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Technical Editing

ISBN: 9780205200320 | 020520032X
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Pearson College Div
Pub. Date: 9/1/1997

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SummaryTable of Contents
For courses in technical editing. Best-seller. Comprehensive practical approach. Defines editorial responsibility in terms of overall document effectiveness, not just correcting grammar. New: up-to-date coverage of technology, info on global concerns, Chapter 21 on legal and ethical issues.
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PART 1 CONCEPTS AND METHODS1(62)
1 Editing: The Big Picture
3(16)
2 Readers, Users, Browsers, Problem Solvers...
19(15)
3 Copymarking: Hard Copy
34(15)
4 Electronic Markup and Online Editing
49(14)
PART 2 BASIC COPYEDITING63(128)
5 Basic Copyediting: An Introduction
65(17)
6 Copyediting for Consistency
82(16)
7 Spelling, Capitalization, and Abbreviations
98(14)
8 Grammar and Usage
112(21)
9 Punctuation
133(25)
10 Quantitative and Technical Material
158(18)
11 Proofreading
176(15)
PART 3 COMPREHENSIVE EDITING191(148)
12 Comprehensive Editing: Definition and Process
193(19)
13 Style: Definition and Sentence Structures
212(16)
14 Style: Verbs and Other Words
228(15)
15 Style: The Social and Global Contexts
243(10)
16 Organization
253(20)
17 Visual Design
273(22)
18 Illustrations
295(26)
19 Editing Online Documents
321(18)
PART 4 MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTION339
20 Collaborating with Writers
341(15)
21 Legal and Ethical Issues in Editing
356(14)
22 Type and Production
370(17)
23 Management
387

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