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How to Use the Windows Version of MS Word, for Mac Users

How to Use the Windows Version of MS Word, for Mac Users

Are you facing a Windows computer with panic? Not to fear, the quick tutorial below will set you in the right direction. Thankfully, the Word

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Stop Wasting Time on Estimates (podcast)

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 episode, an extended look at

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“You keep using that word…”: The Princess Bride and Effective Word Choice

“You keep using that word…”: The Princess Bride and Effective Word Choice

Guest post by Rachel Stuckey Vizzini didn’t have much of an imagination. He couldn’t conceive of the implausible, possible, or even highly probable occurring if

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Intro to Advanced Acrobatics

Intro to Advanced Acrobatics

This handout is from my presentation at the EAC 2014 conference. Get a printable PDF version here. Mark up any file you can print to/save

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The argument for making changes silently, not tracking them

The argument for making changes silently, not tracking them

I espouse making routine copy editing changes silently; that is, without tracking them in Word. From editors, I hear a few common concerns about this:

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Verifying Canadian Plant Names

Verifying Canadian Plant Names

Today on the Copyediting.com blog, I look at a resource for checking Canadian plant names. Whether you’re checking facts in an article or in a novel,

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What to do with an edited Word file

What to do with an edited Word file

So you got the manuscript back from the copy editor or proofreader. Now what? Well, it’s time to check the changes the editor made, answer

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Refocus, call it snow, and check it off

Refocus, call it snow, and check it off

There were 3 of my posts this week over at Copyediting.com, as I filled in for other bloggers.       The last one I expanded on

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What is an acceptable error rate for a copyeditor or proofreader?

Let me clarify: How many errors can an editor let stand? 5% Pulled that number out of the air. (Serious numbers below.) But seriously, I’m

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Writing for investors? Avoid these five phrases

guest post by Danielle Arbuckle   Every industry has its own language, and finance is no exception. Some people may think we use this language

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