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en:proofreading [2013/03/28 06:54] (current)
legatum [How to proceed]
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   * great attention to detail   * great attention to detail
   * basic understanding of homeopathy   * basic understanding of homeopathy
-  * good command of English language+  * good command of the English language
   * patience   * patience
   * basic computer skills (mainly file manipulation -- editing, copying etc.)   * basic computer skills (mainly file manipulation -- editing, copying etc.)
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   - [[http://​www.legatum.sk/​download/​proofread.zip|Download]] and unzip the file. If you don't know how to unzip a file, Google "how to unzip files"​. Unzipping should extract two files out of the archive -- sample.html and sample.pdf   - [[http://​www.legatum.sk/​download/​proofread.zip|Download]] and unzip the file. If you don't know how to unzip a file, Google "how to unzip files"​. Unzipping should extract two files out of the archive -- sample.html and sample.pdf
   - Open sample.html in your web browser (double-clicking should do it).   - Open sample.html in your web browser (double-clicking should do it).
-  - Open sample.pdf in Adobe Reader or similar software (again, double-clicking should suffice). +  - Open sample.pdf in Adobe Reader or similar software (again, double-clicking should suffice). 
-  - Open sample.html in your text editor of choice (usually File / Open)+  - Open sample.html in your text editor of choice (usually File / Open).
   - Read the text in the web browser, compare to the original in sample.pdf and make corrections in the text editor.   - Read the text in the web browser, compare to the original in sample.pdf and make corrections in the text editor.
-  - Send us the modified sample.html via [[en:​contact|email]] or [[en:​contact|contact form]].+  - Send us the modified sample.html via [[en:​contact|email]] or [[en:​contact|contact form]] ​(please zip the HTML file, if sending via contact form, as HTML files are blocked for security reasons).
  
 ===== Do's and don'ts ===== ===== Do's and don'ts =====
  
-  * The text is from the 19th century magazine, so some words are written differently,​ for example "​dyspnoea"​ instead of modern "​dyspnea"​ -- do not correct these (only if it is really ​an error).+  * The text is from the 19th century magazine, so some words are written differently,​ for example "​dyspnoea"​ instead of modern "​dyspnea"​ -- do not correct these (only if it is truly an error).
  
   * The HTML file's code __must not be changed__ in any way, so please use such an editor that will prevent this from happening. ([[http://​www.editpadlite.com/​download.html|EditPad Lite]] is very suitable for this purpose.) Word, OpenOffice and similar are a no-no.   * The HTML file's code __must not be changed__ in any way, so please use such an editor that will prevent this from happening. ([[http://​www.editpadlite.com/​download.html|EditPad Lite]] is very suitable for this purpose.) Word, OpenOffice and similar are a no-no.
  
-  * To edit the HTML file, open it in the EditPad Lite via File / Open, and make the corrections without touching the HTML tags. HTML tags perform the formatting of the text and they look like this -- <​p></​p> ​ <i> </​i>​etc. For example <​i>​some words</​i>​ would make the text display in italics, like this -- "//​some words//"​. They must not be changed, only the text itself. ​+  * To edit the HTML file, open it in a suitable text editor (usually) ​via File / Open, and make the corrections without touching the [[wp>​HTML_element|HTML tags]]. HTML tags perform the formatting of the text and they look like this -- <​p></​p> ​ <i> </​i>​etc. For example <​i>​some words</​i>​ would make the text display in italics, like this -- "//​some words//"​. They must not be changed, only the text itself. ​
  
   * Do not rewrite the article, do not insert words (unless UTTERLY necessary), just correct the errors.   * Do not rewrite the article, do not insert words (unless UTTERLY necessary), just correct the errors.
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