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This book is about how copyeditors can clean up a messy Word document in preparation for publishing. Learn how to rid a text of things that get in the way of efficient editing and, importantly, of producing a good final publication, whether that’s in Word itself, in a layout program such as InDesign or as digital content. The techniques and tips in this book will help editors to build a clean-up toolkit so that you waste less time wondering why Word is ‘misbehaving’, allowing you to focus on fixing the words.

“This is an excellent tool for editors and proofreaders. Margaret has distilled a lot of really valuable know-how into a beautifully clear guide that is easy to use. Exactly what a busy editor or proofreader needs! I know I will be using this in both client work and in my ongoing training. Thank you, Margaret, for writing it.” – Anna Baildon, editor

Over 35 clean-ups described including:

• Fixing messy styles (or no styles)
• Replacing manual formatting (style overrides)
• Making bold and italic stick
• Sorting out wayward bulleted and numbered lists
• Converting text boxes to normal text
• Removing content controls
• Dealing with colours, patterns and lines
• Applying proper symbols, dashes and accents

PLUS learn how clean-up can speed up editing and increase your efficiency, helping you to define a clear structure and use powerful search tools to ensure consistency.

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This book is also available as a PDF ebook.