I am friends with only half of the speakers’ list for the EFA conference next month. I am really looking
Category: mark-up
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
What to Do with an Edited PDF
So you got the changes back from the author and editor, now what do you do with the marked-up PDF?
How to Remove Personal (Meta)Data from a Word File
Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com we look at the data that Word automatically text going to your files — and
How to Keep Your Place When Editing
There are many strategies you can use to keep your place in a document. Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com, I
8 Ways a Ruler Rocks Editing
How do you use a ruler when editing? I list 8 uses for rulers at (not of) the editing desk, today
Tips for Word’s Reviewing Pane and Comments
Two tech tips for you today, for working with Word’s tracked changes. One relating to comment balloons, and the other
Simple Hack to Paste New Images Into a PDF
Need to show the designer what the new image will be and where it should go? This quick demo shows
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