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Web editing
Cops-oditing and prooiteading may
ati and maintenance of websites a eysical proves that may see the
rokesmetasd (see 2.1 1) Web editors shold beware ofthe dilfetences
betwoen how a woh page is used compared with print (more ini
ration can fe found i she any works on usability) an bear it. mind
thar the user may acces the material from aneo!
anal not in she fear fashion found in printed atte. fn essen this
involes bisa
raquo at any stage ihe ere
tal portal inks.
up the information into mailer chunks sha focus on
the essentials, interspersed with concise headin
links
In addition oo she copyediting tasks deseribod varlior in 2.12, oe
calitors may also be required
sand wallplanned
+ repuepose existing text into a more stale foem for she website
+ write links and summaries
+ compose metadata to optimize the site for search engines
+ source images and other media
*# test and comment on interactive elements sich as video
+ check or accessibility issues, including writing alternative labels
{alt rags tori
+ oreate or update thy
Proediting
Proof-diting isthe process whotehy uncle material that isla out
in pages, with any figures, tables notes, ane! runing heads in situ i
sorrectad. The layout may have byen done in word-provessing ot
sdesktog-publishing software: sometimes only PDFs are supplied. he
souces stay a corporate or slpubishing autho. ypealy seaking
procteadling sercices It mayne be apparent at frst that mogsin-depsh
‘ratment is needed, so sich material should he assessed caret. It the
wond-proedsse
files are wailable, amodonenss are usually dome with
revision tracking, His essential shat the suthozieliont understands that
the lol of intervention necad is lkoly to he greater than & “normal
proolread, soit fs.adviible to ond them some sample marked pages to
rake this clear as this may’ also affect negotiations over sme andpacranine cory 2
ho
eat apply, coupled ith si
applicable, PDFs nil neal 4 be marked like a page proot see 21.51
although if extensive changes are seeds, it gy be proterable to
‘coment the files into wond-processor dctments to work with more
efisieney on-seree You may need to explain your teases for this and
seek approval berore proce
got. Otherwise she usual raguirementsfor a copyedit or substantive
restos for impronerents in hou i
21.3 Design
The designer rls is to determine the appsaranee of the material on
es a design somplate in
& position on
the printed page or sergon, The d
whieh are inludod she typotaces. type sizes spacing
the p cfoments of the material idowsitid earlier. Much 0
this isdone via she template sts and ifthe documents have begn pee
pared coneety. the worlepmocessor paragraph and character style can
hoimporeslinto the rypessting somplate and mapped to the designer's
great dal of time. Thisis one reason why itis dsitable
iment sith Wordeprocessorslyles. The designer may
also peoluge specimen pages far approval bythe publisher an! autho
tw Fost ah
and as
dace forthe typestter.
2.14 Typesetting
Tine syposotter proses aproof. by applying she dean te the material
inthe lecttonie fils soe 2.1.3, o1 by okesing the materia i the fle is
not avilable, or is incompatible, or unsuitable for some reason
2.1.8 Proofreading
A proof is asthe names
the rypesetters work, Most books tesay ate “St straight top
the ts prot isa page proof,
esis the meant of proving” for Lying out)
andl
Historically, cext was set as a galley proof in whieh the typographic
design tas applied but the material Was paginated and eXteameous
items such as footnotes tables, fignres and illustrations were not into
sated. The purpose was to allow’ the textual material to be checked
Thal is to be tnalized—hetone pages were male up
bocsnse corrections ater pagination might ease expensive disruption
tw the layout. This as especially true for books with compl layout2 cuapren 2
Fhut pow itis easier to generate page proots with jowtesolution ima
ns (a2 Hoot] van sls che tox eopyefitting! and other elements
‘accordingly. another rund of page proois is then generate for
Tuther checking. Although moder systems make page make-up
Nesible, correesions show still not he amas unl