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- How do I add bold, underline, or italics to my abstract?
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Internet Explorer users:
Use the Formatting Buttons.
Netscape or MAC users:
To add special formatting to your text, you
must type a special code before and after the text you want to
format. For example, to add bold formatting to a word or
phrase in your abstract, you would enter the following information:
[bold] word or phrase [/bold]
The special codes are as follows:
Bold:
Insert [bold] before the text and [/bold] after the text.
Italic:
Insert [italic] before the text and [/italic] after the text.
Underline:
Insert [underline] before the text and [/underline] after the
text.
- How do I enter superscript and subscript characters?
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Subscript:
Insert [sub] before the text and [/sub] after the text which you
want subscripted.
Superscript:
Insert [sup] before the text and [/sup] after the text which you
want superscripted.
- How do I add symbols and Greek characters?
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To add a Greek or symbol character, click the character you wish
to insert on the Character Map. The program will automatically
insert at the end of the current text a special code for that
character in the text box.
- What should I do if the Greek character, special symbol,
or multinational/accented character that I want to use is not
included in the list of supported characters and symbols?
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E-mail support@marathonmultimedia.com
and explain which character or symbol
you want to use. If at all possible, that character or symbol
will be added to the list of supported characters and symbols
for use by all authors.
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| 2. Tables and figures |
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- Can I include tabular information in my abstract?
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Yes. To create a table, click on Add/Edit
table (limited to 8 columns). Greek characters and symbols
are supported using the special bracket codes. You can also use
the special bracket codes to add bold, italic, underline, superscript
and subscript. The "Preview Abstract" screen will show
boxes around each table entry. The boxes will be removed prior
to publication and the table will appear in a standard table format.
- When I try to paste a simple table into the body of
the abstract it looks okay where I insert it, but when I go to
the preview it doesn't look right. How can I get it to hold?
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The submission program does not allow tables to be pasted directly
into the body of the abstract. To ensure that we receive the table
in the proper format you need to enter any tabular information
into the table function built into the program. Simply click on
add/edit table and enter the data into the cells provided.
- Can I include a figure in my abstract? top
If you wish to include a figure(s) with your abstract, you can
use the Submission Programs figure function to reserve space for
your figure or you may upload your figure directly. If you need to re-upload a figure, you will need to rename the file before uploading for a second time.
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| 3. "Spell checking" and importing text |
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- Can I "spell check" my abstract?
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No. The online submission program does not have a spell check
function. However, you can copy the text and paste it into your
computer's word processing program and perform the spell check
in that program. We strongly encourage you to use the "Spell
Check" and "Grammar Check" functions.
- Can I import text from another document? top
Yes. You can copy text from another document and paste it into
the online text boxes. Remember that you must enter codes for
any Greek characters or special symbols.
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| 4. Abstract length |
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- How long can my abstract be? top
There is an automatic feature incorporated into the program which
checks the size of your abstract each time you save (it will report
the amount of space used as a percentage). The program will not
allow you to submit if the abstract is too long. Note:
The size calculation does include spaces.
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| 5. Viewing and printing your abstract |
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- Can I view the information I've entered and see how
it will appear in the abstract? top
Yes. Any information that has been entered and saved may be viewed
by clicking Preview Abstract.
- Can I print a draft of my abstract? top
Yes. You can print a copy of all information entered and saved
by going to the Preview Abstract screen and selecting "Print"
from your browser's file menu.
- Why does my abstract print out on more than one page?
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If you have an image within your abstract and it has large dimensions,
it will push the abstract onto a second page. You need to resize
your image’s dimensions and re-upload it so that it fits
onto one page.
- Will the published version of the abstract look exactly
like the final printout? top
No. The published version will be reformatted. You will not be
able to adjust the margins or have much control over the appearance
in the electronic version that you submit, but adjustments will
be made for publication. The text will probably be justified.
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| 6. Other submission questions |
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- Where can I find the institution reference numbers?
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If you scroll down to the bottom of the Author/Institution
page you will see the area where you can enter the institution
information for your abstract. Once that is entered, take the
corresponding institution number (listed to the left of each entry)
and put it in the institution reference space of the author that
belongs to that institution.
- I have completed my abstract. Where is the submit button?
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Along the left side of the Internet page click on the "Submit
Abstract" button. Click OK if you are finished editing. You
will need to click the red box in the top center of your screen
stating "Yes, I am finished making changes. Submit my abstract
now". If you have submitted successfully you will be directed
to a "Thank you for submitting" screen.
- When I leave the authors (or any other) data entry screen
and then come back it appears to have lost all of my changes.
Is my data lost and how can I get it back? top
Your data is probably not lost if you hit the save key. What is
happening is your computer or server is caching pages, or displaying
the page as it remembers it when first opened. If you hit the
reload/refresh button you will force the computer to go out and
get a fresh copy of the page, which should have your changes reflected
on it.
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| 7. Technical Support |
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- Other questions or issues about abstract submission?
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You can call Technical Support Toll-free at 1.866.759.5440 (within the U.S., 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Central Time USA, Monday - Friday).
If you are calling from outside of the U.S., please call 507.333.1000 or +31 229 211 980.
Be
sure to have your abstract number ready. Specify that
you are working on, or trying to submit, an abstract for the 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies' & Asian Society for Pediatric Research Joint Annual Meeting.
If you can't reach Technical Support, try to save your work, either
within the Online Submission program itself, or by copying your
work to the clipboard and pasting it into a word processor. Then
contact Technical Support and ask for assistance.
You may also email us at Technical Support
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