First of all, the work of "text editing" in different industries and companies is different.

For example, the website may be more of a content editor, editing content to update articles and so on; Newspapers may be more of a proofreader; Books may play the role of proofreading and editing, which also includes plagiarism of outline logic. Among them, books should have the highest requirement for editing and proofreading ability.

But in any case, text editing is a job that needs to be checked and checked repeatedly. According to my understanding, the landlord's problem should be the direction of text editing of paper publications, just like the work of * * *. Tell me my opinion for your reference.

Getting started with text editing is really not difficult, as long as it is not bad enough. As @ Chen Xiaolan said, after two or three months of on-the-job training, the foundation is basically in the door. The following is the sensitivity to words, grammar and punctuation cultivated in long-term peer review. This process is long, and it is not easy to be a senior text editor. It's impossible for a few years.

You need to read and understand a series of reference books and related regulations, including Modern Chinese Dictionary, Detailed Rules for Identifying Quality Errors in Book Editing and proofreading, and Bibliography Rules. You need to know the correct spelling of misspelled words, which word to recommend, the correct format of references, the correct use of digital punctuation, the standard translation of foreign names and so on.

Proofreading symbols is something you must know. You can always look up confusing words, consult dictionaries and so on.

It is good to have a wide range of knowledge, so that there will be no situation in which the protagonist of the Han Dynasty shouted "The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of every man". You know how to look at the K-line chart is also good for your stock exchange draft. But the most important thing is that you must check what you are not 100% sure, not "I should be right in my impression."

My suggestion is that we might as well start with proofreading, fold the proofreading and read, and accumulate bit by bit. Patience and carefulness are the foundation.

Personal feelings such as copyright can only be roughly understood, and it is almost enough to judge whether there is plagiarism. Be sensitive to sensitive topics, or you won't even know how you died.

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There is an editing-related publishing professional qualification examination, which mainly examines some knowledge related to grammar and punctuation. The landlord may wish to look at its related test papers and reference books to find out. # # # I think text editing in the ordinary sense-including most website editors-is just a professional skill, that is, you can get used to it after two or three months of on-the-job training, and you don't need systematic professional knowledge or profound literary accomplishment, but if you have a wide range of knowledge, it is a plus item.

As for whether you want to enter the Internet or the traditional media/publishing industry, there is still a big difference. Choose this general direction first. If you choose the former, I suggest you build a personal website with wordpress, choose one or two areas of interest, edit and compile the content, and be familiar with the information structure of the website, SEO and the usage specifications of html tags. After mastering these, I think I can basically get started.

Then you can also run your Weibo as a pocket media. In addition, I think I can establish professional ethics as soon as possible, be aware of copyright, and be familiar with various licensing agreements and commercial use rules. This should be the basic quality of the industry, but in the current editing industry, it is already scarce.

2. How to do a good job of proofreading

The so-called "editing begins with proofreading, and proofreading learns from editing" actually refers to the relationship between editing and proofreading, which can be summarized in several words: homology, divergence, cooperation and unity. The so-called homologous proofreading work appears at the same time as the diversion of editing work, which means that editing and proofreading move towards division of labor when publishing production is gradually taking shape. Proofreading is separated from editing, but as an important part of editing, its basic attributes have not changed. It is the continuation of editing work and the key link to ensure the quality of publications. Eliminating mistakes before publication will also ensure the dissemination and accumulated value of publications. Part of proofreading is included in editing, and proofreading is the continuation of editing. An excellent editor should be able to take the responsibility of proofreading in his work, and he will naturally correct the mistakes in the manuscript at any time during editing and processing. In addition to editing the manuscript, he must also solve the mistakes in viewpoints, grammar, rhetoric, logic and obvious common sense of words in the manuscript. Proofreading should have unique sensitivity and high discrimination to typos, and be good at finding all kinds of errors hidden between lines. Proofreading takes single words, words and punctuation as reading units, and tries to find subtle mistakes. In the process of executing such words, we often enter a state of chewing words and weighing words carefully. This is also the basic requirement for editors.

Does the editor have a good prospect for this job?

Although the publisher started a business, there is still no compiled code. Without code, it is best not to do this business, they will bully and earn low income.

When editing and proofreading are done naturally, proofreading is technical work and editing is comprehensive, which can make your theme equivalent to project manager. Of course, we should also know the living evidence, and it is best to start with the assistant editor.

