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15/6/2021

Editing tools in the wild – part ii

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In Editing tools in the wild – part i I described the first few tasks in my initial editing process: document clean-up routines getting rid of all the unwanted spaces/carriage returns/tabs, applying heading levels to give my documents some structures, and carrying out an initial spell check. 

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19/3/2021

Editing tools in the wild – part i

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In previous posts, I have tried to help you overcome your fear of macros, touched on wildcard searches and mentioned PerfectIt every now and then in passing. In this post and the next, I am going to give you an overview of how I use these tools at the beginning of an editing project.

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16/3/2021

'I’ll never get my head around macros and wildcards'

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'I’ll never get my head around macros and wildcards!' I hear this quite a lot and, I have to confess, I have to make sure that I only sigh on the inside. I hope that having read my Macro baby steps posts that you will realise almost everyone who uses a computer to edit (or proofread) text should be able to install and/or record at least a few simple macros. I am equally convinced that most editors could keep a list of handy wildcards to use on occasions. But, people talk about these things as if macros and wildcards are essentially the same thing – which they are not –  and as if they are equally baffling, whereas, in fact, they are quite different and making use of each needs a different set of skills. 

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2/3/2021

How to edit a macro

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In Macro baby steps part ii – Recording your own macros, I mentioned that macros can be edited. In fact, being able to edit macros is one of the great things about them, so it’s quite useful to understand enough about how macros work to have the confidence to tweak your own macros – and other people’s.

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16/2/2021

Macro baby steps series

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Here are the links to the posts in the series:

​Macro baby steps part i​
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Macro baby steps part i​i
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Macro baby steps part i​ii


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12/2/2021

Macro baby steps part iii

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How to use your macros without really noticing you're using macros

This is the third of a series of posts for people who would like to use macros, but who find the mere thought extremely daunting. In Macro baby steps part i, I recommended a few simple macros to start your macro journey with, and in Macro baby steps part ii I talk you through recording your own macros.

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12/2/2021

Word: How to add a macro to the Quick Access Toolbar

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In the What is the Quick Access Toolbar? post, I described how to add a Word command to your Quick Access Toolbar. Here, I explain how to add a macro to the Quick Access Toolbar as there are a couple of extra steps that you need to do.

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8/2/2021

Word: How to set up a keyboard shortcut

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Word comes with a few pre-assigned keyboard shortcuts: most of us are familiar with saving using CTRL+S, cutting with CTRL+X, and pasting with CTRL+V – and we wouldn’t be without CTRL+Z to undo our typos! Word also allows you to assign your own keyboard shortcuts for Word commands, macros, symbols and styles, among other things ​…

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    Andrea at Yours Truleigh Editing
    I'm an editor based on the south coast of the United Kingdom. I try and use the tools at my disposal to make the process of editing as effiicient and accurate as possible and I'm hoping to share some tips and techniques that I've picked up along the way. I'm an enthusiastic and grateful member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading. Editorial freelancers benefit hugely from being part of supportive organisations:  for direct support for our work, such as training and providing routes for our clients to find us, but also for community, which is needed now more than ever. 
    Please note: all Word tips are based on Word 365 for PC. 

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