[bksvol-discuss] Re: points of navigation followed by three asterisks

  • From: Angel Murphy <angel.murphy83@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:59:53 -0500

U do this for every chapter?

Sent from my iPod

On Nov 18, 2012, at 5:24 PM, "Sandi Ryan" <sjryan2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm not in favor of putting the stars after the chapter number, but you would 
> go to the blank line under the chapter/title, make sure the line is in 
> 12-point font.  I think the easiest way to do it is to type for stars *, then 
> go to the beginning of the line and backspace once, which takes out the one 
> Word automatically changes to a bullet.
> 
> Sandi
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Angel Murphy" <angel.murphy83@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 4:20 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: points of navigation followed by three asterisks
> 
> 
>> Ok. An how do I do the * process for the chapters again in word?
>> 
>> Sent from my iPod
>> 
>> On Nov 18, 2012, at 4:41 PM, "Sandi Ryan" <sjryan2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Angel,
>>> 
>>> If you're just looking for the chapter and title to be sure they're in 
>>> 16point bold, hit control with F, type in Chapter, and then "find next." 
>>> When you get to the next spot, hit Escape, check it out, then do it again.
>>> 
>>> Sandi
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Angel Murphy" <angel.murphy83@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Cc: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Alisa Moore" <alisam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; 
>>> "Madeleine Linares" <Madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 3:37 PM
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: points of navigation followed by three 
>>> asterisks
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Yes I would like to know that verry same thing? An my next question that I 
>>>> would like to ask. Is, Is there a faster way to move from chapter to 
>>>> chapter using Microsoft word 2007?
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPod
>>>> 
>>>> On Nov 18, 2012, at 4:21 PM, "Doug Maples" <WDMaples@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> I recently started proofreading a book in which the first four lines of a
>>>>> chapter had:
>>>>> 
>>>>> blank line
>>>>> Chapter 1
>>>>> * * *
>>>>> These are the first words of the first paragraph.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The chapter 1 and the three asterisks are all in 16 point bold and the 
>>>>> first
>>>>> words of the paragraph are in 12 point. This as it should be.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Here's my question:
>>>>> 
>>>>> We have recently been told to put the triple asterisks after the chapter
>>>>> name. This is all new to me because for so many years we were told to put 
>>>>> a
>>>>> blank line to protect the Daisy navigation. It seems counterproductive to 
>>>>> me
>>>>> to put the triple asterisks were there should be a blank line. Also, I 
>>>>> would
>>>>> think that the Bookshare tool would bring those asterisks up to the same
>>>>> line as the Chapter 1. The Bookshare tool does not like chapter names of 
>>>>> the
>>>>> same font size to be on separate lines, so it will bring them up onto a
>>>>> single line. But that leaves you without a blank line to separate all the
>>>>> chapter stuff from the paragraph.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Why can't we just leave off the triple asterisks? Much simpler and much
>>>>> cleaner. And we don't have to worry about what the Bookshare tool is going
>>>>> to do. Also, wouldn't you rather listen to just the words than to hear 
>>>>> your
>>>>> book reader telling you * * *?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> - Doug
>>>>> 
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