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Subject:Re: Need Feedback from Technical Editors From:Milan DavidoviÄ <milan -dot- lists -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Shelley Thomas <sthomas -at- weber -dot- edu> Date:Sat, 6 Feb 2016 20:21:06 -0500
Please see below.
--Milan DavidoviÄ
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On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 3:46 PM, Shelley Thomas <sthomas -at- weber -dot- edu> wrote:
> Do technical editors still use hard copy for edits?
I don't.
> When editing electronically, do you use track changes (such as MS Word)?
Yes. Everything is in MS Word.
Do you edit in Adobe products (such as Acrobat Pro)? Do you use iPad
applications (such as IAnnotate, Cabinet, or QuickEdit)?
To all of these, no.
> How do tablets figure in to your editing?
So far, not at all.
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