Proofreading Advice : Formatting

Although proofreading and formatting are different disciplines, there are some points where they overlap. For instance, when an essay names a source in the text, it is standard practice for the proofreader to ensure the title of that source is appropriately formatted. This is not an issue of making the…

If there’s one thing that this blog has said ad nauseum, it’s that being a proofreader isn’t just about having good spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Take formatting, for example. It’s not proofreading, but a lot of jobs aimed at proofreaders require it and a lot of employers will expect you…

Fans of Proofreading Academy’s blog (we know you’re out there) will know that we try to make our posts fun and entertaining. But even fun-packed jobs like proofreading have their boring, technical bits. And more often than not, these bits are annoyingly important. Take, for example, the issue of correcting…