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What are the guidelines for transcribing a document?

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What are the guidelines for transcribing a document?

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The finished transcript should look as similar to the original document except for extra double spaces or centering. The document you send us should be in PlainText – just plain text format (.txt). You can use almost any word-processing software — practically all of them have a “Save As” function that allows you to save the document in the simplest format possible: plain text. An easy way of sending us the document is to simply “Select All” of the finished text, “Copy” it, then open your email program, click in the text area, then “Paste” your text in the text/message area. … Copy misspellings exactly as they are written. Use capital letters exactly as they are written. Make all text flush-left. Convert tabs and multiple spaces to single spaces. Convert all triple-lines between paragraphs and sections to simple double-lines. Use double-hyphens “–” with a space in front and a space in back for all dashes in between words. here’s an example of a well-transcribed document: “Chomsky_be

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