What is Proofreading: Every Things you Need to Know

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What is Proofreading

• Presented By Min Kyu Kim

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Table of Content

• Part One a Very Basic Definition.
• Part Two Documents
• Part Three Errors
• Part Four Highlights
• Part Five Proofreaders' Marks
• Part Six Originator
• Part Seven Subsequent Drafts
• Contact us

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What is Proofreading? Part One a Very Basic
Definition

• Proofreading involves checking a document for erro
  rs.
• The proofreader highlights these errors
  using proofreaders marks (also known as
  proofreading symbols) then passes the document to
  its originator for corrections.
• The proofreader continues to check subsequent
  drafts of the document until it is error-free.
•  And that, in a nutshell, answers the
  question what is proofreading? But of course,
  that doesn't really answer the questions of what
  proofreading is, at all.
• The reality is, unsurprisingly, a lot more
  complicated than that. Isn't it always?

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What is Proofreading? Part Two Documents

• What documents, exactly? Well, far from just
  proofreading manuscripts, proofreaders can
  proofread just about anything that contains
  text .
• Whilst I was working for one of the USs largest
  online and mail order retailers, I proofread
  literally thousands of catalogue pages.
• You could find yourself proofreading legal
  documents, promotional brochures, websites, text
  books, packaging, point-of-sale displays, press
  releases, magazine articles, advertisements,
  pharmaceutical labeling, in-house corporate
  communications
• Youll be surprised at how many organizations
  havent even considered hiring a proofreader
  until you draw their attention to the commercial
  benefits.

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What is Proofreading? Part Three Errors

• Generally, youll be looking for spelling
  mistakes and grammatical slip-ups.
• However, your remit is likely to change from one
  employer to another.
• When some organizations hire a proofreader, they
  expect something more in the way of a copy
  editor. In other words, they want your input on
  the quality of the document not just the
  accuracy.
• Youll be looking for inconsistencies, awkward
  phrasing, lack of clarity. You might also be
  expected to do the math. 
• If your employer produces ecommerce website or a
  sales brochure, youll be expected to make sure
  everything adds up, particularly when it comes to
  those all-important prices

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What is Proofreading? Part Four Highlights

• How exactly, does a proofreader highlight errors?
  Directly onto the document with your trusty red
  pen. Youll want something fine that doesnt
  bleed on paper. Clarity is everything.
• You will circle or underscore the copy containing
  the error, then place a corresponding
  proofreaders mark in the margin.

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What is Proofreading? Part Five Proofreaders'
Marks

• Proofreaders marks are the little symbols
  proofreaders use to indicate a particular kind of
  error. For example, when the symbol below is
  placed in a documents margin, it tells someone
  to italicize any words or letters that are
  underlined in the copy adjacent to the
  proofreading symbol.
• It takes a while to become familiar with
  proofreaders marks but they really are
  essential, as they enable you to communicate a
  great deal very quickly and without using up too
  much space.

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What is Proofreading? Part Six Originator

• So, who will be producing the work Ill be
  proofreading. 
• By and large, it is likely to be a typesetter or
  graphic designer.
• Once youve marked-up your proof (and
  old-fashioned name for a pre-press document), you
  will either hand it back to its originator or
  pass it on to the next person in the production
  process.

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What is Proofreading? Part Seven Subsequent
Drafts

• This is where the hard work begins. First reads
  as theyre often called can be relatively
  painless, as youre reading from a clean
  document. 
• Once your corrections have been carried out,
  youll have to check a new proof to make sure
  theyve been carried out correctly and in their
  entirety.
• This is the main point at which errors creep into
  a document.
• Often your corrections will have been overlooked
  or new mistakes may have been created whilst
  carrying out your instruction (for example, an
  ugly line break may occur or text may drop off
  the bottom of a page).

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Contact Us

• Ediket Inc.
• Address 4023 Kennett Pike PMB 2019,
• Wilmington DE 19807
• Phone Number 888-622-3807
• Email contact_at_ediket.com
• Website https//ediket.com
• Resource https//goo.gl/sS4v2n

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