Straightforward and easy-to-use, this guide has been designed especially for the nonprofessional. However, it is equally valuable for professionals who wish to brush up on their skills. This uncomplicated resource explains the difference between ordinary reading and proofreading, and shows how to use an editorial style sheet. It also explains proofreader's marks, and addresses special rules to follow for different kinds of printed material, such as newsletters, catalogs, technical manuals, magazine and newspaper ads, and even fiction.
- ISBN10 0812097440
- ISBN13 9780812097443
- Publish Date 1 October 1996
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 July 2011
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Peterson's Guides,U.S.
- Imprint Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 90
- Language English