X Marks the Spot
Pro of Reading
History
MGMT
100
What is the DELETE proofreading mark?
100
A proofreader’s corrections will typically be found in this colour, making them hard to miss.
What is RED?
100
The year we are in at the moment.
What is 2013?
100
Created by hitting incorrect keys, this type of error can be accidentally introduced by designers themselves if they’re not careful.
What is a TYPO?
200
What is the INSERT proofreading mark?
200
To avoid confusion, details on a proofreader’s corrections always appear on this part of the page.
Where is the MARGIN?
200
In the early days of the printing press at the beginning of the 16th century, the responsibility of proofreading a document fell on this person.
Who is THE AUTHOR?
200
A designer will typically highlight errors they’ve corrected if they are working on this kind of a proof.
What is a HARD COPY?
300
What is the ALIGN CENTER proofreading mark?
300
A word left alone on the last line of a paragraph, or Oliver Twist.
What is AN ORPHAN?
300
By the end of the 18th century, professional proofreaders were staffed by this industry to scan for errors directly on the printing press.
What is the newspaper industry?
300
To make your life easier as a designer, ask the client to send back this many copies of a proof per round of correction.
What is ONE?
400
What is the START NEW PARAGRAPH proofreading mark?
400
This is the electronic version of a proof, generally in PDF form.
What is the SOFT COPY?
400
The First Folio of this playwright’s work was said to contain more than 20,000 errors.
Who is WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE?
400
Usually done by highlighting or deleting the corrected errors, this method is a good way for the designer to avoid confusion.
What is CROSS-CHECKING?