The people's education association or community should ask the local people to understand that the situation of each community is different, not from whether you know the name. The human and social departments are not necessarily all yellow, but they can be more rigid; If an educational institution is a good supplement, it should be ok, but now the competition for supplement is so great, you should see how this club is.

4. Book editing

About your question, Searching for "Book Editing" through the "Bibliographic Retrieval Platform of Hangzhou Library" can find the following contents: Title: Modern Book Editor Author: Li Qibian Press: Hunan Normal University Press Publication Date: 2008 Title: Modern Book Editing Practice Course Author: Lifei Chen, Wang Yueqin, Wang Qiulin Press Publication Date: Suzhou University Press Publication Date: 2007 Title: Book Editing Rules: Proceedings of the 12th Annual Conference of china redactological society Author: china redactological society Editing Press. Hangzhou Library.

I want to know what skills and professional knowledge newspaper editors need to proofread manuscripts.

Proofreading work program

The basic operation procedures of proofreading work include: primary proofreading, secondary proofreading, tertiary proofreading, read through, sample copying, proofreading, text technical arrangement, etc. 1. Primary proofreading (the author and responsible editor proofread once at a time): Focus on proofreading the manuscript, try to make the proofreading consistent with the manuscript, correct the layout errors, and mark the places in doubt. Read it through after school. The author was asked not to make major changes to the manuscript. 2. Second proofreading (the responsible editor and the executive editor proofread once each time): When proofreading, make sure that the mistakes made in the first proofreading have been corrected, correct the layout errors, deal with the problems in the manuscript, fill in the blanks and unify the style. The strict proofreading mode of Dark Horse proofreading software can be used instead of manual proofreading. 3. Three proofreading (editing and proofreading once): when proofreading, make sure that the mistakes made in the second proofreading have been corrected, comprehensively check the proofs, clear up the mistakes and determine the typesetting format. 4. Proofreading: Check the mistakes of three proofreaders, and finally proofread the article and layout to ensure that the proofs are correct. 5. Proofread the signature. Proofreaders should sign each proof and indicate the proofreading number to prevent mistakes. 6. Responsible for editing the manuscript and three proofs, reading the proofs and looking for mistakes. After reading the sample, scan it roughly to check whether there are any typos or missing words, whether the tables and illustrations conform to the specifications, and whether the fonts and font sizes are used correctly. At present, most publishing houses and newspapers in China use dark horse proofreading software, and basically adopt man-machine combination proofreading program. The proofreading process of man-machine combination paper manuscript is as follows: manual primary proofreading+technical proofreading → sample copying → sample returning to factory for proofreading → red proofreading → computer secondary proofreading → manual tertiary proofreading → manual read-through → sample returning for proofreading → manual primary proofreading can check the manuscript and conduct technical proofreading of the whole book; Computer secondary proofreading can save a lot of manual proofreading time and ensure accuracy; Manual proofreading can play a final role in reading through. Man-machine combination proofreading mode of electronic manuscript: computer primary proofreading (mainly proofreading text errors) → manual secondary proofreading (mainly proofreading right or wrong)+technical collation → returning to factory (or returning from responsible editor) for proofreading → red checking → computer tertiary proofreading (mainly proofreading errors) → manual read → returning to factory (or returning from responsible editor) for proofreading → printing.

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Calibration method

Chen Yuan: "A proofreader reads the same book and other books", "Its purpose is to proofread similarities and differences, not right and wrong". Point proofreading: put the manuscript above or to the left of the proof. Read the manuscript first, then the proof, and proofread it word by word. Parallel proofreading: after the manuscript is folded, it is superimposed on the text or chart to be proofread for proofreading. Folding proofreading: put the proofreading manuscript on the table, then press a page of manuscript between the hands and fingers of proofreading manuscript, and align the words on the manuscript word by word with the words in the corresponding position of proofreading manuscript for proofreading. Proofreading: a proofreading method in which two or more people cooperate, that is, one person reads the manuscript aloud and the other person (or two people) proofreads the sample and corrects the mistakes in the sample.

