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public:nnels:etext:capitalization [2017/05/16 19:02]
sabina.iseli-otto created |
public:nnels:etext:capitalization [2022/04/11 20:59]
rachel.osolen |
| ===== Capitalization ===== | ===== Capitalization ===== |
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| In fiction, the first few words of a chapter are often either capitalized or formatted differently. Make these words consistent with the rest of the text. This may require changing the text to sentence case and re-capitalize anything that needs to be recapitalized (such as proper names). We do this because most screenreaders read UPPERCASE words as separate letters (e.g. U-P-P-E-R-C-A-S-E) which sounds like an abbreviation and is annoying. | In fiction, the first few words or letters of a chapter are often either capitalized or formatted differently. Make these words consistent with the rest of the text. This may require changing the text to sentence case and re-capitalizing anything that needs to be recapitalized (such as proper names). We do this because some screenreaders read UPPERCASE words as separate letters (i.e. U-P-P-E-R-C-A-S-E) which sounds like an abbreviation and is annoying. |
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| Example of drop caps and capitalization that should be changed to sentence case: [[https://i.stack.imgur.com/DAZAS.png|Drop caps and capitalization]] | Excerpt of a book where drop caps and capitalization should be changed to sentence case: [[https://i.stack.imgur.com/DAZAS.png|Drop caps and capitalization]] |
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| | <note>When capitalization is used for an abbreviation or acronym, it should of course be maintained. More information about formatting abbreviations can be found on on the [[public:nnels:etext:symbols|Symbols, Abbreviations & Acronyms]] page.</note> |
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| Headings are an exception. All uppercase words in headings tend to be read as words, but if you want to change it, use //capitalize each word// or //Title Case//. | |
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| [[https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Change-the-capitalization-of-text-9E3A6B90-5AA4-4FE9-85DA-2852605C57AF|Change capitalization in Word]] | [[https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Change-the-capitalization-of-text-9E3A6B90-5AA4-4FE9-85DA-2852605C57AF|Change capitalization in Word]] |
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| | <note>If the author uses capitalization of individual words within a sentence as a stylistic choice, then we keep it (Think Emily Dickinson Poems.) Remember, we are not editors, just reformatting for accessibility purposes.</note> |
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| | <note>#Hashtags, and other phrases that use all caps can be changed to Camel Case. This will retain the string-of-words effect visually, but allow the assisted reader to read each word separately. Bonus, it also makes it easier for sighted, or partially sighted, readers to understand the phrase.</note> |
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| | <WRAP center round box 80%> |
| | **Example:** |
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| | #thisisanexample should be changed to #ThisIsAnExample |
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| | PHRASEINALLCAPSWITHNOSPACES should be changed to PhraseInAllCapsWithNoSpaces |
| | </WRAP> |
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| | ==== Q&A Archive ==== |
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| | **Q: There is a name in my text that appears as follows: Richard III. Should I change it to Richard the 3rd? |
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| | A: No, TTS is smart and will pronounce it like "Richard the 3rd" :) Most always, we avoid editing the original writing in any way. We can change how the TTS pronounces words by adding specific tags into the code. |
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