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Measure Elements of a PDF

Measure Elements of a PDF

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For quality control, there are times a designer or proofreader needs to measure elements of a PDF. You can do this with the measurement tool

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Troubleshooting PDF Markup

Troubleshooting PDF Markup

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This demo shows the tools editors need in the free Acrobat Reader to mark up corrections to page proofs or anything else in PDF form.

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PDF Markup Basics for Proofreaders & Copyeditors

PDF Markup Basics for Proofreaders & Copyeditors

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This demo shows the tools editors need in the free Acrobat Reader to mark up corrections to page proofs or anything else in PDF form.

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What Is Proofreading?

What Is Proofreading?

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What proofreading is and isn’t, and when it happens to words within the production cycle — today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com.

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How to Tell a Proofread from a Copyedit

How to Tell a Proofread from a Copyedit

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When your magic eight-ball isn’t handy, follow these steps to figure out what is wanted when you’re asked to “look this over”: proofread, copyedit, line edit,

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QA Trick for File Names

QA Trick for File Names

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I just discovered something so simple and effective that my jaw literally dropped. To proof file names (or create a list for transmittal):   Open

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Intro to Advanced Acrobatics

Intro to Advanced Acrobatics

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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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5 tips for editing your own work

5 tips for editing your own work

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Five brain hacks for tricking yourself into seeing text with fresh eyes are covered in this episode, an adaptation of my post on the now-defunct

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Reading List: Starter kit for freelance editors

Reading List: Starter kit for freelance editors

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This blog now has dozens of posts that will help the new starter. Click the Starter Kit for Editors category to see them all, or

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Keyboard shortcuts for proofreading PDFs

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Editing a PDF? List of keyboard shortcuts for Acrobat 8, 9, X Acrobat XI PDF XChange

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