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Version: 9.3

Overview of Training Manual

The training manual follows the tasks in the SIL Compact Plan. The page numbers refer to the PDF.

Introduction

1. Course introduction ... p.10

Stage 1 Drafting

2. OD – Organising your desktop ... p.17
3. PP1 – Project plan and progress ... p.29
4. KD – Keyboarding your draft ... p.35
5. BC1 – Basic checks ... p.45
6. PP2 – Project progress ... p.49

Stage 2 Team check

7. PN– Proper Names ... p.54
8. SP– Spell Checking ... p.61
9. GL– Glossary ... p.72
10. BT– A 4-Step process for ... Biblical Terms ... p.78
11. MP– Compare a word or phrase ... p.89
12. BC2– Basic Checks ... p.94
13. FC– Formatting checks ... p.104
14. PD– Printing Drafts ... p.109
15. UN– Using Notes ... p.114

Stage 3 Prepare for consultant

16. BT1– Draft a Back Translation ... p.125
17. BT2– Interlinearize a project ... p.132
18. CT– Compare Text ... p.137
19. BC3– Basic checks 3 ... p.140

Stage 4 Consultant check

20. CT– Collaboration Tools ... p.149

Stage 5 (Stage 3 UBS) Community review

21. PPR - Progress report ... p.157
22. BTR - Biblical key terms report ... p.159

Stage 6 Stage 4 UBS Finalising for Publication

23. PP - Parallel Passages ... p.162
24. FFP - Finalising for Publication ... p.170
25. CSB - Create a study Bible ... p.179

Appendix

APP-A. Special texts ... p.186
APP-B. Three letter abbreviations ... p.191
APP-C. Common USFM markers ... p.194