This tutorial shows how to change the proofing language in Microsoft Word. The proofing language is the language Word uses to spell-check your document and offer grammar suggestions. The bonus section at the end shows what to do if you don’t see spelling and grammar suggestions in your text. Do you want to learn about Word’s new spelling and grammar tool? Check out “How to … [Read more...] about How to Change the Proofing Language in Microsoft Word
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How to Use the Comment and Markup Tools in Adobe Acrobat
This tutorial explains how to edit PDFs with the comment and markup tools in Adobe Acrobat. First, we’ll look at how to access the tools. Then, we’ll look at how to use all thirteen markup tools, including sticky notes, strikethroughs, and text insertions. The bonus tips at the end show how to change the color of markups, add comments to markups, and delete comments and … [Read more...] about How to Use the Comment and Markup Tools in Adobe Acrobat
How to View Specific Reviewers’ Comments and Edits in Microsoft Word
Long documents can have hundreds or even thousands of markups, which can make finding individual feedback quite time-consuming. Today’s tutorial shows how to quickly view specific reviewers’ comments and edits in Microsoft Word. First, we’ll use Track Changes to view comments and edits from specific reviewers. Then, we’ll use the Navigation pane to view comments (but not … [Read more...] about How to View Specific Reviewers’ Comments and Edits in Microsoft Word
How to Restrict Editing in Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word lets us block all comments and Track Changes by saving files as Read Only. However, have you ever wanted to block just some comments or Track Changes instead of all of them? Today’s tutorial explains how to restrict editing in Microsoft Word. Specifically, we will turn on editing restrictions and then (1) limit edits to comments only, (2) prevent users from … [Read more...] about How to Restrict Editing in Microsoft Word
Ten More Handwritten Editing Marks
My previous post “Ten Handwritten Editing Marks” demonstrated the copyediting and proofreading marks for deletions, insertions, transposed letters, paragraphs, periods, commas, apostrophes, quotation marks, capitalization, and lowercasing. Today’s post demonstrates ten more handwritten editing marks: parentheses, spaces, bold font, italic font, remove formatting, en dashes, em … [Read more...] about Ten More Handwritten Editing Marks
Ten Helpful Writing Websites and Blogs
I previously published a post called "Five Helpful Writing and Editing Websites and Blogs." A five-item list is a measly attempt for such a large topic, so today’s post expands that original list to ten writing websites and blogs. These resources cover a wide variety of subjects, so I’m confident that you’ll find something here that you can apply to your business or nonfiction … [Read more...] about Ten Helpful Writing Websites and Blogs
How to Use Track Changes in Microsoft Word
This tutorial shows how to use Track Changes in Microsoft Word. Track Changes helps us edit documents by tracking insertions, deletions, replacements, and format changes. Word calls these edits markups. The term Track Changes is commonly used for both edits and comments, so this tutorial also includes Word’s comment tool. We will cover eleven topics: How to Turn … [Read more...] about How to Use Track Changes in Microsoft Word
Book Review: The Subversive Copy Editor by Carol Fisher Saller
My Very Occasional Book Review series is back with a review of the second edition of The Subversive Copy Editor: Advice from Chicago by Carol Fisher Saller. The Positives Carol Fisher Saller is the editor of the Chicago Manual of Style Online’s Q&A. She also writes a column called the Editor’s Corner for the CMOS Shop Talk blog. As a longtime reader of both of these … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Subversive Copy Editor by Carol Fisher Saller
Thirteen Technology Questions to Answer before You Hire an Editor
There are many questions to answer before you hire an editor. Does the editor have experience in your field or genre? Is the editor’s technique compatible with your writing style? Can the editor meet your scheduling needs? In addition to those important questions (and many more), here are thirteen technology questions to ponder. Of course, some of these questions may not apply … [Read more...] about Thirteen Technology Questions to Answer before You Hire an Editor
How to Change Your Name for Existing Comments and Mark-Ups in Adobe Acrobat
Have you ever used Adobe Acrobat’s comment and mark-up tools to edit an entire document only to realize afterward that you should have used a generic name, such as Editor, rather than your own name? This tutorial demonstrates how to change your name for existing comments and mark-ups in Adobe Acrobat---so you no longer have to live with an unwanted moniker (at least not in … [Read more...] about How to Change Your Name for Existing Comments and Mark-Ups in Adobe Acrobat