[bksvol-discuss] Re: question re formatting and tables
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:31:15 -0700
Hi Cindy,
The spaces are retained when a table is converted to text. However, not all
tables should have spaces as separators. In a table of contents, the
demarcation between collumns of information is pretty well intuited from the
text. That won't always be the case. A table containing statistics, or
numbers, would be better represented with commas or something else between
them to make sure that the reader knows where one bit of information ends
and the next begins. The proofreader sometimes needs to decide which method
is best for separation, using common sense.
As to spaces being deleted, bookshare's tools only delete more than one
space anywhere. So, as long as tabs are replaced with spaces, and not
nothing, you're fine.
Mayrie
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 8:28 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: question re formatting and tables
Are the spaces retained, or re they deleted in the conversion as the tabs
are. I've always rewritten tables using commas and semi-colons to separate
parts that were in different columns in a table.
Cindy
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--- On Wed, 8/12/09, Mayrie ReNae <i><mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: question re formatting and tables
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 11:13 AM
HI Donna,
I'd convert the table to text, replacing the tabs with spaces. Much
simpler for everyone to read.
What software are you using? Do you need instructions for how to do this,
if using Microsoft Word?
Mayrie
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 10:48 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] question re formatting and tables
Hi all,
I'm proofing a book where the table of contents spans two pages. The first
page of it is formatted as a table, the second page as just text. I'm
wondering what to do with this. I've never submitted a book with a table,
so I guess my first question is what is the bookshare process going to do to
this table? I'm especially thinking about the braille copy here. Guess my
basic question is, should I leave the part of the table of contents that is
in a table as a table, or should I do something else with it?
Thanks,
Donna
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