Keyboarding Mastery Proofreaders Marks What are Proofreaders Marks

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Proofreader’s Marks What are “Proofreader’s Marks”? Proofreader’s Marks are used by writers to indicate changes they think should be made in their first writing attempt. • When changes are indicated on a document, it is then called a “rough draft”. •

Proofreader’s Marks What are “Proofreader’s Marks”? The marks used to indicate changes are symbols, or shortcuts, that represent corrections to errors and changes you want to make before you recopy your work. • This can help you by saving you a lot of time when retyping a rough draft. • The following slides show some of the most common proofreader’s marks used. •

Capitalize a letter or word this symbol is used to change a letter or word to a capital letter.

Make a letter or word lowercase or or This symbol is used to make a letter or word LOWERCASE.

Insert a letter or word insert This symbol is used to a letter or word.

Add a space These symbols are used together to adda space.

Delete letter or word This symbol is used to delete aa letter or word that doesn’t belong.

Start a new paragraph This symbol is used when a new paragraph needs to be started. For example, this line needs to be a new paragraph.

Keep as it was originally This means to keep the text as it was originally. DON’T make the indicated changes!

Close up space This means to close the space in between two words.

Insert comma This symbol means to insert a comma. Complete the following: Question 1 Power. Point, and worksheet.

Insert a period This symbol means to insert a period

Transpose (switch) letter or word This symbol means to transpose letters words or.

Spell out the word This symbol means to spell out the word. BTW, you are learning proofreading marks.

Check the spelling This symbol means to check the spelling of the word. By teh way, you are learning proofreading marks.

Move to the left This symbol means to move the text or line to the left.

Move to right This symbol means to move the text or line to the right.

Move Up This symbol means to move the text or line up.

Move Down This symbol means to move the text or line down.

Align the other text 1. Align 2. The 3. Text

Make letter or word italics This symbol means to make the letter or word italics.

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