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Transcription Conventions

• Spelling: Use original spelling if possible.
• Punctuation: Use original punctuation when possible.
• Text flow: Correct and transcribe from upper right of page to lower left, moving right to left. For columned text, correct and transcribe from right to left, then top to bottom to top again, continuing on to the next column on the page. Columned text should not be formatted as columns, but rather follow this format of one stream of text.
• Line Breaks: Hit Enter once after each line ends. Two returns indicate 1) a new paragraph, whether indicated by a blank line or by indentation in the original, or 2) a new section, whether indicated by a blank line or a decorative section marker.

"Autolink" will suggest subjects certain words could be linked to or you can use double braces to link subjects. [[Jane Doe]] will link the text "Jane Doe" to the subject Jane Doe, while [[Jane Doe|Jane]] will link the text "Jane" to the subject Jane Doe. We recommend that linking be left to an editor after the initial transcription is made.