Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the Nuts and Bolts of Editing

    • A message from the instructors

    • How to use this course

    • Before we begin...
  • 2

    Copyediting Theory

    • Articles, Nouns, and Pronouns

    • SVA

    • Tense Basics

    • Clauses, Phrases, and Sentences

    • Sentence Variety

    • Modifiers and Hyphenation

    • Commas, Colons/Semicolons, and Special Characters

    • Bulleted and Numbered Lists

    • Numbers and Symbols

    • Inclusive Language

    • Plagiarism

    • Activity: Use What You've Learned

    • Activity: Check Your Work!
  • 3

    Proofreading Theory

    • Punctuation Marks

    • Dialogue Considerations

    • Passive Voice

    • Spelling Considerations

    • Extra Words and Spaces

    • Capitalization

    • Images, Graphs, and Tables

    • Activity: Use What You've Learned

    • Activity: Check Your Work!
  • 4

    Sample Works

    • The Samples

    • Marked-up Samples

    • Final Version Samples
  • 5

    Let's Get Technical

    • Google Docs Hotshot

    • Activity: Let's Give it a Shot!

    • Wrapped Up in Word

    • Activity: Time to Do the Work

    • In Awe of Adobe

    • Activity: Activate Adobe
  • 6

    Congrats on Finishing the Nuts and Bolts of Editing!

    • Congrats! Here's what's next....

    • Before you go...

Social proof: reviews

5 star rating

Wow! Basically everything you need to know about editing!

Janelle Schiecke

I am so impressed with this course! They cover absolutely everything you need to know about editing - the use of symbols, nouns and pronouns (pronouns are e...

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I am so impressed with this course! They cover absolutely everything you need to know about editing - the use of symbols, nouns and pronouns (pronouns are especially important now), how to arrange sentences so that they flow well, how to use inclusive language, and much more. I also love the practice guides they provide and the answer keys as well. This way you can really hone in your editing skills on your own time =) In addition, they offer a very comprehensive review of Google Docs, MS Word, and Adobe which I found super helpful. Amazing course, I highly recommend!

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5 star rating

You definitely learn the Nuts & Bolts of fine Editing!

Tracy Neal

I have learned so much, and the downloadable practice activity sheets are priceless!

I have learned so much, and the downloadable practice activity sheets are priceless!

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5 star rating

Wow! This was so helpful!

Kayla Wiebe

This was awesome! I felt like the instructors gave thorough explanations of, quite literally, the nuts and bolts of editing. This would be amazing for someon...

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This was awesome! I felt like the instructors gave thorough explanations of, quite literally, the nuts and bolts of editing. This would be amazing for someone who wants to learn the basics of mechanics, grammar, and more. There are activities throughout that helped me feel confident that I understood the material along the way! 10/10 recommend!

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5 star rating

The title is a good reflection of the entire course.

Elaine Allemann

I went into this project thinking that I would know most of it. I was wrong. It just proves that no matter how much you think you know, there is always more ...

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I went into this project thinking that I would know most of it. I was wrong. It just proves that no matter how much you think you know, there is always more you can learn! This was a great refresher and eye opener to anyone who is familiar or learning to edit.

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