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public:nnels:etext:capitalization [2020/07/31 19:52]
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public:nnels:etext:capitalization [2022/05/05 15:33]
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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> <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>
  
-<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>+<note>#Hashtags, and other phrases that use all capitals in compound words can be changed to Pascal 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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 +<note tip>Visually scanning for ALL CAPITAL LETTERS can be time consuming and difficult. This tip will help you do it quickly.
 +  * Open ''Advanced Find & Replace'' and turn on ''wild cards''.
 +  * Close ''Advanced Find & Replace''
 +  * Enter ''[A-Z]{2,}'' into the search bar and it will find all the all capital words.
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 +Note: This also finds acronyms and abbreviations, so you have to just scroll through all of the all cap instances and manually change any that are proper words and phrases into either Sentence case of Capitalize Each Word. You can also create a [[public:nnels:etext:keyboard-shortcuts|keyboard shortcut]] for change capitalization.
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 +Here is a quick [[https://somup.com/crl6bv0541|video demo of how to find All Capital Letters]]</note>
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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. 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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