Thanks to all of you who replied to my request for a proofreader to refer to an editor. I just got the information from the editor at a meeting last night, but...
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Ellen Davenport
edaven@...
Oct 12, 2000 5:18 pm
+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= E N T R Y...
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Ellen Davenport
edaven@...
Oct 16, 2000 3:37 pm
Hello, all: Let me be the first to offer my house to fellow indexers who need a place to stay when they attend Robyn Brode's November 11 workshop in San...
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tshere7566@...
Oct 16, 2000 5:32 pm
I feel compelled to comment on the report on our September meeting that appeared in Entry Points. The report said: <<...Maybe you will get enough projects that...
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Ellen Davenport
edaven@...
Oct 18, 2000 12:33 am
Hello: Therese's reply to the report on the September picnic discussion prompted me to add my 2 cents, since my comments were also cited in the index (whew, I...
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CorofinInd@...
Oct 22, 2000 3:11 am
I have ended up with an extra copy of the April 2000 _Indexer, The International Journal of Indexing_. Would someone like it? Please contact me privately. I...
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CorofinInd@...
Oct 25, 2000 6:41 am
Can anyone help Mary out with her request? Hi Janet, Could you pass this message on to the Golden Gate Chapter officers and members, please? If you have any...
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Robyn Brode
robyn@...
Oct 25, 2000 5:50 pm
Dear Mary, I'm surprised to learn that entry to the BookTech Expo is free. My information is if you are a member of one of the affiliate organizations, you can...
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Erin Hartshorn
erinhart@...
Oct 25, 2000 6:00 pm
Robyn wrote (in part) ... I checked out the web page given in Mary's post, and she's right - entrance to the exhibits and the keynote address is free if ...
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Erin Hartshorn
erinhart@...
Oct 25, 2000 11:13 pm
I was offered the following job, but had to admit that I don't work in Quark. I discussed different indexing mailing lists with her, so she could find someone...
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Robyn Brode
robyn@...
Oct 25, 2000 11:59 pm
Erin, You could probably accept this job, if you explain that any file, these days mostly from Word, that's an rtf or doc file can be accepted into Quark. We...
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Erin Hartshorn
erinhart@...
Oct 26, 2000 12:14 am
Robyn, I actually suggested doing the work in another program, but Nessa seemed to feel that Quark was required. I don't know; can one embed in Quark? Could...
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tshere7566@...
Oct 26, 2000 1:08 am
In a message dated 10/25/2000 5:16:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time, erinhart@... writes: << I don't know; can one embed in Quark? Could this be what...
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Sylvia Coates
scoates@...
Oct 26, 2000 1:15 am
... we ... size ... Robyn is correct. I have clients who use Quark also. I generate a file, using Macrex, and usually send an .rtf (rich text format) file....
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Erin Hartshorn
erinhart@...
Oct 26, 2000 1:55 am
... me again: That's just what I was hoping - that someone would either be perfect or know the perfect person for this! I don't have the 1999 Indexer Locator,...
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Bill Meyers
bill@...
Oct 26, 2000 2:06 am
I do embedded indexes in Word, which are then pulled into Quark for layout. It is also possible to embed directly in Quark, but you need a copy of Quark on...
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Robyn Brode
robyn@...
Oct 26, 2000 5:10 pm
Erin, All I can tell you is I have never heard of anyone embedding anything into a Quark file. I think it's the client who is naive. This is considered the ...
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Robyn Brode
robyn@...
Oct 26, 2000 5:14 pm
Hi, Sylvia, What I do for formatting is to toggle code for italics and bold: /i/italics/i/ and /b/bold/b/. The typesetter can easily search and replace these...
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Robyn Brode
robyn@...
Oct 26, 2000 5:16 pm
Dear Bill, I'm interested in this idea of embedding in Word. I'll call you as soon as I can (today or tomorrow) to find out more. Hmmm . . . Robyn...
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Sylvia Coates
scoates@...
Oct 26, 2000 5:28 pm
... replace ... Dear Robyn, Thanks for the tip! It hasn't seemed to bother my clients that they have to put in the italics and/or bold codes but--I'm always up...
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Michael Brackney
brackney@...
Oct 26, 2000 10:49 pm
... This happened to a client of mine once: she had to go through my index and add back in all the lost italics -- a colossal drag when time is short. I ...
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J. Naomi Linzer
jnlinzer@...
Oct 27, 2000 12:58 am
Hi, ... Berkeley I think it would be good to do this again this year. What do you think? The current chapter contacts with email addresses is on their web...
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Joan Dickey
jddindex@...
Oct 27, 2000 2:36 am
Naomi-- When I did that appearance in Santa Rosa for our ASI chapter on the subject of embedded indexes for the Society of Technical Writers, we got a lot of...
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J. Naomi Linzer
jnlinzer@...
Oct 27, 2000 5:04 am
Obviously sent in error. I apologize. -- ********************************* J. Naomi Linzer Indexing Services POB 1341 459 Redway Drive Redway, CA 95560-1341 ...
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J. Naomi Linzer
jnlinzer@...
Oct 27, 2000 5:04 am
Thanks, Joan. ... -- ********************************* J. Naomi Linzer Indexing Services POB 1341 459 Redway Drive Redway, CA 95560-1341 jnlinzer@... ...
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tshere7566@...
Oct 30, 2000 5:44 pm
Hi-- Mary Mortensen contacted me privately to ask whether her message about BookTech West had been posted, as she had not received any replies. I said it had,...
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J. Naomi Linzer
jnlinzer@...
Oct 30, 2000 7:08 pm
I believe Robin Brode responded positively! -- ********************************* J. Naomi Linzer Indexing Services POB 1341 459 Redway Drive Redway, CA...
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Nancy K Humphreys
nancyuno@...
Oct 30, 2000 10:21 pm
Hi all! I'd like to know if anyone in our chapter uses Dragon Naturally Speaking or other voice recognition software and would be willing to be a person I...
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Robyn Brode
robyn@...
Oct 30, 2000 11:48 pm
Thanks, Naomi. We know you read your mail! I'll forward on my little note to Mary's email address. If any of you intends to go to the BBW bookshow or dinner...
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Ellen Davenport
edaven@...
Nov 1, 2000 9:31 pm
Hello: I just got a referral from a company who is looking for indexers for computer books. I haven't yet indexed this type of book (and don't know if I will)...