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24: Manuscript Abbreviations and Signs lanuscript Correction Marks/Signs INDICATION | CORRECTION MARK | mE ANING ‘[emmsenon IN MARGIN | IN TEXT : A, isone | Change letter stroked _| A memorandum is one vores through in text to lower | channel of internal | ovmantaon case. communication. . (Change letter marked in ; RBTT bank [td in Chane eter marked it | RBTT Bank Lid in Trinidad and Tobago has Trinidad and Tobago has several branches. undemeath 10 upper | several branches. Caps or Cl Cops | Travellers Cheques are | Set text with two lines | TRAVELLERS ‘or All Cops or | sold at all commercial _| underneath to unspaced | CHEQUES are sold at all banks. small capital letters. | commercial banks. ‘The Heading is Settext with three lines | The HE A DIN G = underneath to spaced ‘Sp Caps ‘sometimes typed in (expanded) capital is sometimes typed in spaced capital letters. letters. spaced capital letters. Ini Cops Rules for typing See tae Reels Tees 4 incapital | Manuscript =e letter — Title Case. Apply underscore to | LEADER DOTS ws LEADER DOTS text “Type first letter ofeach | . ; ti i ‘word in text in capital | Indication In Margin Tri Cops & u/s | Indication in margin | Tt ond analy underscore to text. Set text in uppercase a sc Raised Text with the fist eter ina | Ratsep Text _— larger font size ~ caps and small caps. The (won re wit “Type encircled text in| The first word starts with a capifal letter. fall — spell it out. capital leer. NeorPora | --SPetified by the bank | Start a new paragraph | ... specified by the bank at any given time. The from text marked with | at any given time. oq machine has a keyboard | [or ff. “The machine has and is stacked with .... a keyboard and is stacked with... Section 2: Keyboard Ma r INDICATION | CORRECTION MARK | MEANING CORRECTION INMARGIN | IN TEXT The apostrophe can invs wi Runon h Continue with the same | ‘The apostrophe can tile wari also be used for single | paragraph from mark _| also be used for single Nod quotation. (a> ) intext. quotation. Tap the spac or bar once after the Tap the space bar apostrophe. once after the apostrophe 12| Stet or ¥ The following is alist of | Retain text marked The following is a list 0 abbreviations usually with dots or dashes abbreviations often use efien used in drafts underneath. in manuscripts. 13 | Delete ord Tipe wiht mate Omit text stroked The word must be types oY oO ‘gat in full. through. in full, a Please use in dented Close up space marked | Please use indented 14 | Close up paragraphs. ~~ in text by paragraphs. — > it oheneoler: s| & A can be a om A stroked | 4 corkscrew can be a ty dangefous tool. ugh and close uP | dangerous tool. space marked in text. * | # He did not folloylip the | SER Sars DERVEE | He did not follow up th pee position marked. mater | eae Thefgpacing [between | Equalize the space The spacing between usifbefronsistent. | between words or lines. | words must be consist 18 Blocked paragraphs start | Insert additional text | Blocked paragraphs si A th ii where indicated bya | from the left indent ae caret. marker. 19 F materials and Food, raw materials oh stool are classified as | TarTcoynma Wer™ | stocks are classified as goods. icated by acaret. | soods, 20 | ok A fee of $30.00is due, | Insert full stop where | A fee of $30.00 is Do so now. indicated by acaret. _| Do so now. 2}: A Prot Insert colon where it indicated by a caret. 