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• List of Tables
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15th Edition3 : Proofs

• Introduction
• 3.1       Definitions
• 3.2       Who checks proofs
• 3.3       Master proofs
• 3.4       Schedule
• What to Look For
• 3.5       Reading against copy
• 3.6       Spelling
• 3.7       Word breaks
• 3.8       Typeface and font
• 3.9       Page numbers and running heads
• 3.10     Illustrations and tables
• 3.11     Overall appearance
• 3.12     Adjusting page length
• 3.13     Sense
• 3.14     Assigning responsibility for error
• 3.15     Author’s alterations (AAs)
• 3.16     Galley proofs
• 3.17     Double-checking
• 3.18     Revised proofs
• 3.19     Index
• How to Mark Proofs
• 3.20     Where to mark
• 3.21     Major changes
• 3.22     Color and legibility
• 3.23     Proofreader’s marks
• 3.24     Deleting copy
• 3.25     Deleting space
• 3.26     Adding or adjusting space
• 3.27     Paragraphs
• 3.28     Indention
• 3.29     Moving type
• 3.30     Marking for flush left or right
• 3.31     Alignment
• 3.32     Transposing
• 3.33     Spelling out
• 3.34     “Stet”
• 3.35     Capitalization and font
• 3.36     Punctuation and accents
• Cover Proofs
• 3.37     Die copy
• 3.38     Book jacket and paperback cover proof and other promotional copy
• 3.39     Journal cover proof
• Bluelines and Folded and Gathered Sheets
• 3.40     Bluelines
• 3.41     Folded and gathered sheets
• Checking Works for Electronic Publication
• 3.42     Evidence of incorrect markup
• 3.43     Presence and functioning of all elements of the work