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Transcription Conventions

• Transcribe what you find exactly as it appears. Retain original capitalization, punctuation, and spelling, including errors.
• Ignore indentations and text alignment. Hitting Enter twice indicates a new paragraph, whether indicated by a blank line or by indentation in the original.
• Maintain line breaks (when the next word is on the next line) by hitting Enter once.
• For cemetery plot maps:
  • Ignore the "map" part of the page and transcribe the writing only. View examples on page 2 of the Chiver's Notebook collection.
  • You can separate numbers/names with semicolons or use the table format.
  • Transcribe sideways or upside down text as if it's right side up, no indication is needed.
  • For pages with a lot of inscription information, transcribe the columns sequentially (not in table format).
  • Any amount of transcription helps, even if you are unsure of formatting; when in doubt, simply transcribe.
• When transcribing from an open book scan:
  • Write "VERSO:" above transcriptions written on the left page, and "RECTO:" above transcriptions on the right page.
  • Transcribe the pages in reading format. If writing on the "RECTO:" page is supposed to be read before writing on the "VERSO:" page, transcribe it first.
  • If writing spans over both pages (ie- A name on the left page with death information on the right page), Write "VERSO & RECTO:" and transcribe the pages as if they are one page.
• For text that is formatted as a table (ie rows and columns) use | to delineate columns. Table Encoding
  
  | Name | Occupation | Age | State |
  • Hitting Enter will create a new row, and that row's text can then be input using the | as column indicators.
  • Empty fields before, in-between, or after text should be indicated with a space between "pipes".
  • | John Doe | Actor | | NH |
  • Separate different tables by hitting Enter at least 3 times.
  • The first row will default as a Header row. To avoid this, type a space followed by a pipe, then hit Enter and type the first row as you normally would.
  • Save and check your work often by viewing it in the Overview tab.
• Go to the Help tab above for more transcription strategies and tips.

"Autolink" will suggest subjects certain words could be linked to or you can use double braces to link subjects. [[Jane Doe]] will link the text "Jane Doe" to the subject Jane Doe, while [[Jane Doe|Jane]] will link the text "Jane" to the subject Jane Doe. We recommend that linking be left to an editor after the initial transcription is made.