24: Manuscript Abbreviations and Signs zm INDICATION | CORRECTION MARK | mE ANING CORRECTION IN MARGIN IN TEXT ‘hk 11am going homefit is safe | Insert semicolon where | I am going home; it is outside. indicated by acaret. | safe outside. . Insert hyphen where | The bandit went ow. The bandit went scotfee | ye aoentes Tom — the captain ~ position indicated. Insert dash where ad Tomfthecaptanfs here. | isticated by acaret. | is hee. — | Y Tom book isos ace a ‘Tom’s book, girls’ shoes { ey, | vat is your name He | Insert quotation where | “What is your name?” 4 1 fiskea. Re |e orecwce | eta r ts heen ave Change around the © | The girls and boys arrive. rn = position as indicated. 4 Change around the 2 2 trs(vertically) | 7 position as indicated. | 14 28 38 16 38 indent [fies is your took. Indent text, Here is your book. flush {come inside now. | No indentation. Couma'taiide'nete tp She ifscfrouble. Insert open and close | sie is [sic] trouble. Insert open and close | Here she (the cow) (Dp Here shefine cowfcomes. | rorenieses, comes. pp 10{17, POS{NEW ppl0- 17, POS-NEW 1 Fone Hight sve Insert en dash. WORK filene 1 Weiff am here at last. | Insert em dash. Well — 1 am here at last. Tor F | M*isfutoFalignment] | Movetest upto | rns is out of alignment. Uor 4 EM uttipte noice | Move text down to | Multiple Choice Items Section 2: Keyboard INDICATION. | CORRECTION MARK | MEANING CORRECTION INMARGIN | INTEXT ° 7 JOne One One a eC Two Two | Movetexttotheleftto | Two . ‘Three or |_Three | position indicated. Three ‘our Four Four —l 38 or | One | One — ‘wo Move text to the right Two ce to position indicated. Three Four ‘our Four 39 Please be here by noon | 4 , Please be here by n | I the earliest ifyou ... | Align text vertically. | the earliest if you .. o| = This is ‘not easy. Align text horizontally. | This is not easy. a); 200 —] Manuscripts Centre text Manuscript horizontally. u ESS! 2! oq EXPOSITION Contre text vertically. | expOSITION 43 | wf Documents File Wrong font Documents File 44 | bf ‘Mark in margin Set text in boldface. | Mark in margin 45 | if Correction signs Settext in lightface. | Correction signs 46 | ital Sorting information _| Set text in italic. Sorting information 47 | bf ital Toll Free pasestin boldface | Tou Free 4g | rom Monotype Set in roman font. Monotype Change to superior 2 aly a+tg rnetpn, | + 0 Change to inferior SUA 33 character (subscript). | 3 ~ 2.4: Manuscript Abbreviations and Signs ee T 7 INDICATION | CORRECTION MARK | MEANING CORRECTION IN MARGIN IN TEXT 4 ; Insert text in balloon | The boy who has faith a ‘The boy will bea leader. | Wiese arrow points. | will be a leader. | vA ee ‘The word is not clear feast 52 | KAYAK A\aijiks a single-seated | type tin the same Case Ales icone as in the text, 4+— Fonts and Styles ini Fonts and Styles 53 | SS or SLS Different Views Settext in single line | pyifferent Views ae: Formatting Styles Formatting Styles | 1 Fonts and Styles Fonts and Styles , , 34 | DS or DLS [ites Views — double line | pifterent Views Formatting Styles aera | Formatting Styles | Fonts and Styles Fonts and Styles st a Different Views text in triple tine | pirerent Vi 55 | TS or TS Diner vvies | spacing. fferent Views | at | ; | Formatting Styles | za ea a) following can also be used for: Memorandum Format to lowercase | memorandum RBC bank ltd Format to uppercase | RBC Bank Ltd Please be here by noon _ | Align text vertically Please be here by noon ||| the earliest. the earliest. Here is your book. Tndent text Here is your book. > €__This is your pen. _| Move text to right This is your pen. ng a manuscript or draft, the writer document is being typed, except if the abbreviati _, or if it appears in a commercial document, such as enquiry, , E.&O.E. is a document written by hand or prepared on a computer to be sent to a publisher or ‘uses abbreviations which must be spelt out iation is one in general use, such as e.g. Vi2., order and invoice, for

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