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Truncation Tutorial

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How long does this tutorial take?

This tutorial takes approximately 3-5 minutes.

What does this tutorial cover?

  • What is truncation?
  • When should you use it?
  • How does it work?
  • What are some of the pitfalls of using truncation?

What are the technical requirements?

This tutorial requires the free Macromedia Flash (version 5 or higher) player.

What if I still have questions after the tutorial?

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Using truncation for foreign spellings

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