Proofreading
The proofread is a final check. This stage in the production process is very important.
What do I look for?
What do you receive?
An annotated version using Track Changes in Word to include the following:
I am happy to receive a style sheet from you, which I will follow; however, I can provide the following:
The style sheet is very useful to you for speedy checking and future reference.
The proofread is a final check. This stage in the production process is very important.
What do I look for?
- Typographical inconsistencies
- Spelling
- Punctuation
- Grammar
- Formatting and styling of chapter heads
- Page formatting such as unnecessary line spaces
- Inconsistencies with paragraph indentation and section breaks
What do you receive?
An annotated version using Track Changes in Word to include the following:
- Comment boxes with suggestions and helpful hints
- In-line amendments such as spelling and grammar corrections
- Word’s formatting style system (industry standard) which will create a list of the parts, chapters, dates and sections on the left-hand side of your screen, making it easier to move around your manuscript (if this was completed at the copy-editing stage, I will double-check that it all works)
I am happy to receive a style sheet from you, which I will follow; however, I can provide the following:
- A list of common publishing styles for writing dates, time, capitalisation and punctuation
- Observations for consideration which might include queries on consistency, use of italics and foreign words
- Lists of abbreviations, different spelling styles and foreign words depending on what you have used
The style sheet is very useful to you for speedy checking and future reference.
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