School law

Chen Yuan: Students in our school can verify each other before and after this book and pick out its similarities and differences to know its fallacies. Modern proofreading and reading inspection adopts school method. Proofreaders, in the absence of manuscript (or without manuscript), concentrate on identifying the form of words on proof, understand the meaning of sentences, and find mistakes through comparison and cross-examination. The law reading inspection in our school can better reflect the feature that proofreading is the continuation of editing work. With the emergence of a large number of electronic manuscripts, giving full play to the advantages of our school's law can make up for the author's mistakes or the editor's shortcomings in processing and editing on the basis of complementarity, and ensure and improve the quality of publications.

Other school methods

Chen Yuan: Other proofreaders use other books to proofread this book. Use other authoritative books (including reference books) related to proofreading manuscript content for specific proofreading work. The laws of other schools are often used interchangeably with those of our school. Other proofreading methods are usually used to solve the similarities and differences of quotations, data, idioms, terms, formulas and dates.

Proofreading method

Chen yuan said: the so-called proofreader must use this method when there are no ancient books or several books are different from each other and at a loss. Reason is reasoning and judgment. Correction is to judge right and wrong through reasoning and analysis. When contradictions are found in our school and there are no other books to refer to, we can only judge right and wrong through reasoning and analysis, ask questions and solve them by the editorial department. Li Pai is also often used in combination with our school. School management is subjective and can only be used by proofreaders who are good at learning and have a wide range of knowledge. "Don't make mistakes" or "correct mistakes with mistakes" are easy to make mistakes.

Proofreading, you should have considerable insight into editions, books, Chinese, especially ancient Chinese.

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Although publishing houses are all enterprise-oriented, they are still divided into editors and editors. If they didn't make it up, it's best not to do this business. They are angry and have low incomes.

Being an editor is naturally better than proofreading. Proofreading is a technical activity and editing is comprehensive. When you are ready, you can choose your own topic, which is equivalent to a project manager. Of course, proofreading should also be understood, and it is best to start with assistant editors.

Education club or people's club, you have to ask people who know it locally. The situation of each club is very different. You can't know whether it is good or bad just by its name. People's organizations are party organizations, which will never be yellow, but they may also be rigid; If the education club produces good teaching AIDS, it should be possible, but now the competition between teaching AIDS is so great that it depends on how the club is doing.

7. Book proofreading process

There are two basic functions of proofreading: proofreading similarities and differences; Correct right and wrong.

This is determined by the nature of proofreading. Proofreading is a concept of * *, which contains double meanings of "proofreading" (proofreading right and wrong) and "proofreading similarities and differences". The function of proofreading should be fully understood and recognized.

The essence of "proofreading similarities and differences" is "similarities and differences", that is, comparing the proofreading manuscript with the original manuscript word by word, and finding out the similarities and differences between them to find and correct mistakes and omissions. Its function is to ensure that the manuscript does not leak when it is converted into printed text.

The essence of "right and wrong" is "right and wrong", that is, by judging the right and wrong of the internal contradictions in the manuscript, we can find and correct the possible mistakes and omissions in the manuscript. Its function is to make up for the omission of editing work and make the manuscript perfect.

The two basic functions of proofreading are equally important and cannot be neglected. Without checking the similarities and differences, it is impossible to ensure the accurate and complete transformation of the author's labor achievements; Without correcting right and wrong, it is impossible to find and make up for the omissions in the author's creation and editing.

If we ignore proofreading similarities and differences or proofreading right and wrong, the consequences will be the same, which will cause fallacies to spread, damage the author and delay readers. The basic system of proofreading is as follows: 1, three proofreading and one reading, and sample book checking.

"Three schools" means three schools. "First reading" refers to the thorough reading examination after the final revision.

Due to the complexity of proofreading object errors and the diversity of error reasons, "proofreading books is like sweeping leaves", and proofreading activities cannot be "done overnight", so necessary proofreading workload (i.e. proofreading times) must be put into practice. "Three schools and one reading" is the most important number of times that must be adhered to in the book quality assurance system. Classic works, documents, dictionaries, ancient books, academic works, teaching materials, teaching AIDS and other important manuscripts and manuscripts that are difficult to proofread should also be proofread accordingly.

Author proofreading and editor proofreading cannot replace proofreading. Whether the proofreading for them is "copy" or "proof" or proofreading by the proofreader. Three proofreading must be completed by professionally trained proofreaders. Computer proofreading, if used properly, can replace a proofreading.

