Editing students have started asking if there’s even a point in pursuing this career, now that AI is on the
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Editor Vs AI: NYT Copy Edit
Can AI match the skill of a NYT copy editor? See the results!
Editor Vs AI: Common Grammar Mistakes
Does a live editor make a difference? We pitted one against three software giants. See how it panned out!
Attach Files to “Combine” PDFs
A handy hack to combining PDF and other files in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Edit Faster! Triage for the Eight-minute Editor
Sometimes there just isn’t time (or budget, or even commitment) to fix everything. Here are the edits (in order) that will help them avoid embarrassment and move the piece in the direction of perfection even if it can’t go all the way.
Measure Elements of a PDF
For quality control, there are times a designer or proofreader needs to measure elements of a PDF. You can do
PC on a Stick
I tried it so you don’t have to. Well, in this case, you might want to. A PC on a stick, as I call it, is a fully functioning computer in a thumb drive.
Compile Markup & Reviews into a Single PDF
Compiling everyone’s feedback into a single document was a tedious, time consuming, and error prone task. Until now.
Anonymize Metadata in PDF Markup
Don’t want the team knowing you worked all night marking up the PDF page proofs? Reset the time stamp on select markup in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.
Troubleshooting PDF Markup
This demo shows the tools editors need in the free Acrobat Reader to mark up corrections to page proofs or anything else in PDF form.