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Proofreaders’ Symbols

Proofreaders’ Symbols. T. Dexter. Exit. Proofreaders’ Symbols. Symbols used on a hard copy of text to indicate needed corrections, or formatting changes. Exit. Capitalize . the cat ran up a tree. We drove to ohio for the weekend. Exit. Lowercase. The cat ran Up a tree.

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Proofreaders’ Symbols

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  1. Proofreaders’ Symbols T. Dexter Exit

  2. Proofreaders’ Symbols • Symbols used on a hard copy of text to indicate needed corrections, or formatting changes. Exit

  3. Capitalize the cat ran up a tree. We drove to ohio for the weekend. Exit

  4. Lowercase The cat ran Up a tree. WE drove to Ohio for the weekend. Exit

  5. Delete The cat cat ran up a tree. We drove to Oohio for the weekend. Exit

  6. Insert text Text The yellow won the race. car Exit

  7. The traincame to a stop.All but one got off the train. The train came to a stop. All but one got off the train. # ## # Space # Insert Space Delete Space Exit

  8. . : ? ! Insert Period, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark Mr Jones will be late today . Insert Colon The cake contains cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Exit

  9. , , ‘ ‘ ‘ Insert Comma His birthday is March 10 2005. Insert Apostrophe He s going to be one this year. Exit

  10. Close Up The un known can be scary. The rain bow began to fade. Exit

  11. Transpose Teh rain fell softly the to ground. Exit

  12. sp Spell out sp sp We saw 2 cats in the tree on Tues . Exit

  13. I enjoy traveling. It is exciting to go places I’ve never been. Last month Jane and I went to Ohio. We enjoyed our trip to Ohio very much. Our next trip will be to Texas. New Paragraph I enjoy traveling. It is exciting to go places I’ve never been. Last month Jane and I went to Ohio. We enjoyed our trip to Ohio very much. Our next trip will be to Texas. No New Paragraph I enjoy traveling. It is exciting to go places I’ve never been. Last month Jane and I went to Ohio. We enjoyed our trip to Ohio very much. Our next trip will be to Texas. Exit

  14. 1. Coffee 2. Butter 3. Bread 1. Coffee 2. Butter 3. Bread Align I enjoy traveling. It is exciting to go places I’ve never been. I enjoy traveling. It is exciting to go places I’ve never been. Exit

  15. Indent If you have a line that is not tabbed and it should be, use move right symbol to show the tab should be added. If you have a line that is not tabbed and it should be, use move right symbol to show the tab should be added. Exit

  16. Not Bold Bold Bold Italicize Not Italicized Italicized Underline Not Underlined Underlined Exit

  17. Take over to next-line, column, page The rain was falling to the ground. The clouds were dark and heavy. The weather was gloomy. The rain was falling to the ground. The clouds were dark and heavy. The weather was gloomy. Take back to previous-line, column, page The rain was falling to the ground. The clouds were dark and heavy. The weather was gloomy. The rain was falling to the ground. The clouds were dark and heavy. The weather was gloomy. Exit

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