The proof printed after the revision of the third proofreading cannot be counted as the proof of the publishing house, and must be checked through. The printed proofs after the read-through inspection can be counted as printed proofs. In order to ensure the proofreading quality, the proofreader has the right to increase the proofreading times by 1~2 times under any of the following circumstances: (1) The initial proofreading error rate exceeds15/10000; (2) The manuscript edited and distributed is untidy, unclear and ambiguous, but the revised page number on the proof exceeds1/3; (3) The final proof error exceeds 3/ 10000.

The decision to increase the number of proofreading belongs to professional proofreading institutions. Sample book inspection means that before books are bound in batches, several sample books are bound and checked by the responsible editor and proofreader. After inspection, it can be bound in batches before leaving the factory.

2 Proofreading subjects should be diversified and professional. One of the characteristics of modern proofreading is the combination of diversification and specialization of proofreading subjects.

The so-called subject diversification means that authors, editors and full-time proofreaders participate in proofreading, and outsiders participate in proofreading activities, forming a proofreading subject group. Author proofreading belongs to self-proofreading, while editor proofreading belongs to semi-self-proofreading.

They have the same advantages: a good grasp of the content of the manuscript and familiarity with relevant knowledge. The disadvantage of * * * is that due to the habit of linear reading, it is difficult to perceive the differences of individual characters, and often "turn a blind eye to mistakes" because of fixed thinking.

External proofreaders are generally inferior to full-time proofreaders in technology, experience, mentality and sense of responsibility. Therefore, the diversification of proofreading subjects must be combined with specialization, and full-time proofreaders in society should be the core of proofreading subjects.

The so-called full-time proofreader in society has three meanings: first, the publishing house must establish a professional proofreading institution to organize and supervise the proofreading work of the whole society in a unified way; Secondly, the publishing house must be equipped with enough full-time proofreaders (the scientific ratio of editing and proofreading personnel is 3: 1, not less than 5: 1), who are responsible for proofreading; Third, proofreaders with intermediate titles or above or other serious and experienced proofreaders must do a good job in the third school to ensure that the final school passes the customs. 3. Combination of collective cross-proofreading and responsibility proofreading.

The second feature of modern proofreading is the combination of collective cross-proofreading and responsibility proofreading. Collective cross-proofreading means that proofreaders of different ranks and professions are responsible for proofreading at different times, and it is generally not allowed to adopt the practice of one-person proofreading.

Collective cross-proofreading can avoid the knowledge limitation of one-person proofreading and turn a blind eye to the mistakes caused by repeated proofreading, which is conducive to eliminating mistakes to the maximum extent. At the same time, collective cross-examination is an effective way of mutual inspection and supervision.

However, collective cross-proofreading also has some shortcomings, mainly because the proofreaders' views on errors will not be completely consistent, and large-scale manuscripts will be cross-proofread, which will also lead to inconsistent layout processing. Therefore, on the basis of collective cross-proofreading, the responsibility proofreading system must also be implemented.

Responsible proofreading is the overall person in charge and coordinator of the proofreading work of this book, who participates in the whole process of proofreading this book, undertakes the final proofreading or read-through inspection (which can also be undertaken by the responsible editor) and the technical arrangement of the text, assists the responsible editor in solving the proofreading problem, and finally proofreads the sample for printing. The person in charge of proofreading should sign the title page to show that he is responsible for the proofreading quality of this book.

4 proofreading doubts and editing doubts are combined into one. Proofreading, questioning and editing are the basic forms of modern proofreading.

Proofreading by proofreaders and word processing by editors are different, and they are qualitatively different. The task of correcting right and wrong is to correct mistakes, that is, to remove hard wounds, rather than adjusting the layout of chapters, improving ideological content and polishing words.

If obvious typos, typos, multi-characters, missing words, typos, traditional characters, inverted characters, variant characters, old glyphs, irregular variant characters, improper proper names, punctuation usage, numerical usage, unit names and symbol writing do not meet the national standards and layout format does not meet the design requirements and specifications, the proofreader shall make corrections, but the corrections must be reviewed by the responsible editor. When grammatical errors, logical errors and factual, intellectual and political errors are found, the proofreader has no right to correct them. He can only mark his doubts with a gray pencil, put forward suggestions for revision, fill out a "proofreading inquiry form" and send it to the responsible editor together with proofs to eliminate doubts.

The responsible editor should take the proofreading query seriously and adopt the correct revision suggestions with an open mind. For the confirmed modification suggestions, use colors.