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21/3/2021

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​Sue Littleford recently wrote about using checklists in editing for The CIEP blog. I use OneNote for my checklists: it’s handy as it’s available on all my devices and I get to tick jobs off as I do them. I have a folder for each of my clients with a client-specific checklist in each, and I add a new page for each job. 
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I have a checklist for each editing job, that is specific to that client and, sometimes, specific to the particular job for that client. When a job arrives, I just copy and paste the latest list onto a new "page", clear the check-boxes and start working through them.
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Items frequently appear on the checklist because of something that I forget to do, or didn't do well enough, in a previous job – see "Alphabetical order for refs", which is something that I frequently forget to check! Consequently, the lists for clients who I have worked with for a long time can be quite long ...

Checklists are also useful for keeping track of jobs that have many stages and involve other people – but only if you remember to keep ticking off the stages as you do them!

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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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