Technical editing /
Rude, Carolyn D.
Technical editing / Carolyn D. Rude. - 2nd edition. - Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c1998. - xxv, 422 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - The Allyn and Bacon series in technical communication .
Contents;
Part 1: Concepts and methods
1. Editing: The big picture
2. Readers, users, browsers, problem solvers
3. Copymarking: Hard copy
4. Electronic markup and online editing
Part 2: Basic copyediting
5. Basic copyediting: An introduction
6. Copyediting for consistency
7. Spelling, capitalization, and abbreviations
8. Grammar and use
9. Punctuation
10. Quantitative and technical material
11. Proofreading
Part 3: Comprehensive editing
12. Comprehensive editing: Definition and process
13. Style: Definition and sentence structures
14. Style: Verbs and other words
15. Style: The social and global contexts
16. Organization
17. Visual design
18. Illustrations
19. Editing online documents
Part 4: Management and production
20. Collaborating with writers
21. Legal and ethical issues in editing
22. Type and production
23. Management
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9780205200320 020520032X
97024302
Technical editing.
808.02 / RUD
Technical editing / Carolyn D. Rude. - 2nd edition. - Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c1998. - xxv, 422 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - The Allyn and Bacon series in technical communication .
Contents;
Part 1: Concepts and methods
1. Editing: The big picture
2. Readers, users, browsers, problem solvers
3. Copymarking: Hard copy
4. Electronic markup and online editing
Part 2: Basic copyediting
5. Basic copyediting: An introduction
6. Copyediting for consistency
7. Spelling, capitalization, and abbreviations
8. Grammar and use
9. Punctuation
10. Quantitative and technical material
11. Proofreading
Part 3: Comprehensive editing
12. Comprehensive editing: Definition and process
13. Style: Definition and sentence structures
14. Style: Verbs and other words
15. Style: The social and global contexts
16. Organization
17. Visual design
18. Illustrations
19. Editing online documents
Part 4: Management and production
20. Collaborating with writers
21. Legal and ethical issues in editing
22. Type and production
23. Management
Includes bibliographical references and index.
9780205200320 020520032X
97024302
Technical editing.
808.02 / RUD