5 ways to be a more efficient editor and proofreader, part 2
Louise and Denise discuss 5 more tools that will help any editor or proofreader work more efficiently.
Listen to find out more about
- Searchable online dictionaries
- Searchable online style guides
- Templates
- Styles palette in Word
- Wildcards, and find and replace in Microsoft Word
Resources mentioned in the show
- Chicago Manual of Style: chicagomanualofstyle.org/home
- Efficient Editing: Strategies and Tactics: ciep.uk/training/choose-a-course/efficient-editing-strategies-and-tactics
- Create a template: support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-a-template-86a1d089-5ae2-4d53-9042-1191bce57deb
- Editing in Word: Using Styles: louiseharnbyproofreader.com/editing-in-word-using-styles
- How to Write the Perfect Fiction Editorial Report: louiseharnbyproofreader.com/perfect-editorial-report
- Wildcard Cookbook for Microsoft Word: Jack Lyon
- Merriam-Webster: merriam-webster.com/dictionary
- Oxford Dictionaries: premium.oxforddictionaries.com
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Music credit
'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod
- Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
- Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
