Byron Baxter Posted February 12, 2019 at 10:24 AM Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 at 10:24 AM I have seen inserted text underlined, italicized, or in bold print. When a sentence has been struck and new text is inserted, is there a standard rule regarding differentiating the new text from the struck text? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstackpo Posted February 12, 2019 at 01:23 PM Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 at 01:23 PM Not that I know of. A sort of ad hoc "standard" might be Micro$oft's Track Changes (AKA "redline") system. I, professionally, review a fair number of bylaw amendment texts and it is very easy to spot any embedded changes with that system. (This is not a commercial.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted February 12, 2019 at 03:04 PM Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 at 03:04 PM 4 hours ago, Byron Baxter said: I have seen inserted text underlined, italicized, or in bold print. When a sentence has been struck and new text is inserted, is there a standard rule regarding differentiating the new text from the struck text? It has become common procedure, perhaps just through custom, that when a document such as bylaws (or a state statute or city ordinance) is being amended, strikethrough is used to indicate text which is being struck out by the amendment and underlining is used to indicate new text being inserted. I don't know what the custom is, if any, regarding the use of italicized or bold print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Zook Posted February 15, 2019 at 06:22 AM Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 at 06:22 AM Strikethrough and underline is certainly the custom observed where I have been. This has served well, even in fairly complex rules changes. But there is no rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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