Sorry - still got a few more: Are the grey bits between / over some words supposed to be there? (E.g. GettingStartedWithCalc has one to the right of the title (after the LO Logo) and over the footer text.) and is it OK to delete them?
On 16 January 2013 16:44, Dan Lewis <[email protected]> wrote: > When you download the file, you will see it contains a date of the form > YYYYMMDD. Before that you should also see someone's initials that begin and > end with an underline. After you have reviewed the document, do a Save AS > to add your initials after the initials in the file name and change the > date. > > For example: Suppose I reviewed this file: > IntroductionToImpress_**20121201_JHW_MZ.odt. > I finished the review and uploaded the file on January 15, 2013. When I do > the Save As, I change the name of the file to > IntroductionToImpress_**20130115_JHW_MZ_DEL.odt > before saving it and uploading it to the Draft folder of the Impress > folder. I changed the date from 20121201 to 2013015 and added my initials > at the end (DEL). > So, when you upload the file, its name has been modified and you do > not then have to worry about overwriting a file. > You also have one more thing to do when uploading the file. You need > to change the status of the file once it is uploaded. Change its state from > Internal draft to Publish Internally. > > --Dan > > > On 01/16/2013 11:24 AM, Kieran Peckett wrote: > >> Thanks everyone! One final question if possible: Do >> I overwrite the existing doc on ODFAuthors, or make a different version >> (say with "[Reviewed]" on the end of the filename) >> >> >> On 16 January 2013 03:23, Jean Weber <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 4:15 AM, Hazel Russman >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:37:33 +0000 >>>> Kieran Peckett <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I already have a ODFAuthors account, but am not sure where to start. >>>>> I'm not sure which chapters of the CG I need to read, and some of the >>>>> chapters seem to be missing. Can you let me know which one explains >>>>> the different tasks (in particular proofreading and reviewing). I >>>>> have seen the first few, but I'm a bit stuck as to what I need to do >>>>> - the instructions on the of the page don't make sense >>>>> >>>>> I would say that a reviewer studies the information in the document. >>>> Is >>>> it correct? Is it easy to understand? Could it be done better - for >>>> example by using lists or tables instead of plain text? Would >>>> additional or different illustrations be appropriate? Has anything been >>>> missed out that ought to be in there? >>>> >>>> A proofreader looks for spelling and grammatical mistakes, smooth flow >>>> of the language without unnecessary repetition, illustrations that show >>>> what they're described as showing, correct numbering in lists, correct >>>> cross-references, and so on. >>>> >>>> A reviewer needs technical knowledge; a proofreader needs linguistic >>>> fluency. >>>> >>> I agree with Hazel's summary, except that I would say a reviewer does >>> not necessarily need technical knowledge. Newbies can often spot >>> problems that knowledgeable readers won't notice, for example >>> regarding whether explanations are easy to understand or another >>> illustration would be helpful or the terms used in the text don't >>> match the terms in the illustrations. >>> >>> Anyone can follow the instructions and look at the pictures while >>> using the program, and see if the dialog boxes have changed. Ideally, >>> each chapter would be reviewed by one person who is technically >>> knowledgeable and one person who is not, but that rarely occurs due to >>> lack of people. >>> >>> Unfortunately, a lot of "reviewers" appear to read the chapter but >>> don't follow along using the program, because they don't spot what to >>> me are glaring differences between the illustrations and the dialog >>> boxes and thus notice things that need to be updated. >>> >>> --Jean >>> >>> > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to documentation+help@global.** > libreoffice.org <documentation%[email protected]> > Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/**get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-** > unsubscribe/<http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/> > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.**documentfoundation.org/** > Netiquette <http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette> > List archive: http://listarchives.**libreoffice.org/global/** > documentation/ <http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/> > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/documentation/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
