A blog about proofreading, editing and writing
101 things to check when proofreading
Nov 15, 2011
Whilst proofreading the other day, I realised that I am actually checking a lot of different aspects of the document at the same time. The list below was put together to give an idea of what sort of errors and issues to look for in the proofreading process.
...read moreHow to learn to proofread
Nov 3, 2011
A lot of people have been asking me recently how I learned to proofread. If you’d like to become a proofreader or simply improve your ability to check your own work, the following tips may help you.
...read moreHow to create automatic tables of content in Word 2010
Aug 2, 2011
I have spent far too many hours manually creating content tables, matching the section numbers, titles and pages against those in the main document. However, I could have saved myself a lot of time and effort if I had used Word's inbuilt features to do this automatically. The majority of the student essays that I proofread still use manual content tables, so this blog post is designed to guide you through the easy process of letting Word do the hard work for you.
...read moreHarvard Referencing (part 2)
Jul 12, 2011
Today’s post follows on from the previous one on citing books INTEXT. This post explains how books should be cited under the Harvard System of Referencing in the REFERENCE LIST or BIBLIOGRAPHY.
...read moreHarvard Referencing
Jul 12, 2011
This blog post is the first in a series about how to reference according to the Harvard System of Referencing, with examples.
Today, we will be looking at one of the most frequent types of citation: books. The way these should be cited in Harvard referencing varies according to several criteria, including the number of authors and whether the citation is INTEXT or in the REFERENCE LIST/BIBLIOGRAPHY – this post focuses on INTEXT only.
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