Main page |
Discussion and application worksheets |
Documents for editing practice |
Internet resources for editors |
Software tutorials and PowerPoint presentations |
Course preparation materials |
These resources are organized according to the chapters in Technical Editing, 3rd ed. Some general resources are at the bottom of the list. All external links will open in a new window. A pdf version is available for download. |
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Topic |
Site and URL |
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definitions of editing |
Bay Area Editors' Forum: What Do Editors Do? |
Descriptions of different types of editorial services. Also see an archive of articles on editing at the site. |
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5 |
soft-copy markup |
Tutorials on Microsoft Word, including styles, track changes, and headers and footers. |
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Resources for learning CSS, including a brief tutorial, Chapter 2 of Lie and Bos, Cascading Style Sheets, and Dave Raggett's guide to using cascading style sheets. |
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Reference guide for both XML and SGML. |
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6 |
electronic editing |
Download Electronic Editing, by Jean Hollis Weber, for A$10, US$6. |
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Track changes plugin for Adobe FrameMaker 6.0 and 7.0 |
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8 |
copyediting |
Archives of the email discussion list, Copyediting-L, from 1997; searchable by subject. |
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9 |
spelling, abbreviations |
Dictionary and thesaurus. |
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Guidelines for writing about different ethnic groups; a link from the Texas Association of Museums website. |
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Definitions of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms. |
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Definitions of legal terms and links to other online resources in law. |
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8 |
consistency, style guides |
Questions and answers from the University of Chicago Press editors. |
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The complete style manual for the Government Printing Office is available in PDF format. |
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10, 11 |
grammar |
Interactive quizzes, PowerPoint presentations, and links to other sources. |
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Instruction on topics such as grammar, style, and gender; includes a search function. |
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12 |
quantities and statistics |
Definitions, explanation, and symbols for the International System of Units (SI). |
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Quality management principles and requirements of ISO 9000-2000. |
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Basic concepts of statistics defined in plain English. |
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15, 16 |
style |
Guidelines for writing "user-friendly" documents plus before-after examples. |
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20 |
global contexts |
Converts typed text from one language to another. |
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Converts typed text from one language to another. |
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21 |
online documents |
Information about web usability plus books, conferences, and other resources; by Jakob Nielsen. |
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Comprehensive orientation to WWW technologies. |
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Guidelines for making web content accessible to people with disabilities. |
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Free test to determine website accessibility. |
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Download Editing Online Help, by Jean Hollis Weber, for A$10, US$6. |
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Portal to resources on information design and websites. |
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22 |
legal and ethical issues |
Copyright basics, forms, legislation, and other information. |
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23 |
type and production |
Introduction to halftones, with examples and links. |
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web portal |
Comprehensive portal to online resources in professional, scientific, and technical communication. |
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research and fact finding |
Resource for research on topics including grammar, calendars, countries, time, science, and many more. |
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Data on technical, environmental, education, health, and population issues and more. |
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technical writing |
Archives of the email discussion list, Techwr-L, plus a directory of resources, job information, and more. |