Editing in Word

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Editing in Word


Dates:

22 July/25 September 2008 (a one-day course)

 

Price:

£349+VAT (a number of discounts are available)

 

Venue:

The Publishing Training Centre in Wandsworth, London (see a map and a list of local hotels)


Book course online or phone +44 (0)20 8874 2718 for availability

 

"It was well paced and well taught. Anne is so knowledgeable - an editing legend!"

Edexcel delegate



Do you edit book or journal manuscripts on screen? Do you want to know how to do it better?


Then look no further. This course will help you to:

 

  • edit efficiently on screen
  • prepare files in best form for typesetting
  • create macros to 'clean' files automatically
  • flag changes to files electronically
  • customise Word for editing
  • find invaluable Internet resources.

 

You can change an author's file on screen relatively easily – but editing it efficiently and effectively takes more skill. Through a series of hands-on exercises, this course shows you how to make on-screen editing a more efficient process, improving the speed and quality of your work. You will also learn 'best practice' in preparing files for import into layout and typesetting programmes.


This course uses Microsoft Word on a PC; the basic techniques will be applicable to any version of Word, whether on a Mac or a PC.

Programme

  • Creating and using macros
  • Preparation for on-screen editing
  • Understanding templates and styles
  • Customising Word
    • Find and Replace
  • Master documents
    • Linking files electronically: creating and editing master documents
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • On-screen mark-up (Track Changes)
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Editing tables
  • Checklist for on-screen editing
  • Avoiding repetitive strain injury
  • Online resources

 

Who will benefit from this course?
Editorial staff and freelances who use Word to edit authors' text on-screen or who brief others to edit on-screen.


Your tutor
Anne Waddingham trades as WordMedic (‘Making words better’) and has worked in STM publishing for over 30 years. She specialises in tutoring, on-screen editing and project management. She authored the on-screen editing chapter in the fourth edition of Butcher’s Copyediting (CUP, 2006) and contributed to New Hart’s Rules (OUP, 2005).


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Dates: 22 July/25 September 2008

Price: £349+VAT (a number of discounts are available).

Venue: The Publishing Training Centre in Wandsworth, London (see a map and a list of local hotels).

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Course title:
Editing in Word
Course price:
£349 +VAT
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22 July 2008,25 September 2008