Proofreaders' Marks

Operational Signs
Instruction Mark in Margin Example (Mark in Text) the Delete Close up; delete space Delete and close up (only when deleting letters within a word) the broke n CD Set in roman type broken CD Set in boldface type the broken CD Let it stand; Keep as is thebroken CD Insert space Make space between words equal the broken CD Set in small capitals the broken CD. A computer Begin a new paragraph Indent type one em from left or right the broken CD Wrong font; set in correct type Insert here or make superscript or the silver Insert colon the computer Insert hyphen The blue mug is microwavable or so the label says and can hold two cups of water. The blue mug is 3 3.5 inches in diameter. The blue mug is microwavable or so the label says and can hold two cups of water. the blue green mug Insert semicolon Set in capital letters THE SILVER Set in lowercase the silver computer Insert question mark Use the blue mug dirty the blue mug. The Silver computer Insert period Is this your blue mug the silver computer Insert quotation marks This is a blue mug CD Set in italic type the computer Instruction

Typographical Signs
Mark in Margin Example (Mark in Text) the silver computer Insert comma Insert apostrophe or single quotation mark Instruction

Punctuation Marks
Mark in Margin Example (Mark in Text) The blue mug the silver computer and the broken CD the blue mugs handle

They said, Blue mug!

the following mugs

broken CD Move right broken CD Move left Insert en dash Insert em dash

the broken CD Center Move up Move down Flush left; no indent broken CD Flush right; indent broken CD Align vertically Transpose Spell out the broken CDs the broken the broken broken CD Insert parentheses