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.
Tag: productivity
Hack for a Rapid Alts Check on PDFs
Cut your time and boost your accuracy with this trick for comparing dead copy changes to live copy. Make sure all the changes were correctly
Compile Markup & Reviews into a Single PDF
Compiling everyone’s feedback into a single document was a tedious, time consuming, and error prone task. Until now.
Anonymize Metadata in PDF Markup
Don’t want the team knowing you worked all night marking up the PDF page proofs? Reset the time stamp on select markup in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader DC.
Word Tips Now Have Their Own Blog
Word-Wrangling Wednesday tips now have their own blog.
Thesaurus Magic in MS Word
Can’t figure out the writer’s intent? Thesaurus to the rescue! Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com I show you the ins and outs of MS
Context Menus—Productivity Boosters
The context menu is a handy productivity and learning tool in any computer program. Find out more in my How To column at Copyediting.com. Turbo boost your skills
Finding Hidden Graphics in Word
G’ah, Word! There’s a graphic here somewhere and I know it!! Today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com, I tell you the trick to find graphics
Adjust PDF Markup Globally
In the free Acrobat Reader, changing the properties of a group of markup is a snap. Actually, this works in the Pro too, and probably
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