tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post1053290996072830328..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Proofreader's MarksDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-59217745488850958982008-09-04T20:47:00.000-06:002008-09-04T20:47:00.000-06:00LOL - I have about four versions of the Harbrace. ...LOL - I have about four versions of the Harbrace. The uni I work for actually stopped using the Harbrace this year; we're in the book selection stage now, so I have a whole mess of handbooks around me to examine...and I'm loving every minute of it. I'm a geek for handbooks, LOLShonell Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827197354857197637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-83422126785654751412008-09-04T20:39:00.000-06:002008-09-04T20:39:00.000-06:00Wow, you use the Harbrace Handbook still... it's S...Wow, you use the Harbrace Handbook still... it's SO good and I got mine when I was in Freshman Composition. About 100 years ago. LOL.<BR/><BR/>DaniDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-35533770844000021582008-09-04T20:09:00.000-06:002008-09-04T20:09:00.000-06:00I edit clients' manuscripts using the TRACK CHANGE...I edit clients' manuscripts using the TRACK CHANGES and COMMENTS features of Word.<BR/><BR/>This semester, I'm teaching media writing, so my best friend is the AP STYLE BOOK, and I am SO loving it!<BR/><BR/>As an instructor of freshman composition, too, I LIVE by proofreader's mark, and we use the Harbrace Handbook marks, and we've also created some new ones for our students.Shonell Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827197354857197637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-20431162923609961482008-09-03T08:38:00.000-06:002008-09-03T08:38:00.000-06:00So far, for the two books I had published, the edi...So far, for the two books I had published, the editing was done with Tracking Changes. Once I figured out how it worked, it was pretty easy.<BR/><BR/>When I edit my documents myself, I just take out what I don't want and change things around. I don't use the Track Changes feature. If I really love something that doesn't fit any more in my work in progress, I transfer it to a new document for future use. So far, I haven't used any of the precious parts I thought were so necessary to preserve!<BR/>Morgan Mandel<BR/>http://morganmandel.blogspot.com<BR/>http://morganmandel.acmeauthorslink.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-72743372686613629342008-09-02T13:48:00.000-06:002008-09-02T13:48:00.000-06:00My editor and I use the Word doc format too, Marvi...My editor and I use the Word doc format too, Marvin. It works quite well and allows me to not only STET the changes but explain why.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-78029766671194368542008-09-01T17:50:00.000-06:002008-09-01T17:50:00.000-06:00Helen, don't you use a three-color system? Can yo...Helen, don't you use a three-color system? Can you post about that?Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-57803586854099578822008-09-01T14:25:00.000-06:002008-09-01T14:25:00.000-06:00I use Track Changes & Comments for on-computer...I use Track Changes & Comments for on-computer editing. For on-paper editing, I use a red pen and use the most common proofreader marks, with comments written in the margins.<BR/><BR/>If I'm editing my own work, I do edits on the computer, then print out and mark more edits there, then when I input the edits, I put a check mark by each one.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-56461889641754484272008-09-01T10:24:00.000-06:002008-09-01T10:24:00.000-06:00Most of the clients I have edited for do not recog...Most of the clients I have edited for do not recognize the proofreaders marks, so I seldom use them. I like them, but then I am familiar with them from my years of journalism.<BR/><BR/>The editing that has been done on my books was done via the tracking system, and I like that. But like Marvin, it took me almost a whole book to adjust to it the first time. :-)Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-74824224696536807132008-09-01T07:42:00.000-06:002008-09-01T07:42:00.000-06:00My editor uses track changes in RTF word doc forma...My editor uses track changes in RTF word doc format. It took me a while to learn how to navigate with track changes, but now I use with ease and find it the best (for me) format. I use it myself when editing for other writers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-71588077682861861762008-09-01T05:58:00.000-06:002008-09-01T05:58:00.000-06:00I do some of my editing onscreen. However, on lon...I do some of my editing onscreen. However, on longer manuscripts I prefer to change the whole document to a different font and then print it out. For some reason that makes all my glaring inconsistancies glow like neon. I never learned all those proofreader marks, so the only one I use is the ¶. I use my own groovy shorthand on the rest.groovyoldladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971936982658984234noreply@blogger.com