Hi Terra, This is the link specific to instructions for proofreading in the scanning and proofreading manual. https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/4.+Proofread+a+book#4.Proofreadabook-4 advancedproofreadingtopics Maybe that will help. Please ask any questions here if you have them. We're all willing to help you out. Mayrie _____ From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Terra Syslo Sent: Friday, December 24, 2010 6:00 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: questions about proofreading Hi, I will be using Microsoft Word 2007. I also have Openbook 9, but I've never tried to edit with it. Email, Facebook and Windows Messenger: tlsyslo@xxxxxxxxx From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mayrie ReNae Sent: Friday, December 24, 2010 6:57 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: questions about proofreading Hi Terra, Unfortunately, there isn't a way to download the entire scanning and proofreading manual. However, if you'll tell us what software you'll be using for proofreading, we can help get you going in the right direction. There are documents that you can copy and save to your computer that give very specific instructions for proofreading using Kurzweil 1000 and Microsoft Word to which there are links in the proofreading section of the scanning and proofreading manual. Those might be your most concise form of instruction for proofreading. As for enlarging and bolding the fonts of headings, we do this using the formatting dialogue of your editing software. And as to why: we do it so that when folks are using either the daisy or xml files of books on Bookshare, they can move easily between chapters and/or sections of books. There are instructions for how to do this in the documents I mentioned above. Please don't let this stuff discourage you, if it seems complex. It involves a lot of words to explain, but in the end, the processes aren't difficult at all. If you'll let us know what software you'll be using to proofread, we can help you better. It's great to have you join us! Mayrie _____ From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Terra Syslo Sent: Friday, December 24, 2010 1:59 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] questions about proofreading Hi everyone. I have been absent from volunteering for a while because of college, but now that I'm done I want to start proofreading again. Is there somewhere where i can download the manual so I don't have to keep going online to look stuff up? i also noticed something about changing the fonts of the headings? Not sure how we do this. Also, any other tips you have for me will be much appreciated. Feel free to write me privately. Thanks for any help. email and Windows messenger: tlsyslo@xxxxxxxxx