Are you facing a Windows computer with panic? Not to fear, the quick tutorial below will set you in the
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Who Writes for Science Centres and Museums, and How?
Who writes the words in museums and science centres? The words are everywhere: on the walls, in the guide books, in their
Working with a Table of Contents in MS Word
Word is not a layout tool, though it often gets used that way, especially in a business environment. In those
How to Style Vertical Lists
Did you know that punctuation “rules” for vertical lists vary according to which style guide is in use? Or that
Understanding Metadata
Metadata means “data about data.” In the book sense, that means the data that describes the book. It exists in
Using the Grammatical Ellipse
“But you’re missing words!” “But everyone knows what they are.” It’s a legit grammatical structure. Why the grammatical ellipse works
How to Tell When you Need Training
Do you really need training? How to tell. When to get it. And where to get it. Today, in my How
How to Wrestle Out of a Deadline Death Pile
Are you forever the rescue editor? How did you work your way to more reasonable deadlines? I’ve been working to get
Yes, You Can Track Edits in PowerPoint Slides
It doesn’t work like Track Changes in Word, but in my Aug–Sept Technically Speaking column in the Copyediting newsletter, I explain how to
Checklist for Editing Figures: Graphs
More checklists! Today’s is for editing graphs, in [the now defunct] “How To” column at Copyediting.com. Now available in the ebook, Getting