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Purpose: The purpose of this page is to explain how volunteers should mark up the text to explain to others how the text was laid out on the page.
 
Purpose: The purpose of this page is to explain how volunteers should mark up the text to explain to others how the text was laid out on the page.
  
'''Transcription and editorial policy'''
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=='''Transcription and editorial policy'''==
  
Marking up of Text – This is an example of how text should be marked up.
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==='''Marking up of Text'''===
  
Signatures have been marked up as a note, and as written not expanded
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This is an example of how text should be marked up.  Clicking on the image will allow you to see a larger version of the pictures
  
Text that appears in the margins should be indicated by a note.  Most pages follow a fairly standard layout, see below where you can see the page laid out for the statement of a new witness, with the case details on the left and the details of the witness on the right with the statement written below.
 
  
[http://marinelives-transcript.org/scripto/scripto/?scripto_action=transcribe&scripto_doc_id=918&scripto_doc_page_id=1715]
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[[File:original page.png|thumbnail|Image of transcription of page HCA 13/71 f.673v P1140596]]
  
[[File:original page.png|thumbnail|Image of transcription of page HCA 13/71 f.673v P1140596]]  [[File:transcription.png|thumbnail|Image of page HCA 13/71 f.673v P1140596]]
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Text that appears in the margins should be indicated by using square brackets and .  Most pages follow a fairly standard layout,
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if you look at the picture of the original page you can see how it is laid out for the statement of a new witness,
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with the case details on the left and the details of the witness on the right with the statement written below.
  
'''An example of how to mark up a page.'''
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When typing the text at the start of a deposition then you should type the date and follow it with [CENTER HEADING]
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Transcribe the text on the left first and then leave a line space and type the text on the right.
  
Words that  are clearly in the left margin are marked as a note.
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Most depositions have Rp and a number in the left hand margin, indicate this by typing '''Rp''' in '''bold''' followed by [LEFT MARGIN] and then the number on the same line.
Centre headings also to be marked as a note
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[http://marinelives-transcript.org/scripto/scripto/?scripto_action=transcribe&scripto_doc_id=918&scripto_doc_page_id=1709]
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[[File:transcription.png|thumbnail|left|Image of page HCA 13/71 f.673v P1140596]]
  
'''Text written in margins'''
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'''An example of how to mark up a page.'''
  
Use MARGIN button and add Left (or Right, Top left, Top Left, Bottom Left, Bottom Right as appropriate) click enter
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on the left is a link to the transcription of an original page, if you click on the link [[HCA 13/71 f.3r Annotate#head-7792b396c165940a2ef3372031f6dbb64b71233e|http://annotatehca1371.wikispot.org/HCA_13/71_f.3r_Annotate#head-7792b396c165940a2ef3372031f6dbb64b71233e]] You can see that layout is indicated by square brackets and an indication in capitals of the layout.
Letters lost due to manuscript staining or damage
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{…} Letters lost due to staining, damage, etc. Give an indication, if possible, of how many letters are lost and if any letter forms are even partially visible.
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'''Letters deleted in manuscript'''
 
STRIKETHROUGH Use the strikethrough function to indicate text deleted in the documents. Transcribe as much as you can see.
 
<u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u>
 
  
 
'''Text inserted above (or below) lines in main body of text'''
 
'''Text inserted above (or below) lines in main body of text'''
Use the insert button ˹XXX˺ for text written between the lines
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Should be written as though in the sentence with no additional marking up.
 
<u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u>
 
<u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u><u></u>

Latest revision as of 16:14, June 21, 2014

Created 06/04/14 by JW

Purpose: The purpose of this page is to explain how volunteers should mark up the text to explain to others how the text was laid out on the page.

Transcription and editorial policy


Marking up of Text


This is an example of how text should be marked up. Clicking on the image will allow you to see a larger version of the pictures


Image of transcription of page HCA 13/71 f.673v P1140596

Text that appears in the margins should be indicated by using square brackets and . Most pages follow a fairly standard layout,
if you look at the picture of the original page you can see how it is laid out for the statement of a new witness,
with the case details on the left and the details of the witness on the right with the statement written below.

When typing the text at the start of a deposition then you should type the date and follow it with [CENTER HEADING]
Transcribe the text on the left first and then leave a line space and type the text on the right.

Most depositions have Rp and a number in the left hand margin, indicate this by typing Rp in bold followed by [LEFT MARGIN] and then the number on the same line.

Image of page HCA 13/71 f.673v P1140596


An example of how to mark up a page.

on the left is a link to the transcription of an original page, if you click on the link http://annotatehca1371.wikispot.org/HCA_13/71_f.3r_Annotate#head-7792b396c165940a2ef3372031f6dbb64b71233e You can see that layout is indicated by square brackets and an indication in capitals of the layout.


Text inserted above (or below) lines in main body of text

Should be written as though in the sentence with no additional marking up.