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- | =====Symbols & Abbreviations ===== | + | =====Symbols & Abbreviations/ |
====Symbols==== | ====Symbols==== | ||
- | Symbols will need to be replaced using Advance | + | Symbols will need to be replaced using Advanced |
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Then you just have to select the appropriate symbol and click Insert. | Then you just have to select the appropriate symbol and click Insert. | ||
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+ | ====Using Unicode for Symbols==== | ||
For any symbols that aren’t in Word, you will need to insert the symbol using '' | For any symbols that aren’t in Word, you will need to insert the symbol using '' | ||
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Once your keyboard is set up you can insert the symbol. | Once your keyboard is set up you can insert the symbol. | ||
- | For a Mac press and hold the **Option** key as you enter the appropriate code. For Windows it is the same process but with the **Alt** key. | + | For a Mac press and hold the '' |
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- | ====Abbreviations==== | + | ====Abbreviations |
We keep abbreviations as they appear in the text. | We keep abbreviations as they appear in the text. | ||
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+ | Q: In the book A Girl Named Lovely, there is the following sentence: "Of that, C$128 million was matched by the government, adding up to C$282 million." | ||
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+ | A: In this case leave it as it is, most advanced screen readers will be able to read it. | ||
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+ | Q: Stay the Blazes Home makes frequent reference to COVID-19 with COVID being capitalized. I realize this is an acronym and so we would usually leave it capitalized, | ||
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+ | A: You can leave it as COVID. | ||
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+ | Q: I am working on a book that uses internet language. For instance there are hastags (#) and there are @ symbols to indicate **at**Sarah, | ||
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+ | A: For hashtag and @ text strings, or any text that is strung together it is important to put them in Pascal Case. In this way, most screen readers will read it properly and it’s also easier for sighted readers to read the text when it’s like that. For example: # | ||
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+ | As for the hashtag symbol itself, nothing special needs to be done—you can simply use the # (number sign) key on your keyboard. Any symbols that exist on your keyboard or in MS Word itself can be inserted as usual. | ||
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+ | Q: In Joy of Cooking, the authors make use of 3 symbols to indicate optional steps or tips/ | ||
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+ | Example in context: | ||
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+ | A: Use Unicode to enter them in as symbols. [[public: | ||
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**Q: How should I format ' | **Q: How should I format ' | ||
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If the symbols are actually part of the original text then we keep them. If it’s a result of a messed up conversion, we can fix them. Text-to-speech is smart! | If the symbols are actually part of the original text then we keep them. If it’s a result of a messed up conversion, we can fix them. Text-to-speech is smart! | ||
- | **Q: My book discusses the "common soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)", and "RNA interference (RNAi)" | + | **Q: Should abbreviations like "A.M." and "A.D." retain their periods, or be changed to " |
- | Good question! Please | + | A: We can keep abbreviations |
- | **Q: Should abbreviations | + | ---- |
+ | Q: Another TTS question: will things | ||
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+ | A: It would depend on the text-to-speech software being used. VoiceOver (Mac's built-in TTS) recognizes these as measurements and reads them as such, i.e. "five feet five inches" and "16 foot dinghy" | ||
+ | Q: How should I handle mentions of World War II? Do I leave the " | ||
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+ | A: You can leave it as is. Most TTS software is able to read it properly. | ||
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+ | Q: I'm almost positive that I know the answer to this one (TTS is smart!) but just wanted to double check: Should ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, etc.) be written out all in normal text? Or should the abbreviated letters be superscript, | ||
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+ | A: How things are read aloud depends on the TTS software being used, but yes - generally TTS is smart :) I tested it on my Mac (which uses VoiceOver) and it reads "1st" and 1st with the '' | ||
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+ | Q: I'm working on Purchasing Power and the notes section has a brief preface with common abbreviations. I've added the notes according to the workflow and I'm wondering what to do with the remaining abbreviation information. Can I add a heading for " | ||
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+ | A: Good question. Adding a heading for Abbreviations is a good way to go! | ||
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+ | Q: It Was Never Going to Be Okay features a poem featuring a bunch of emojis. What do I do with these? Is this an alt-text question? | ||
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+ | A: These are treated like symbols. You can use unicode for emojis. The direction is on the [[public: | ||
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+ | Q: Another question for "Until We Are Free," in the article "7 Organizing Direct Action in the Digital Age" there is a star symbol next to the first occurrence of the term " | ||
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+ | A: You can include an asterisk for both using your keyboard: * | ||
+ | No need to use unicode for that symbol | ||
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+ | Q: I'm working on Mina Parmi Les Ombres, a French book. The book mentions a century using roman numerals and a superscript | ||
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+ | A: Superscripts are not part of the symbols. You can use the direct formatting buttons on the home ribbon, | ||
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+ | Q: General question for a number of upcoming non-fiction books: Should we keep "COVID" | ||
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+ | A: Really good question. There are variations on how screenreaders will read the Acronym, and also people will be reading this book with a braille display. Since some screen readers will read it as a full word, and braille readers will need to proper acronym we should keep it in all caps. | ||
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- | A: We can keep abbreviations as they are written. TTS will read " |