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Make the Most of Spellcheck, Part 4

This time, we’re going to look at customizing the dictionaries used by spellcheck. In the previous posts, you learned about running

Customizing the dictionaries used by spellcheck helps editors get the most out of this automated support. Previous posts in this

You know Spellcheck, and in the previous post, you learned about language preferences and how to control them.Today, in my How

We take Spellcheck for granted, so maybe we don’t know all it can do for us. Today, in my How To column

In the beginning, there wasn’t even space. “Writing in ancient Greece was broken by neither marks nor spaces,” writes Keith

Whether because the team is small or because the process is compressing, tracking figures can fall into the editor’s domain.

In this second post about distinguishing public from private sources for the purpose of citing them properly, I look at

In the days of paper correspondence, “private” was easier to spot: A letter addressed to one person? Private. A speech

Reining in perfectionism is a valuable practice for many reasons. Imagine hiring a professional to weed your garden. When they’re

Are you facing a Windows computer with panic? Not to fear, the quick tutorial below will set you in the