Amazing stuff from the interwebs this week. A little lighter than it has been. I blame “summer vacation.” So long
Category: computers
How to Insert Symbols in Word
Word probably converts your (C) to a © automatically, but what about the other symbols? Learn how to access them
Common snag with Adobe Reader for proofreading
By far the number one problem my students have with Adobe Reader is not realizing that a “light” version of
Stamps: Acrobat Tips for Proofreader’s Markup of PDFs
In my first post of the “marking up PDFs” series, I showed the many uses of stamps in Acrobat. Setting
Three alternatives to macros
Scared of macros? Here are three alternatives, today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com. You can learn more about them in
How to change font size in Word’s Reviewing Pane Sidebar
Tired eyes, tiny type? Bump up the font size in the Reviewing Pane to read Comments and tracked changes with
Mark up Title Corrections for Video Using PDF
Anything you can take a screen shot of can be marked up as a PDF. Here is a quick demo
Multiple Monitors for Editing Efficiency
Why are multiple monitor screens more efficient? It might only take a few seconds to sort through the dozen
EAC 2014 — editors’ conference report
Thanks to social media, I got insights from sessions I couldn’t clone myself to be in, and took notes and
Intro to Advanced Acrobatics
This handout is from my presentation at the EAC 2014 conference. Get a printable PDF version here. Mark up any