Скачать или смотреть Using "Find and Replace" to Proofread

Use the Find and Replace functions on Word to make your manuscript neat and tidy. Useful for both copyediting and proofreading, whether self-publishing or preparing a manuscript for a publisher.

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00:00 Introduction
00:55 Proofreading checklist
5:50 Standardize indents
8:09 Make apostrophes and quotation marks curly
11:19 Chapter numbering
11:55 Double spaces
12:35 Em dashes, en dashes, and hyphens
14:47 Punctuation with single quotation marks
16:25 Standardize ellipses
17:18 Standardize capitalization of key words

My proofreading checklist:
• Spell check/grammar check
• Check # of chapters against Table of Contents, placement of chapters in the sections, etc
• Chapter numbering/titles
• Chapter head formatting
• Date/place lines
• Check caps of:
• Standardized ellipses
• Delete commas from ,… …,
• Check indents
• Curlify apostrophes and quotation marks: “ ” and ‘ ’ vs " and '
• Double spaces
• Standardize hyphens/em dashes/en dashes: — , -- , –
• Correct usage of single quotation marks
• Punctuation around single quotation marks like ‘. vs .'