Biblical Hebrew Forum

[C L <sigebryht AT yahoo.com>]

Hi, Stephen.

I think that the first reader has simply decided to work from the Word document because the SECOND reader seems to prefer working from the Word version. It just streamlines their work flow. At least, that is my guess. I'm not exactly sure why he prefers not to consult the PDF.

Still, some other people on this list have identified some problems with my Turabian formatting in the notes and bibliography. So my first reader isn't incorrect that some issues remain to be resolved.

Sincerely,

Chris Lovelace

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From: Stephen Shead <sshead.email AT gmail.com>
To: Will Parsons <wbparsons AT alum.mit.edu>
Cc: sigebryht AT yahoo.com; "b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Need help with Turabian format in Word 2010

Hi Chris,

Totally agree. Do you know why the first reader won't accept a PDF? Comments, corrections etc. can be done on a PDF, just as they can in a Word document. So seems very strange to me.

Stephen Shead.

On 28 August 2013 21:42, Will Parsons <wbparsons AT alum.mit.edu> wrote:

Chris,

I can't help with your primary question, but...

On Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:50:43 -0700 (PDT), C L <sigebryht AT yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dear Stephen,
>
> About the PDF option, I've been submitting all my drafts as PDF and
> Word 2010, but my first reader will only look at the Word 2010
> files. So no, PDF is not an option.

Why on earth?  Stephen is absolutely correct about the problems about
the issues involved in submitting a document in a non-standard format
such as (any version of) Word.  *Anyone* should be able to read a PDF
document, and see the same result.  If your "first reader" is not
actually modifying the document, the requirement that it should be in
Word format is absurd.

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William Parsons