Hi Terry,
Here's the wildcard search that should help you find and replace
italicized page numbers. Let me know if it does anything screwy or
doesn't work the way you expect it to.
How To Replace any italicized page number from 1 to 3 digits in length
with the same number, making sure it is not italicized:
In the following example, the page numbers are always followed by a hard
paragraph mark, which they ordinarily would be in a scan for Bookshare.
When you use a wildcard search, however, you can't use ^p as that is
interpreted as something else by visual basic. Instead, use ^13 as that
is the paragraph mark visual basic recognizes.
1. In the "find and replace" box for Word, turn on italicization by
placing your cursor in the "find what" field and type a ctrl-i. This
will set the font characteristic to italicization on.
2. In the find field then type in:
([0-9]{1,3})^13
3. Tab to the "replace with" field. Turn off italicization by placing
your cursor in the box and then typing ctrl-i and then typing ctrl-i
again. This will set the font characteristic to italicization off.
4. In the replace with field type in:
\1^13
5. In the "more" drop down box select "Use Wildcards"
Now search for each instance. Do not do a global replace!! It will mess
with every italicized number in the document if you do that.
When you are done fixing all of your page numbers, make sure to turn off
the "use wildcards" in the "more" drop down box or all of a sudden it
will seem like none of your searches are finding anything.
I don't use Word to proofread anymore, as I proofread using Google Docs
on an Android device, but if there are other repetitive weirdnesses in
Word I may be able to help with wildcard type searches from what I used
to do.
--
Judy s.
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On 11/14/2022 4:30 PM, t.gorman (t.gorman) wrote:
Hi Judy,
I’d be interested in that wild card if you find it.
I have some Word macros of my own. If somebody wants them and can tell me how to share them I could do that.
One converts footnote numbers which I number with asterisks to account for them and check them for accuracy to superscripts without the asterisk as required by the manual. Some of the Oxford University books have up to 1600 footnotes so this macro, even though I have to press it once for each footnote, still reduces the number of operations tremendously.
Another macro takes a scanned index which usually runs on without proper linebreaks to have mostly proper linebreaks. You still have to read the index but it’s mostly fixed in that one regard.
A third macro takes a title which I’ve preceded with a number sign and changes its attributes to bold and 16 point. I don’t have one for subentries at 14 and bold so have to do those manually. I should make one for that but I’m too computer phobic to do it.
While one can do these things manually as you go through the book I prefer to have this process which I do at the end. It’s more accurate than if I expect my brain to jump from one thing to another as I’m working on the book.
*Does anyone else have macros you’d like to tell us about?*
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*I bet there are some internally within Bookshare to make the work easier.*
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*I’ve thought of making one to do some other automated operations but global replacements are risky.*
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*I use qz to mark my place in a book. I was quite surprised recently when I encountered a web site with the URL qz.com.*
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*I use qq to mark things I want a sighted volunteer to check with me. That letter combinations I found is used in some Arab languages.*
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*Well, life and proofing are both interesting!*
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*From:* bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> *On Behalf Of *Judy
*Sent:* Monday, November 14, 2022 3:23 PM
*To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Italic page numbers
Hi Terry,
I'm pretty sure, but not 100 percent positive, that the Bookshare converter changes italicized page numbers to ordinary. However, I think it's best to ask Amanda this one.
If it doesn't, I have a Word wildcard search around somewhere in my archive of Bookshare proofreading notes that I can look for that makes it easier to do this.
Judy
