[bksvol-discuss] Re: question on formatting
- From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 10:53:59 -0800 (PST)
Hi, Vivian!
Yes, Tables created in Word are preserved wherever they are in a book and it is
a very useful tool. It is a great skill to have and makes a book much more
useful. If you are sighted, depending on your software you can "box" text and
tell teh OCR software toi make it a table and save you the creation time. I
use
ABBYY FineReader Pro and can have it create the tables for me. If we know your
abilities and product, someone can jump in and give more assistance with direct
table construstion.
Hope this helps!
Valerie
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From: Vivian Flores <vivian@xxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, December 7, 2011 11:08:37 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: question on formatting
Hi Valerie;
The tables are throughout the book, not just the TOC. I wasn't sure if using
the
table tool in the middle of the book would create any problems with the
conversion. I haven't attempted making the tables, but if I have any questions,
I'll let you know.
Thanks,
Vivian
At 12:52 AM 12/7/2011 -0800, you wrote:
Hi, Vivian!
>
>The tool preserves tables built on tabs in Office, if that is your concern.
>So,
>tables where appropriate are allowable, even desirable.
>
>The general reference for replacing tabs with a space is as in the beginning
>of
>paragraphs and copyright page. Another mutually agreed upon allowable
>exception, to make a TOC more readable, if you don't want to make it a table,
>is
>to use an ellipsis between chapter name and page number. That may have been
>decided after the last manual revision by common consensus.
>
>Most of the people I know like the TOC as a table for ease of viewing, but not
>everyone wants to do that much work. Its easy for me and easier for me to
>proof, so I make it a table. After all, it is a TABLE of contents, right?
>Grin.
>
>Valerie
>
>Keep up with Nichole's recovery:
>http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/nicholemaples
>
>
>
>From: Vivian Flores <vivian@xxxxxxxx>
>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Wed, December 7, 2011 1:30:19 AM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] question on formatting
>
>Hello,
>
>How do I handle a table in the body of the book? Can I use a table format used
>for the table of contents? I have several lists in the body of the book, that
>the columns should be lined up. The manual says that tabs will be converted to
>a
>single space.
>
>Thanks,
>Vivian
>
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