A big block of text can be impenetrable to the reader. But there are techniques we can use to make the prose easier to take
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Typing Special Characters
Beyond the letters of the alphabet and the numerals 0–9, there is a whole world of characters and symbols available on your computer. Today in
Make the Most of Spellcheck, Part 6
Grammar checking: troubled waters but big improvements for Word’s spellcheck. And now, with the introduction of “Editor” in Word 365 (2016), you can’t entirely turn
Make the Most of Spellcheck, Part 4
This time, we’re going to look at customizing the dictionaries used by spellcheck. In the previous posts, you learned about running and rerunning spellcheck as well
Make the Most of Spellcheck, Part 3
Customizing the dictionaries used by spellcheck helps editors get the most out of this automated support. Previous posts in this series covered running and rerunning spell
Make the Most of Spellcheck, Part 2
You know Spellcheck, and in the previous post, you learned about language preferences and how to control them.Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com, we’ll look
Make the Most of Spellcheck, Part 1
We take Spellcheck for granted, so maybe we don’t know all it can do for us. Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com, I begin my
Using Character Spaces Effectively
In the beginning, there wasn’t even space. “Writing in ancient Greece was broken by neither marks nor spaces,” writes Keith Houston on his blog, Shady
Create a Figures Log
Whether because the team is small or because the process is compressing, tracking figures can fall into the editor’s domain. Today, in my How To column at
Pick a Client’s Conference
It’s time to pick a conference now that you know the value of attending clients’ conferences and how to make yourself more memorable. Today, in my How To column at