How to Start a Style Sheet
A style sheet is a record of style choices made as the editor works on a document. They are usually
Using the PDF Markup Comments List: One User’s Experience
I am very pleased to release the first guest post on this blog, by my colleague Dawn Hunter, a freelance editor and
Productivity Rates in Editing
How long will it take to edit this? The question of how long an edit will take comes up a
Why the Book isn’t Ready
Why isn’t the manuscript ready? Because every book is more work than anyone intended.
Create a Checklist of Your PDF Mark-up in 2 Clicks
In my previous post of this series, I showed you how to use the “text edits” tool to mark up
Edit Tools for Marking up PDFs in Acrobat
In the previous post of this series, I discussed drawing tools, changing properties, and using text boxes to mark up
Key Mark-Up Techniques for Proofreading PDFs
Last post, I discussed using a stylus* or custom stamps to mark-up changes to PDF page proofs. In this post,
Basic PDF Mark-Up for Copy Editors and Proofreaders
There’s a new post for Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC. [Update Jan 10, 2013: added demo video using Acrobat Reader XI.]
5 Keyboard Shortcuts You Didn’t Know You Needed
Keyboard shortcuts are just about the quickest route to efficiency for anyone who works with words. (I dare say, they’re
Typical Ailments of the Common Freelancer, and How to Treat Them
My grandmother’s sick.The computer lost all my work.Your email never came through. Heard these excuses before? Offered them yourself? The