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- | =====Symbols & Abbreviations/ | ||
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- | ====Symbols==== | ||
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- | Symbols will need to be replaced using Advance Symbol in Word. Simply go to the top menu bar in word, select the dropdown menu for Insert and select Advanced Symbol. | ||
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- | This will open up a new window. | ||
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- | Then you just have to select the appropriate symbol and click Insert. | ||
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- | ====Using Unicode for Symbols==== | ||
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- | For any symbols that aren’t in Word, you will need to insert the symbol using '' | ||
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- | [[https:// | ||
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- | [[https:// | ||
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- | [[https:// | ||
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- | [[https:// | ||
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- | <note tip>You can use the search bar at the top of the control page to search for what symbol you want.</ | ||
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- | Once your keyboard is set up you can insert the symbol. | ||
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- | For a Mac press and hold the '' | ||
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- | ====Abbreviations & Acronyms==== | ||
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- | We keep abbreviations as they appear in the text. | ||
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- | <note important> | ||
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- | =====Q& | ||
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- | **Q: How should I format ' | ||
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- | A: You can insert these letters using Insert > Advanced Symbol in Word. It may appear as all caps after insertion, but you can change that to lowercase using the appropriate button in the toolbar. | ||
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- | **Q: If we have Ampersands in the text, or simlar symbols such as # or %, should we replace them with the proper word?** | ||
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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! | ||
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- | **Q: My book discusses the " | ||
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- | Good question! Please keep as-is. Abbreviations can be marked as such in the XML, so that they' | ||
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- | **Q: Should abbreviations like " | ||
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- | A: We can keep abbreviations as they are written. TTS will read " | ||