8 copyediting essentials

Learn about 8 tips that will make your copyediting life easier. Listen to find out more about Understanding the power of Microsoft Word’s Styles pane Knowing how to use consistency-checking software Being able to use macros Using Word’s Navigation pane. Knowing how to find and use the pilcrow tool in Word Understanding how to use Word’s Find/Replace function Removing extraneous tabs and spaces Creating properly defined paragraphs Resources Editing in Word: Using Styles: https://www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/editing-in-word-using-styles.html PerfectIt: https://intelligentediting.com/home/ Word Macro Tools: https://www.wordmacrotools.com/ Wildcard Cookbook for Microsoft Word by Jack Lyon (via your regional Amazon store) Book series: Notes from the Podcast Want to hone your editorial business skills? Our actionable guides and workbooks help you plan and implement a programme for business growth and development. Find out more here: https://www.louiseharnbyproofreader.com/notes.html Support The Editing Podcast Tip your hosts: Support Louise and Denise with a one-off tip of your choosing. theeditingpodcast.captivate.fm/support Join our Patreon community: Our patrons benefit from access to PDF transcripts for episodes featuring just Louise and Denise, and for some of our guest episodes. Tier-2 patrons also receive bonus content for most episodes. patreon.com/editingpodcast Denise and Louise Denise Cowle: denisecowleeditorial.com Louise Harnby: harnby.co/fiction-editing Post-production Liv Cowle: livcowle.com Music credit 'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/