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public:nnels:etext:bold-italics-underline-strikethrough [2019/06/20 12:38] rachel.osolen [Bold, italics, underline, and strikethrough] |
public:nnels:etext:bold-italics-underline-strikethrough [2021/05/11 13:36] rachel.osolen [Bold] |
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===== Bold, italics, underline, and strikethrough ===== | ===== Bold, italics, underline, and strikethrough ===== | ||
- | Generally speaking, our practice is to remove all formatting including text that is in bold, italics, underlined, or struck-through. We may consider retaining italics or bold in cases where they are necessary | + | These types of formatting can cause accessibility barriers |
- | If we need to use bold or italics, then we need to use the Styles in the NNELS template, and not direct formatting (via the toolbar). If we need to use strikethrough or underline, this will be one of the rare occasions when we use [[direct-formatting|direct formatting]]. | + | When we do keep Bold or Italics |
- | Where necessary, you can use the below two styles | + | * ''// |
+ | * '' | ||
- | * ''// | + | If we need to use strikethrough or underline, |
- | * '' | + | |
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====Italics==== | ====Italics==== | ||
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Remove Italics from: | Remove Italics from: | ||
* paragraphs or blocks of text | * paragraphs or blocks of text | ||
+ | * Full sentences and long phrases (unless a thought or dream sequence.) | ||
* titles (books, movies, etc.) | * titles (books, movies, etc.) | ||
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* they are used to convey important meaning: | * they are used to convey important meaning: | ||
* In the sentence “I never said she stole my money.” Depending on which one of the seven words you emphasize, the sentence can have seven different meanings! | * In the sentence “I never said she stole my money.” Depending on which one of the seven words you emphasize, the sentence can have seven different meanings! | ||
+ | * Poetry (ask Production Coordinator) | ||
* Stage Directions | * Stage Directions | ||
* Thoughts | * Thoughts | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | < | + | < |
====Bold==== | ====Bold==== | ||
- | Remove bold from the text unless it conveys important meaning. | + | Remove bold from the text unless it conveys important meaning, such as poetry. |
- | Bold text (or the < | + | Bold text (or the < |
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+ | It can also be used for character names in plays. [[public: | ||
====Underline==== | ====Underline==== | ||
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====Strikethrough==== | ====Strikethrough==== | ||
- | If strikethrough text needs to be retained (e.g., in a poem where it conveys important meaning), use direct formatting. | + | If strikethrough text needs to be retained (e.g., in a poem where it conveys important meaning), use direct formatting. |
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- | Q: I am editing a poem that uses strikethrough in its original format. Can I recreate this format for the daisy version? Or should I highlight these lines and the format change in an inline producer' | + | |
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- | A: Good question! In HTML5 we would simply mark the text with a ''< | + | |
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WCAG 2.0 - H49: [[https:// | WCAG 2.0 - H49: [[https:// |