MANUSCRIPTS

The following documents require Microsoft Word.  

Import a new Microsoft Word dictionary:  This link leads to a description and directions of how to install a new dictionary into MS Word. Useful within a survey office when spell checking technical terms within a survey.

Export your Microsoft Word dictionary:  This link leads to a description and directions of how to export a dictionary from one machine, to be imported in others. Very useful when ready to send your manuscript in for English edit. Send a copy of your technical terms dictionary with it, could save the editor a lot of time.

Printing options and illustrations:  New printing options for soil survey reports and new guidelines for illustrations and prewritten materials prepared by Suzie Meierdierks, Editor, MO 13.

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat.

Guidelines for submitting manuscripts for review: “Preparing a Survey for English Edit in Region 8” sets out guidelines and requirements for preparing the edit-ready manuscript package.

Schema flowchart: The “Soil Survey Manuscript Preparation, Editing, and Publication” flow chart updates the previous version with the addition of web soil survey and printing processes.

Guidelines and Requirements for using Graphics: “Graphics Used in Digital Soil Survey Reports” sets out the guidelines and requirements for preparing photographs and line drawings for soil surveys.
 

• Soil terms dictionary: Link to a soil terms dictionary that could save a lot of editing time for everyone. Includes terms like 10 Y R, 5 R, etc. Be sure to get directions for importing data dictionary from above. Simply click on the link then choose save to disk. The file is called soilscolo.dic. Provided by Doug Ramsey 08/15/2002.
• Pre-written material for manuscripts: Not available at this time.
• Manuscripts: Tasks associated with manuscript completion (data dictionaries, import and export of dictionaries, etc.).