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How to Sort Lists in Word
How to use that little Sort button today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com. [tweetthis]What that little Sort button in Word
How to Remove Auto-Numbering in Word
Need to convert automated lists to manual ones? Or automatically numbered headings to manually numbered? Get the one-line macro in
How to Speed Up Editing
Work faster, and easier. Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com, tips for making editing more efficient. What made you a
Do Kids Know That Word? Science Edition
Sci/Why is a blog by children’s science writers who aim to help parents, teachers and librarians discover the wide world of
Labelling Notes in Tables
Does your data table need notes to make sense of it? Here’s how to choose between symbols, letters, and numbers
How to Edit Boilerplate Content
Fact checking the boilerplate content, a checklist in my latest How To column at Copyediting.com.
How to Fact Check
What facts to check and how to check them, today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com.
Transmittal Notes
When you submit an edited file, include a transmittal note. What to say in that note is the topic of
How to Limit Author’s Alterations
How do you deal with a writer who can’t stop writing, even when the manuscript has moved on in the