8 Tips for Effective Proofreading
In our industry, proofreading and correcting typos are all extremely important. We rely on our customers to inspect and approve the products that they are ordering to make sure that everything looks correct, but it can still be easy for something to go unnoticed by a customer, and a whole line of print pieces have a spelling error. Because we hate to see this happen to our clients, we're celebrating Proofreading Day (March 8th) and teaching a few easy tips to keep your print pieces at the Lake of the Ozarks error free and ready to be distributed. Concentrate It can take a lot of focus to proofread. In fact, if you allow distractions while you are approving your print piece, you are taking the risk of approving a typo. Put the cell phone away, close your email, ask others not to bother you for a bit, and focus on what you're doing. Proofread Differently When you look at something on a screen versus on paper, you will read it differently, and maybe even catch more mis...