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== Body == | == Body == | ||
[[File:Mr-orig.jpg|thumb|400px|'''Fig 3'''. Original PDF. Copy the paragraph.]] [[File:Mr-errors.jpg|thumb|400px|'''Fig 4'''. Errors indicated.]] [[File:Mr-corrected.jpg|thumb|400px|'''Fig 5'''. Errors Fixed.]] | [[File:Mr-orig.jpg|thumb|400px|'''Fig 3'''. Original PDF. Copy the paragraph.]] [[File:Mr-errors.jpg|thumb|400px|'''Fig 4'''. Errors indicated.]] [[File:Mr-corrected.jpg|thumb|400px|'''Fig 5'''. Errors Fixed.]] | ||
Here is where you remediate from PDF (essentially the printed page) to the wiki. Adding the body of the article will take the most effort and attention to detail, as many typos are introduced into the digital text as part of the PDF creation process. I recommend proceeding paragraph by paragraph. | Here is where you remediate from PDF (essentially the printed page) to the wiki. Adding the body of the article will take the most effort and attention to detail, as many typos are introduced into the digital text as part of the PDF creation process. I recommend proceeding paragraph by paragraph, as pasting the whole essay into the article and then trying to edit it will just be overwhelming. Take this a step at a time to maximize your attention to perfection. | ||
Open the PDF, highlight and copy a paragraph, paste the paragraph into the editing window, and proofread for errors (see '''Figs. 3–5'''; click the images to enlarge). Common errors include hyphenated words (these will be broken words with a hypen and space), numbers, lack of necessary text decoration like italics, missing spaces, and superfluous print information like page numbers. All of these must be corrected. Use the original PDF as your guide. All text needs to be verbatim and look as much like the original document as possible. | Open the PDF, highlight and copy a paragraph, paste the paragraph into the editing window, and proofread for errors (see '''Figs. 3–5'''; click the images to enlarge). Common errors include hyphenated words (these will be broken words with a hypen and space), numbers, lack of necessary text decoration like italics, missing spaces, and superfluous print information like page numbers. All of these must be corrected. Use the original PDF as your guide. All text needs to be verbatim and look as much like the original document as possible. | ||