In a message dated 12/7/2007 1:32:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, cgweaver@... writes: Adobe Professional (not just Reader ... Reader v7.0...
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Carolyn Weaver
weaverindexing
Dec 7, 2007 6:32 pm
If you have Adobe Professional (not just Reader; don't know about that) you can use the Select Tool, highlight text, and paste it into Cindex. I just tested...
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Ina Gravitz
inagravitz
Dec 7, 2007 6:16 pm
Is there a way to make sections of pdfs, e.g. names, able to be copied and pasted so they can be put in indexing software? I've tried it on a few pdfs and...
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Rae
sevencatday
Dec 7, 2007 2:00 pm
Thanks to those who answered my question about Elsevier, both on and off list. I have a bad habit of forgetting to say thanks or to give any followup. I guess...
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Paula Presley
bookwoman2003
Dec 6, 2007 9:21 pm
I've made indexes with "the self," and indexed it as "self"---just as I would any other noun. In this case, of course, I would use the singular. Same with...
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Jeannine McAllister 9...
jeannine_mca...
Dec 6, 2007 8:35 pm
Amy- I would guess you are indexing in the area of Psychology and Self-Improvement. You can use 'Self' it does not take an article. Jeannine ... From:...
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Amy Murphy
akm1102
Dec 6, 2007 7:55 pm
Along similar lines, any suggestions for "the self"? A lot of the books I index talk about "the self", and it always seems somehow wrong to just have "self",...
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Paula Presley
bookwoman2003
Dec 6, 2007 6:30 pm
"The Netherlands" used to be called just that. In scholarly publishing now, it is simply "Netherlands" or "the Netherlands" (with "the" lowercase). ... ...
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Jenn
eowyn147
Dec 6, 2007 5:44 pm
Interesting. I had been thinking about the initial articles and wondered how "The Netherlands" would be handled. Now I know. Thanks! Jenn...
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Write Guru
jmgibbs69
Dec 6, 2007 9:24 am
I am indexing a high school textbook. Here and there I come across something that reads: Over set of page ___ I assume that means the material on the "over...
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Write Guru
jmgibbs69
Dec 6, 2007 9:21 am
... From: <mar1joy@...> To: <indexersdiscussionlist@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 6:26 AM Subject: RE: [indexersdiscussionlist]...
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Joel S. Berson
joelberson
Dec 6, 2007 1:58 am
... Isn't this " 's Gravenhage "? (Rhetorical question only; both are used, although the latter is the official name.) I won't ask where to sort it. Joel...
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Erin Hartshorn
emhartshorn
Dec 6, 2007 12:56 am
Hey, all -- I was contacted recently by a nearby college looking into indexing their meeting notes for the Board of Trustees. ... So if you have experience and...
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Write Guru
jmgibbs69
Dec 5, 2007 8:20 pm
Kenny, we all go stare crazy working on these projects with the deadlines we face. ~Judi ... From: "Kenny H" <ken@...> To:...
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Kenny H
kennyhassman
Dec 5, 2007 5:21 pm
Thanks all. I feel really silly. Someone offline made mention of going "stare crazy" after staring at words and monitors all the time and I claim this as the...
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Ina Gravitz
inagravitz
Dec 5, 2007 4:48 pm
I use either Greeks or Greeks, ancient and Greeks, modern. It depends upon the scope of the book. Ina Ina Gravitz I. Gravitz Indexing Services...
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Pam Rider
tsktsk92103
Dec 5, 2007 4:24 pm
A good question. If the world history continues into contemporary times, I would have: Greeks [perhaps defined as "contemporary," "modern," or other time ...
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Paula Presley
bookwoman2003
Dec 5, 2007 4:09 pm
Ha! to your Clinton analogy! Why use "the" at all? If you were indexing, say, Italians or Americans, there wouldn't be the article. And even if the author uses...
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Kenny H
kennyhassman
Dec 5, 2007 3:20 pm
Hello All I'm sure some of you will snicker at what seems like such an elementary question but here goes! In this world history book I'm working on there is...
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Paula Presley
bookwoman2003
Dec 5, 2007 2:47 pm
Thanks, Elliot. I did include that paragraph. I sent the agreement t her, and she said she will "look it over" and respond. Methinks I won't include her job as...
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Elliot Linzer
elliotlinzer
Dec 5, 2007 6:10 am
Paula, Your paranoid author who is insisting on a contract sets off a yellow warning light in my mind. Try to anticipate any imaginable disagreement and put...
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Paula Presley
bookwoman2003
Dec 4, 2007 11:08 pm
Thanks so much, Charles! This author is strange. I asked to see a few sample pages. She swore me to secrecy, and sent only 3 pages lest I divulge her...
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Carolyn Weaver
weaverindexing
Dec 4, 2007 11:04 pm
ASI's Recommended Indexing Agreement is available at http://www.asindexing.org/site/asiagree.htm (It can also be downloaded as a Word document.) I've used it...
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Charles
anderson13_2000
Dec 4, 2007 10:54 pm
I don't know if you consider mine succinct, but you're welcome to use it if you like. You can view it at http://the-indexer.com/Indexing_Contract.pdf If you...
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Paula Presley
bookwoman2003
Dec 4, 2007 10:49 pm
Does anybody here have a succinct freelance indexing agreement I can prepare for an author? Generally, most authors/publishers and I use our email...
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Sylvia Coates
sylcoates
Dec 4, 2007 4:50 am
Due to the increasing enrollment in the Berkeley Indexing Course we are pleased to announce the addition of Victoria Agee as a new instructor. Check out...
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Katharyn Dunham
maineindexer
Dec 4, 2007 3:09 am
I'm getting curious. What is this enhanced index? Katharyn Dunham ... From: "Dawn J" <md2azdawn@...> To: <indexersdiscussionlist@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
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Ed Rush
goaliegeewhiz
Dec 4, 2007 3:06 am
... Which flavor of Elsevier is this? Apparently, they have bought quite a few publishers and have different rules for each. ...
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Dawn J
md2azdawn
Dec 4, 2007 2:41 am
I have completed quite a few of their enhanced indexes. Very easy to do. No additional knowledge needed other than what they explain. Dawn M. Jett Indexer,...
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Rae
sevencatday
Dec 4, 2007 12:43 am
I've done a few jobs for Elsevier but not their new method. Can anyone tell me what it is, what's involved, and whether I need to do anything special to learn...
