Those sideways PDF pages? Rotate in a click. Note that this rotates all pages in the PDF, and only temporarily.
Category: tips
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
Best Practices for the Structure of Social Media Posts
Place the Five Ws Above the Fold Where does the social media post get cut off by a “read more”
Music to Edit By
Music can help or hinder your editing, get genre and source recommendations in my extra post on Copyediting.com today. Plus,
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
How to Pick the Right Editor for Your Project, a Printable Checklist
Finding the right editor is about more than credentials, cost, and schedule. Here’s a printable list of 15 points you can use when interviewing candidates.
LOTW Oct 4–10
Awesomeness for editors from the interwebs this week: A pop music video about books, an extensive roundup of marketing advice for
Put Down the Darts and Pick Up the Timer
Stop throwing darts at a board when you need to estimate. Track your pace so you have the data to
Stop Wasting Time on Estimates (podcast)
Learn how to get a ballpark estimate on the table asap to avoid pointless estimates. That’s the topic of this
Links OTW, Sept 27–Oct 3
Here’s this week’s interweb awesomeness for editors: You don’t know fuck (literally), diagram a sentence, teach wavelengths by walking, and