily if you are using a screen > reader. So, if you aren't > >seeing page breaks, you might need to tell us more > about what your software > >is, and whether you are using any adaptive software and > what that is. > > > > Don't worry that > bookshare's tools disagree with the page count. > >The book won't be rejected if the number that you get > and the number that > >the tools get are not the same. Bookshare's tools > don't always seem to > >count well unless pages are numbered with arabic > numerals, so get confused > >about preliminary pages. The best way to be > certain about the proper > >number > >of pages in a book is to find the number of the last > page in the book, and > >add the number of preliminary pages to that > number. That will give you the > >total number of pages. > > > > If I haven't > answered your questions sufficiently, please, ask > >again. Also, you might find the scanning and > proofreading manual a helpful > >resource as you figure out all of the vagueries of > proofreading. And we're > >always here to help you out! > > > >It's great to have you with us! > > > >Mayrie > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Debby Franson > >Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 9:50 PM > >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Page numbering > > > >Hi Lori, Cindy and everyone! > > > >I just started proofreading a book for the first time > today as I just > >signed > >up for volunteering yesterday. > > > >It seems like a bit of guess work in determining where > a page is exactly > >before the page numbering in the book starts. Do > I just make my best > >guess? > >Also, when I loaded the book into word, I discovered > there were a few more > >pages than what is the number of pages in the book > information page. If > >the > >number doesn't come out to be exactly the same as what > is given in the book > >information page in the end, will the book be > rejected? > > > >I'm proofreading "Love on Its Knees" by Dick Eastman, > and thoroughly > >enjoying reading as I proofread. > > > >Debby > > > >At 05:53 AM 10/25/2009, Lori wrote > > >That's it exactly. I get so caught up reading I > lose track of numbering > > >and then have to go back and look at the last > number, etc. > > > > > >Lori > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > > >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 10:33 PM > > >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Page numbering > > > > > > > > >>I don't know of any way. Someone once said > Word had a way to put the > > >>page numbers in automatically. Either I tried > it once and it didn't > > >>work or I didn't try it. > > >> > > >>I do what you do. The only problem with that > is that at times I got so > > >>involved with the story that I either numbered > the same page twice or > > >>misnumbered, or forgot to put in a number. I > found out because after I > > >>finish proofing a book by reading I do a final > spell-check and then a > > >>final page numbering check, by hitting the > page up and down arrows. > > >>Cindy > > >> > > >>Wish List (i.e., books wanted added to the > collection) and > > >>books-being-scanned list available at sites > below > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>Wish List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Bookshare+Wish+List > > >> > > >>Books Being Scanned List: > > >>https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Books+Being+Scanned+List > > >> > > >> > > >>--- On Sat, 10/24/09, Lori <lori@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > >> > > >>>From: Lori <lori@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Page numbering > > >>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>>Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 2:43 PM > Hi all, > > >>> > > >>>At this point I have been adding in page > numbers by hand making sure > > >>>to have a blink line above and below. I'm > currently working on > > >>>Douglas Winter's "Clive Barker: Dark and > Fantastic" which is over 600 > > >>>pages. I'm reading through it so can add > missing numbers by hand, but > > >>>wanted to ask if there is another method > that I am not aware of > > >>>besides manually adding them. > > >>> > > >>>Thanks for help in advance. > > >>> > > >>>Lori > > >>> > > >>>To unsubscribe from this list send a blank > Email to > > >>>bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>>put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in > the subject line. To get a > > >>>list of available commands, put the word > 'help' by itself in the > > >>>subject line. > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>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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