Electronic Editing with Microsoft Word (for Windows) [Spiral-bound]

Jennie Ruby (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 21, 1999

Whether you are a copy editor, writer, desktop publisher, or word processor, if you have to make changes to text on the computer, you need this book. Using Microsoft Word, this book shows you how to use the power of the computer to help you avoid the "manual labor" of correcting errors.

It would cost you more than $300 to go on-site and take this course with a professional training company. This book brings an electronic editing course to you at a fraction of the cost.

You will use IconLogic's critically-acclaimed "skills & drills" approach to learning as you discover the finer points of find and replace, the ins and outs of styles, and how to control the hidden settings that can make or break your document. You will also learn how to make your changes show up on screen with the Track Changes tool, and you'll create your own custom toolbar full of macros that automatically correct the errors you have been spending hours fixing by hand.

The book includes a list of Word keyboard shortcuts and tips on how to develop a systematic approach to editing documents with Word.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jennie Ruby specializes in electronic editing. At the American Psychological Association, she was manager of electronic publishing and manager of technical editing and journal production. Jennie has an M.A. from George Washington University and is a Certified Technical Trainer (Chauncey Group).

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 110 pages
• Publisher: IconLogic (September 21, 1999)
• ISBN-10: 189176246X
• ISBN-13: 978-1891762468
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,974,883 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Information Presented Quickly, October 9, 2000

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Shirley James (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Electronic Editing with Microsoft Word (for Windows) (Spiral-bound)

This book was exactly what I was looking for: a book about Word with the editor in mind. I appreciated the step-by-step method presented and learned plenty.

I'd put the skill level necessary to complete the book somewhere between beginner and intermediate. Regardless of which level you are, there's good information here for anyone.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Be careful how you read reviews on this book, September 27, 2000

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This review is from: Electronic Editing with Microsoft Word (for Windows) (Spiral-bound)

I bought this book based on a previous review (5 stars) expecting it to be very helpful for my co-workers. This book is geared to a complete novice and is in actuallity a workbook to teach Word's basic skills to users with very little computer experience. If you are at all familiar with Microsoft Word or WordPerfect, this book will be useless to you. The previous reviewer must have been a novice user, otherwise I can see no justification in giving 5 stars to such a short and basic instructional volume.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Never Knew THAT!, January 12, 2000

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Jessica Booker (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Electronic Editing with Microsoft Word (for Windows) (Spiral-bound)

Thanks! Thanks! Thanks! I was searching all over for a book like this. I can't tell you how many frustrating hours I've spent trying to edit my documents on the computer using Word. Your book surpassed my expectations. If you had mentioned a macro to me a few days ago, I would have had a panic attack. I can't believe you made them seem easy. With each exercise I kept saying to myself: "I never knew that!" And I consider myself a Word expert. Thanks Ms. Ruby! A job well done!