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| What Is Editing? | |
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| What Is Professional Editing? | |
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| How Is Technical Editing Different? | |
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| What Are the Differences among Revision, Editing, and Proofreading in the Writing Process? | |
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| What Are the Differences between Copy Editing and Proofreading in the Editing Profession? | |
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| What Are Hardcopy and Softcopy Editing? | |
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| Where Do Technical Editors Work? | |
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| How Do Editors Work in Publishing Companies? | |
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| What Do Technical Editors Do in Industry? | |
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| How Do Editors Work with Journals? | |
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| How Do Editors Work for Professional Societies? | |
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| How Do Editors Work as Freelancers? | |
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| What Is Involved in Technical Editing? | |
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| What Do Editors Need to Know? | |
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| What Skills Do Editors Need? | |
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| How Do Editors Classify Edits by Type and Level? | |
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| How Do Editors Analyze the Editing Situation and Audience? | |
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| How Do Editors Meet Specifications? | |
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| How Do Editors Work with Language? | |
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| How Do Editors Edit Ethically? | |
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| How Does an Editor Work with an Author? | |
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| Why Are Good Editor-Author Relationships Important? | |
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| What Are Specific Skills Editors Need to Develop Positive Editor-Author Relationships? | |
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| How Do Editors and Authors Work Together? | |
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| What Do Editors Ask Authors? | |
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| Who Is the Author/Are the Authors? | |
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| Why Does the Author Want an Edit? | |
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| What Types of Edit Are Required? | |
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| What Is the Time Frame for Working with the Author? | |
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| How Does the Author Prefer/Expect Comments to be Made to the Document? | |
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| How Do Meetings Between Editors and Authors Affect Their Relationship? | |
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| How Do Contracts and Working Agreements Affect Editor-Author Relationships? | |
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| How Do Editing Cycles Affect Editor-Author Relationships? | |
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| Are There Specifications or a Required Style Manual? | |
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| How Do Editors Approach Editing? | |
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| How Do Editors Approach Editing Tasks? | |
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| How Do Editors Work with Different Types of Edit? | |
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| How Do Editors Establish Priorities for a Quick Edit? | |
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| A Ten-Step Plan for Editing | |
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| What Is Hardcopy Editing? | |
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| What Are the Conventions of a Hardcopy Document? | |
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| What Are Proofreader's Marks for Hardcopy Editing? | |
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| How Do Editors Use Proofreader's Marks to Edit Hard Copy? | |
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| How Do Editors Edit Content and Context? | |
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| How Do Editors Edit Hardcopy Page Layout and Document Design? | |
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| How Do Editors Edit Hardcopy Documents for Consistency? | |
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| Checklist for Hardcopy Editing | |
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| How Does an Editor Edit Soft Copy? | |
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| How Are Editing Online Information and Online Editing Defined? | |
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| What Is the Technology of Softcopy Editing? | |
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| What Kinds of Information Do Editors Edit Online? | |
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| How Do Editors Edit Online Information? | |
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| How Do Editors Edit Other Softcopy Information? | |
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| What Skills Are Required for Softcopy Editing? | |
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| Checklist for Softcopy (Online) Editing | |
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| How Does an Editor Edit Graphics? | |
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| What Skills Do Editors Need to Edit Graphics? | |
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| What Do Editors Edit on Every Graphic? | |
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| How Do Editors Edit Graphics in Hardcopy Documents? | |
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| How Do Editors Edit Softcopy Graphics? | |
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| Checklist for Graphics | |
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| How Does an Editor Copyedit and Proofread Copy? | |
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| What Are Publisher's Specifications? | |
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| What Skills Do Copy Editors Need? | |
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| What Skills Do Proofreaders Need? | |
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| What Does the Copyediting and Proofreading Cycle Involve? | |
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| How Do Proofreaders Read and Mark Text? | |
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| How Do Proofreaders Work with Text and Graphics? | |
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| How Do Proofreaders Proofread Quickly and Thoroughly? | |
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| How Can Proofreaders Feel Comfortable with Proofreading Only? | |
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| How Do Proofreaders Manage Hundreds of Pages and Meet Deadlines? | |
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| What Do Copy Editors Do with the Proofread Copy? | |
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| How Do Copy Editors and Proofreaders Complete the "Business" Part of Proofreading? | |
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| What About Online Copyediting and Proofreading? | |
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| How Does an Editor Manage Documents? | |
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| How Are Projects Scheduled? | |
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| How Do Editors Estimate Costs? | |
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| How Do Editors Manage Facilities and Equipment? | |
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| How Do Editors Manage Personnel? | |
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| How Do Editors Manage Editing Groups and Multiple Projects? | |
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| How Does a Freelance or Contract Editor Work? | |
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| What Is the Difference Between Freelance and Contract Editors? | |
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| How Do Independent Editors Work with Potential Clients? | |
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| How Do Freelance Editors Schedule Projects? | |
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| How Do Freelance Editors Manage Their Business? | |
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| How Can You Become A Full-time Freelancer? | |
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| Glossary of Editorial Terms | |
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| Appendix A | |
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| Index | |