Editors & proofreaders - best version of Word?

[proofreader]

Editors & proofreaders, what do you consider the best version of Word to use
for that work, and why? Thanks.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Give me a paper copy to start with.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[proofreader]

Amen!

Give me a paper copy to start with.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Editors & proofreaders, what do you consider the best version of Word to
use
for that work, and why? Thanks.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

I find that sitting in a comfy chair with the paper document in hand is a
much better way to proofread something than to read it on a screen. Just my
opinion...

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Amen!

Give me a paper copy to start with.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Editors & proofreaders, what do you consider the best version of Word
to
use
for that work, and why? Thanks.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I find it easier to catch errors that way, certainly, but before long I
start to itch, wanting to go ahead and make the corrections. Also, it is
much easier to type up comments on the computer than to write them by hand.

I find that sitting in a comfy chair with the paper document in hand is a
much better way to proofread something than to read it on a screen. Just my
opinion...

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

Amen!

Give me a paper copy to start with.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


Editors & proofreaders, what do you consider the best version of Word
to
use
for that work, and why? Thanks.

 

[Don Ellis]

Editors & proofreaders, what do you consider the best version of Word to use
for that work, and why? Thanks.

I'm more a writer than a proofreader, but I edited my wife's first
novel on a paper manuscript the first time and with Word 2003 the
second. I just finished editing her book of short stories on Word
2007. Both were good -- I like the balloon comments and the options
for display -- but Word 2007 is without a doubt my choice. I didn't
care for the manuscript editing at all.

On a manuscript, you have to write -- leading to writer's cramp,
especially with many comments. You have to write in margins and
between sentences for long comments. You can't get comfortable with a
pile of papers in your lap in an easy chair. And as long as you have
to sit at a table, you might as well do it in front of a keyboard.

With Word 2007, the Review tab on your Ribbon puts everything in front
of you. You can easily turn tracking off for changes that the author
is happy for you to make (turning two spaces into one, or minor
punctuation changes). On-screen, you can change the font to your
liking, change margins to give yourself a different view of what
you're reading (surprisingly helpful for revealing patterns you'd like
to avoid), you can make changes without them appearing on-screen so
you're always looking at a final draft, you can have changes in
bubbles or in the copy, and you save on paper for printing.

And those are just the things that come quickly to mind. Word 2007.
It's the first Word I've liked. Maybe even loved.

Don