Need to show the designer what the new image will be and where it should go? This quick demo shows
Category: computers
Even Wordsmiths Need a Stylus
What is a stylus mouse You probably know you can use a stylus on your iPad or touchscreen phone. There
Microcontroller Links
This page contains bookmarks to Arduino and Spark code libraries and tutorials for Kingston Maker Space. Adafruit tutorials for Arduino
Computer tools for copy editors: macros
The few macros I use have made my editing better and faster, but I still only use about three consistently.
Three reasons editors and proofreaders need to buy a PDF editor, and only three
There are a few things that the free Adobe Reader XI PDF software cannot do. But only a few. For
Links OTW, Aug 2–8
Resources I find that relate to copy editing scripts and screenplays for film, TV, video, podcast and all spoken words. There’s another post devoted to video games.
Ten Signs of “Lifted” Text
Ten telltales that will alert you to the need to “freshen up” some of the prose, or seek out the proper citation and permissions, or at least clean up the formatting.
How to Find Out What a Character Is in Word
Need to get more than this from Word? Wondering what character that really is in your Word document? Has the writer
How to Find Non-Printing Characters in MS Word
This week in my How To column at Copyediting.com we look at how to find those hidden light-blue non-printing characters using Word’s Find
How to See and Insert Non-Printing Characters in Word
Reveal and insert non-printing characters to control and troubleshoot formatting in MS Word. Do you know what these symbols mean?