Handbook for ProofreadingDemonstrates the basic methods of proofreading, introduces proofreading marks, and tells how to create a style sheet, check facts, and add typesetter instructions. |
Contents
Who Proofreads | 1 |
Proofreading Skills | 17 |
Remembering What You Read | 24 |
Copyright | |
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3-em dash abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz adjective advertising artist ascenders Automated Teller Machines capital letters careful reader circled Citizens and Southern client comparison reading copy depth copyholder Corporation corrections dead copy dictionary Dr Pepper em dash errors flush left follow Gila Wilderness Goudy Old Style headlines Helvetica horizontal line hyphen in-text indentations ital layout leading letter spacing letters or words line height line length line of copy lines of type live copy look lowercase letters Margin Rag marginal instruction marginal mark measure mechanical noncomparison noun paragraph picas point gauge printed printer's proof proofreader proofreader's marks punctuation query reader the careful reader's proof reading the copy registration mark Roman Roman type rules service mark slant spelling stroke style sheet symbol TABLE tions type specifications typed copy typed or typeset typeface book typeset copy typographical vertical weight width Wilderness Wilderness Act word breaks word spacing wrong font x-height