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Jun 1, 2005 12:16 pm
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Some of these words look as if they could become a useful part of an indexer's vocabulary. Some days I think am indeed becoming a mouse potato, but at least...
So many times we work in a void. We get a book to index, submit the index, hopefully get paid, and never get any feedback. Well, for a book I indexed for a...
Congratulations on such rave reviews of your index. You provided an excellent service and made the author realize what a good job he did. That is terrific....
Friends, Last weekend an old friend of mine, Marty Jezer, died of cancer. I actually haven't seen him in decades. About five or ten years ago I had had a...
Recently, I have been dealing with a number of books with articles by several authors that use a lot of foreign names of organizations, and I'm concerned about...
... I agree with Richard. Then comes the question "Which style?" It sounds to me like a lot of cross-refs or double-posting might be called for. Depending on...
I think this is one of the instances in which it may well be better to use the familiar acronym as the main entry with the English and foreign-language names...
Do any of you index for UNC? I'd like to ask a question off line. Cynthia Landeen, Ph.D. In.dex.trous - On behalf of the reader, with the voice of the author....
Welcome to the Indexer's Discussion List. The purpose of this list is to provide a forum for discussing the creation of indexes, psychological issues of being...
indexersdiscussionlis...
Jul 1, 2005 1:11 pm
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I have a question that is probably so easy for many of you, but I have no idea. I've always sent my indexes in either MSWord or WordPerfect files. I now have...
What program are you working in Jacqui? If you're working in one of the 'Big Three' they all can save files as RTF files and the italics are preserved. A...
... Respectfully disagree. The purpose of rtf is to preserve italics and formatting. If you were to send a plain txt file, then you'd lose the italics. Saving...
Saving your index file (Cindex, Sky, or Macrex) to rtf won't make you lose the italics - or bold or indention. I save into (or simply copy the whole index and...
Thanks to everyone who made me feel so much better about this current index and not losing the italics, bold, indentations, etc. when converting from MSWord...
... .RTF isn't supposed to strip out anything; it's the preferred method of "universal" file transfer. However, I have had several horrendous experiences over...
Hi Jacqui, I always send my indexes as RTF. I write the index in Cindex, and save it as an RTF file, it is that simple! My italics and any other formatting ...
I agree with Rae, all my files are saved, and sent as RTF, with all italics and formatting exactly as it is in Cindex, with no alterations or omissions ...
Great idea, and Jacqui, if you want to send a test file to me to see how it works from your computer, feel free to do so! Bobbi ... From: "Martha Osgood"...
... current index ... converting from ... before. ... I agree with the other messages about saving an RTF from Word...no problem with italics. I use Word and a...
Hi all, I was in the emergency room on Friday (or was it Sat.)? with pulled muscles in my back - very painful. That is not why I am writing though. While the...
Sounds like you did great! Meanwhile, I just got a copy of a book that I edited, a book that I think very important and that I hope a lot of people will read....
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Jul 5, 2005 6:05 pm
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I don't usually do this, but this is the best complement I've received ... Cheers, Carol Roberts, indexer and copy editor indexer@... Shorewood, WI ...
Wow, that is so great, I am glad you sent this on! This sounds like an index that you should submit to ASI for the Wilson Award - sounds like a winner to me! ...
