The first thing to do before fixing letters for numbers in dates is to make
a backup copy of your work. Then do repeated saves so you have lots of
backups. Every once in a while, you will mess up something and have to go
back to a cleaner copy. Having said that, date fixing is pretty simple
once you get the idea. The result is very emotionally satisfying and
greatly improves the quality of bookshare scans. You will find yourself
amazingly proud of the results.
Start out finding each instance of
i1 through i9 and 1i through 9i
z1 through z9 and 1z through
and so forth flipping the number letter combinations as above.
s is sometimes 5 and ? sometimes 7. You will know by context. If you do
not, do not fix it.
o for 0 is common. To find it search for 1o through 9o and o1 through o9
and then search for 1oo through 9oo. It sounds like it takes a lot of time
but is surprisingly easy to do. I wish k1000 had a macro feature where we
could plug in a series of find and replaces so we could do big blocks at a
time.
E.