[bksvol-discuss] Re: Two Columned Text

  • From: Em Rose <uvabookworm27@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2012 17:29:14 -0500

Thanks.  That's what I thought but wanted to make sure.

Em

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On Mar 4, 2012, at 4:49 PM, "Dean Martineau" <dean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> If this is a dictionary, where words appear alphabetically, I would certainly 
> convert the book to one column.  The pages are in columns just to save space, 
> not because the data has any need to be in tabular format.  People reading 
> the .brf version will definitely prefer that it be decolumnized.
>  
> Dean
>  
>  
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>  
> Hi all,
>  
> I'm getting ready to start scanning a book and I wanted to check on the best 
> way to do it.  It is a dictionary and each page has two columns.  Should the 
> two columns be preserved? And if so, with a table instead of the word 
> processor's column settings?  Or should I convert it to a single column?
>  
> Thanks!
> Em

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