USFM - editing text with basic markers

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Introduction to Standard Format Markers Principles for using usfm: Desire is to define the content, not the format. Backslash markers identify each piece of text in a file. Text can be used in Paratext and easily published (in print form or internet). Order of markers is very important: \c \s \r \p \v Examples: \c = chapter marker \mt = main title \s = section heading Basic markers and mandatory markers \id \c \v = book identification, chapter breaks and verses \p or \q = prose, narrative text or poetry Other common markers \h \mt \ip \s \r \ms \mr = running header, main title and introductory paragraph = section heading and parallel reference = main section heading and parallel reference

Footnotes and cross references \f + This is a simple note. \f* \f + \fr 6.7 \fq silver coins: \ft this is the note about the coins. \f* \x - \xo 1.6: \xt Mt 3.1; Mk 1.4 \x* Character markers \nd\nd* \w\w* \bk\bk* \tl\tl* - name of deity: Thus says the \nd Lord \nd* - mark word in text dictionary or glossary entries - name of book in Bible (introduction) - transliteration (most likely in a footnote)

You must number markers when you use more than two levels \mt1 \mt2 \mt3 \s1 \s2 \s3 \q1 \q2 \q3 Summary of types and use Titles: for opening of introduction material and sections (ex: \mt1, \ms1 and \s ) Paragraph: illustrate the text type and apply until the next paragraph style (ex: \p \q ) Notes: footnotes and cross references markers are only used in notes (ex: \fr \fq \ft ) Characters: special text (like bold) and apply until the closing marker (ex: \nd \bk )