Seventy hours of word-related hilarity and high fashion. Not what you’d expect from a correction of editors? Staid nitpickers of
Year: 2015
Use Word’s Outline View to Check Document Flow
Do you follow that editing principle of “parading your topic sentences”? Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com, learn about Word’s
Global Editors Converge on Toronto, Canada, Eh?
Packing for the editing conference in Toronto today, which I anticipate in my Canadian, Eh? column at Copyediting.com. You can share in
Word Tool to Check Document Structure
Visualize the structure of a complex document and navigate it too, using Word’s Document Map Pane. I explain how, today,
Word Count Comparison
Different word processing software will give you a different word count in the very same document. I look at some
French Editing Proficiency Certification
Proving your editing abilities is one of those challenges every editor faces. French language editors now have this opportunity to
Gender-Inclusive, Canadian Style
Outside of issues of biology, there is just about always a good argument for using terms that include everyone. Today, in
How to Manage Conflicting National Schedules
Happy Victoria Day. What do you do when your schedule and your clients’ schedule don’t line up? Today, in my How To column
Links of the Month, w20—2015
It’s been slow around the interwebs, so it’s been weeks since a really good roundup. Here I present a collection
Short List for 2014 Canadian Editing Award
Today we look at this year’s short list for the Tom Fairley Award, the Editors’ Association of Canada award for editorial excellence