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public:nnels:etext:bold-italics-underline-strikethrough [2019/09/03 10:24] rachel.osolen [Italics] |
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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). | + | When we do keep Bold or Italics |
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- | Where necessary, you can use the below two styles in the NNELS Template for italics and bold: | + | |
* ''// | * ''// | ||
* '' | * '' | ||
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+ | If we need to use strikethrough or underline, this will be one of the rare occasions when we use direct formatting. | ||
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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 | + | * Full sentences and long phrases |
* 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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</ | </ | ||
- | < | + | < |
+ | <note tip> | ||
+ | Locating all the text and phrases that require emphasis can be tedious and time consuming. We came up with this possible solution for speeding up the process: have two word versions of the original (one to reformat and one to search for italics/ | ||
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+ | The current workflow as follows: | ||
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+ | * Download the word doc from cyberduck | ||
+ | * Open> | ||
+ | * Open new document and paste (use keep text only option so it is clear of all formatting) | ||
+ | * Save new document as working file (i.e. Title_Of_Book_YourLastName) | ||
+ | * Keep original with all formatting | ||
+ | * Keep both open at same time | ||
+ | * Use advanced search in original to locate italics/ | ||
+ | * Use search to find word/phrase in working copy to apply emphasis style | ||
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+ | This should help speed up the process of locating the emphasis in the original. | ||
+ | </ | ||
====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. |
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+ | Bold text (or the < | ||
- | Bold text (or the < | + | 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:// |