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1. Decide what will be included with each sound file. Some communities include only the sound associated with the character (example), and others choose to include more information such as detail about the character itself, or example words using the sound (example). You are encouraged to make whatever decision is most suitable for your project and your community's teaching practices.

2. /wiki/spaces/FIR1/pages/17662754Make a recording of a speaker producing the character sound and any other information that you decided to include.

3. Follow these instructions for managing and editing your audio files.

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Submit your alphabet

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1. Download the alphabet submission template

2. Enter the information you gathered in the spreadsheet columns. Column definitions:
   

   1. CHAR: The character in your writing system (If your writing system uses lower case, enter lower case. If your writing system does not use lower case, enter upper case here)

   2. CHAR_UPPER_CASE: The upper-case variation of the character in your writing system (If your writing system does not use upper case, leave this column blank)

   3. LATIN: The equivalent character in English, approximate characters that are commonly used by learners, or alternate spellings (this is necessary for successful use of the 'approximate search' feature)

   4. ORDER: The numerical order in which this character appears (for alphabetical sorting)

   5. AUDIO_FILENAME: The exact filename of the corresponding audio file, including the file extension (e.g. alphabet_a.wav)

   6. AUDIO_SOURCE: The name of the speaker on the recording

   7. AUDIO_RECORDER: The name of the person who made the recording
      

3. Save your spreadsheet in CSV UTF-8 (Comma delimited) (.csv) file format following the same rules for file naming as used for media files. (ONLY use lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens, or underscores, NO SPACES. The only special character should be the period before the file type)

4. Send your spreadsheet and folder of media files to FirstVoices as an email attachment to <batch@fpcc.ca>. It is ok to zip your media files for easier attachment.

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