Editors & Proofreaders--best version of Word?

[proofreader]

Editors & Proofreaders--what do you consider the best version of Word to use
int he function of editing/proofreading, and why?

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Editors & Proofreaders--what do you consider the best version of Word to use
int he function of editing/proofreading, and why?

Doesn't matter a lot to me - both v.X and 2004 are adequate for that
purpose.

If the document's near final, displaying comments and corrections in
2004's balloons is convenient, but gets way too messy if there are a lot
of either.

2004's thumbnail view saves me time when searching through long docs.

I use 2004 mostly because that's what I use for everything else.

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Editors & Proofreaders--what do you consider the best version of Word to use
int he function of editing/proofreading, and why?

Rather than asking about the "best" version of Word, it makes more sense
to say, "this is what I need to do and how I like to work--how can I
best achieve that?"

Word has built in Track Changes/Reviewing features that are used for
editing/proofing, and in general those features get better/more
sophisticated with each version of Word.

As JE said, the balloons in Word 2004 can be quite nice. But some
people prefer using the old Comment Pane of Word X, and the Reviewing
Pane equivalent in Word 2004 is horrible to use. With either version,
you'll likely want to invest a little effort in customizing the features
to suit you.

You are on a Mac, right?

 

[John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macintosh]]

If you're on a PC, use Word 2007.

It is far better than anything else, simply because the new .docx XML file
format will not break when you fill it with tracked changes.

Otherwise, use Word 2000. Anything later will attempt to "Keep track of
formatting" and if you do not know how to switch that off, will rapidly
break your document.

Editors & Proofreaders--what do you consider the best version of Word to use
int he function of editing/proofreading, and why?

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