oh, dear. I wish I'd known that sooner. O.K. I' can globally replace my "blanks" with 4 hyphens and a space on either side. I don't think there are too many in the book so far and I'll use the the hyphens if I come across any more. Cindy >________________________________ > From: Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx> >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 3:54 PM >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Refresher on fill in the blanks > > > >Hi Valerie, > >Underscores choke the braille translator. Will dashes not work for sighted people? > >Mayrie > > > > >________________________________ > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Valerie Maples >Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 3:15 PM >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Refresher on fill in the blanks > > >The standard for sighted is underscores, and usually 10, but I think 5 would still give a dighted reader the idea; could that be a workable compromise or are underscores tough in Braille? > >Thanks for the help; this book will be alot of work, but a great resource! > Valerie > > >Keep up with Nichole's recovery: >http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/nicholemaples > > > > > >________________________________ > From: Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx> >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Sent: Tue, December 27, 2011 5:11:11 PM >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Refresher on fill in the blanks > > >Hi Valerie, > >Were it me, I would use four hyphens together, surrounded by spaces to indicate the blanks that need to be filled in. Is that what you are asking? > >Mayrie > > > > >________________________________ > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Valerie Maples >Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 12:18 PM >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Refresher on fill in the blanks > > >We are working on a bible study guide and I cannot remember the best practices for displaying/conveying fill in the blanks in the study sections. > > >Thanks! > Valerie > > >Keep up with Nichole's recovery: >http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/nicholemaples > > > >