Proofreading

The proofread is a final check to ensure that there are as few errors remaining in your typeset document as possible.

This stage 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
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The style sheet is very useful to you for speedy checking and future reference.