This market-leading text, which reflects recent changes in technology, workplace practices and the global marketplace, progresses from concepts and basic copyediting to comprehensive editing, management and production issues. The addition of Angela Eaton of Texas Tech University brings a fresh tone to her updates of content and pedagogy while retaining the authoritative voice of Carolyn Rude.

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CAROLYN RUDE teaches professional writing and chairs the Department of English at Virginia Tech. Before becoming a professor, she worked as a technical writer and editor. She is past president and fellow of the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing. She is also a fellow of the Society for Technical Communication and winner of its Jay R. Gould Award for excellence in teaching.

She believes that understanding editing has enhanced her administrative work, not just because of required writing and document design but also because of the focus of comprehensive editing on readers and purposes, reading styles, and project management. ANGELA EATON (angela.eaton@ttu.edu) is an Associate Professor of Technical Communication and Rhetoric at Texas Tech University. Her research interests include technical editing, grant writing, and technical communication practices and pedagogies. She is the owner of the technical editing and grant writing firm Angela Eaton & Associates, LLC, is a member of the Association of the Teachers of Technical Writing, and is a senior member of the Society for Technical Communication. She was the 2005-2006 winner of the Society for Technical Communication's $10,000 Research Award. Her research has been published in Technical Communication, Business Communication Quarterly, and three edited collections.

Table of Contents. PEOPLE AND PURPOSES. Editing: The Big Picture. Scenario One: A Full-Time, In-House Editor. The Product Team. Planning for Design and Production Editorial Review Client Review Scenario Two: A Freelance Editor. The Team, the Project, and the Process.

Comment: Editing In-House and Freelance. The Editing Process. Text Editing. Comprehensive Editing Basic Copyediting Proofreading Preparing Documents for Publication.

Document Development and Production: Summary of the Process. The Technical Part of Technical Editing. Technical Subject Matter and Method. Technical Genres. What Skills Does a Technical Editor Need?

Reader Expert. Communication Expert Language Expert. Technical Editors Deal Tactfully with Writers Technical Editors Manage Projects Competently Technical Editors Aren’t Afraid of Technical Information Technical Editors Double-Check Their Instincts Using Your Knowledge Discussion and Application 2. Readers, Users, Browsers, Problem Solvers.

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Texts and Contexts. Origins and Impact: The Problem and Solution. Readers and Use of the Document. Culture and Expectations. Constraints on Development and Production. Context in Review.

How Readers Use Documents. Creating Meaning. Reading Selectively. Easyc v4 for cortex cracked.

Reading To Comprehend: Content, Signals, Noise. Undesirable Signals: Noise. Researching Readers, Usability Testing. Designing Documents for Use. Using Your Knowledge. Further Reading.

Discussion and Application. What Is “Open Heart Surgery”?

Bricker, M.D. Collaborating with Writers. Who Are the Writers of Technical Documents? The Editor–Writer Relationship. What Writers Like Most about Editors What Writers Dislike Most about Editors Strategies for Working with Writers. Edit Effectively.

Manage Efficiently and Communicate Well. Be Your Professional Self Correspondence with Writers. Queries and Comments Letters of Transmittal. Corresponding with International Writers. Using Your Knowledge. Discussion and Application. METHODS AND TOOLS.

Marking Paper Copy. The Symbols of Editorial Markup. Placing the Marks on the Page. Marking Consistently.

Distinguishing Marginal Notes from Text Emendations. Special Problems of Markup. Hyphens and Dashes. Ambiguous Letters and Symbols; Unusual Spellings.

Headings, Tables, References, and Lists. Marks for Graphic Design. Queries to Writers. Using Your Knowledge. Discussion and Application. Computer Viruses 5. Marking Digital Copy.

Procedural Markup versus Structural Markup. Styles and Templates. Markup Languages for Online Documents. Cascading Style Sheets. Editing and Information Management. Using Your Knowledge.

Discussion and Application. Electronic Editing by David Dayton. How Do Technical Communicators Edit Online? What’s It to You? An Overview of On-Screen Markup and Query Methods. Automated Typographic Markup.

Manual Typographic Markup. Electronic Overlay Markup. Electronic Queries.

Benefits of Electronic Editing. Working Efficiently at a Distance Speeding Up the Process Semi-Automating tedious Tasks Improving Job Satisfaction Tradeoffs of Electronic Editing. The Problem of On-Screen Markup.

Reading Difficulties and Quality Concerns. Portability and Compatibility Constraints.

The Hazards of Heavy Computer Use. Change Tracking in Word: Tips and Techniques. Configuring and Activating Track Changes.

Tips for Using Track Changes in Word. Using Your Knowledge. Websites for Products Mentioned Discussion and Application. BASIC COPYEDITING. Basic Copyediting: An Introduction. Making the Document Correct and Consistent.

Making the Document Accurate. Making the Document Complete. Parts of a Book, Manual, or Long Report. Parts of a Website. Copyediting Illustrations. Parts of Illustrations.

Callouts, Legends, Captions, and Footnotes. Placement of Illustrations in the Text. Quality of Reproduction. Copyediting Online Documents. Steps in Copyediting.

Using Your Knowledge. Copyediting for Consistency. Document Consistency. Verbal Consistency. Visual Consistency. Consistency of Mechanics. Structural Consistency.

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Content Consistency. A Foolish Consistency Style Manuals. Comprehensive Style Manuals.