If you are even a minor word nerd, you have probably thought about the dictionary and how it gets made.
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How & Why Editors Make a Figures Manuscript
When a product contains illustrations, graphs, and other visuals, a separate file containing them and their related instructions is submitted
Edit Faster! Triage for the Eight-minute Editor
Sometimes there just isn’t time (or budget, or even commitment) to fix everything. Here are the edits (in order) that will help them avoid embarrassment and move the piece in the direction of perfection even if it can’t go all the way.
The Art of the Author Memo
Summarize next steps for the manuscript and get the writer to do their part, with an author memo.
How to Avoid Fuzzy Picture Reproduction
Gone are the days of 72 dpi resolution for on-screen images. With today’s HD, 4K, and Retina screens, viewer will think that looks fuzzy. Keep their opinion of your content high with these picture tips!
Adjust PDF Markup Globally
In the free Acrobat Reader, changing the properties of a group of markup is a snap. Actually, this works in
Keep the Tracked Changes in Pasted Text
It’s easy to paste text with tracked changes in MS Word 365 (2016) for Mac or Windows. Watch the demo
Passing the Ball: Options for Editorial File-Sharing
I’ve got big FILES that I cannot send to my email they won’t append when a file comes in at
LFMF: 20 Truths from 20 Years of Editing
You learn a lot over your career. I had a mentor save me from some of these fails. You can
Silent Changes: When and Why to Make Them
See the new post Word will track every change you make, but that can be extremely counter-productive for workflow as