Hi, Carrie, for the teaspoon measure, I'm accustomed to see tap or 1 tsp. I've also been accustomed to see tbsp1, 1 tbsp. or 1 tbs. I have a problem with the slash because in Braille, I see it looks like ( dots 4-5-6, dots 3-4 [this second dot combination is called a slash or S-T sign]). Ideally, I shouldn't see the first dot combination between 3 and 4, just 3, S-T sign, 4. I don't know if this makes sense to you, Carrie, but that's one thing that bugs me about the Braille translation thing at Bookshare. I'm very picky about how Braille looks, so this message may make you scratch your head wondering: "What is she going on about?" What I'm trying to say is that dots 4-5-6 before the slash isn't (or hasn't been) used in standard Grade 2 English Braille and adds to extraneous stuff that isn't needed. Regards, Kim. _____ From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carrie Karnos Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 7:49 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Scanning Three Cookbooks The other one to watch out for is 1 t. and 1 T. If you're listening to the recipe, it's hard to tell what the measurement is. 1 tsp. and 1 tbsp. are better, but I imagine that spelling the word out is best: 1 teaspoon and 1 tablespoon. I've heard that the 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 symbols in Microsoft Word are interpreted as asterisks with some Braille readers. Is this correct? Are there any other little gotchas to look out for? Thanks! Carrie _____ From: "Jamie Yates, CPhT" <mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sun, December 27, 2009 7:30:30 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Scanning Three Cookbooks Thanks for the good tip about C being interpreted as can instead of cup. I didn't know that and plan to do some more cookbooks, of course, so this is good info to know. -- Jamie in Michigan Currently Reading: Lucy in the Sky by Paige Toon Earn cash for answering trivia questions every 3 hours: http://instantcashsweepstakes.com/invitations/ref_link/49497 See everything I've read this year at: www.michrxtech.com/books.html __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4719 (20091227) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4719 (20091227) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com