- #HOW TO EDIT IN WORD AND RETAIN THE CORRECTIONS PDF#
- #HOW TO EDIT IN WORD AND RETAIN THE CORRECTIONS SOFTWARE#
Or, if the book’s mistakes are extensive, ask the typesetter to export the text from InDesign into Word again so that it can be proofread. In this instance, we really need to contact the typesetter to get them to do the corrections in InDesign. The client contacts an editor to ask them to correct their gorgeous mistake-ridden text directly in the PDF. Imagine the scenario we mentioned above of a self-publisher who has realised their beautifully designed book interior did actually need a proofread after all.
To be clear, I’m not talking about using the comment and stamp tools in Acrobat Reader, but using the text editing tools that are available in Acrobat Pro.
Yes (four dozen people in the editors’ forum will tell you) it is possible to change the text of a PDF.īut just because it’s possible doesn’t mean you should do it. Editing PDFsĪnother common question is: ‘Can you edit a PDF?’ I also think that knowledge of a project’s workflow allows you to appreciate why you’d be better doing things in a certain way. Good communication and understanding the brief are key.
#HOW TO EDIT IN WORD AND RETAIN THE CORRECTIONS PDF#
So, changing the format of the file from a PDF to a Word document might create a lot of work for your publisher client. It’s a great feature that means that any last-stage layout correction is quicker and easier to do. It is now possible to import PDF comments into an InDesign file. (In the editors’ forum, three dozen other editors concur, saying ‘Editing must be done in Word alone – so mote it be!’)īut a publisher client is unlikely to thank you for returning a marked-up Word file when they wanted a marked-up PDF. I’ve seen some editors panic and assume the client has made a mistake. In another scenario, an editor will be given a PDF to mark up. The order of the workflow: A Word doc is imported into an InDesign file, then exported to a PDF (and potentially also an ePub) PDFs from publishers
#HOW TO EDIT IN WORD AND RETAIN THE CORRECTIONS SOFTWARE#
(InDesign is the desktop publishing software that the majority of typesetters in the industry use to create book interiors.) The simplest solution – even if it’s potentially a bit awkward, given that they told the typesetter the book was the (last, final-final, very correct, no mistakes, yes I hired a proofreader, definitely) final draft – is to ask the typesetter to make the changes in InDesign and export the PDF again. Maybe they will even find some magic workaround (that two dozen internet-forum publishing experts will be only too glad to tell them about).īut this is not a good option. For whatever reason, they think that, rather than asking their typesetter to make the changes, it might be necessary/better/cheaper/less embarrassing to make the changes themselves. In response to the first question I would ask another question (definitely a jerk): ‘Why do you want to?’ PanicĪ quite common answer is that a writer has just had their book formatted but they have spotted the breed of typo that only reveals itself after paying for typesetting. There are a couple of ways to convert a PDF into a text file, but I’m not going to tell you about them.Īm I some kind of jerk? Quite possibly, however, that is not immediately relevant to the original question. This is a question I see posed quite regularly in writers’ forums – and sometimes in editors’ forums too. Tap the Delete button.By Eleanor Abraham ‘How do you extract text from a PDF?’ Tap highlighted text to open the comment pane. On the context menu, scroll to the right and then tap New Comment. The comment text will appear in the review pane.ĭouble-tap where you want the comment to appear. Highlighted text indicates that somebody has added a comment. Tap any changed text, and in the review pane, tap the Accept or Reject button.
Tap any changed text, and in the review pane, tap one of the arrow buttons. Move to the previous or next change or comment Tap Review, and then slide the control next to Track Changes.Ĭhoose the type of changes you want to see To work with tracked changes, tap the Edit icon, and then do any of the following: New or revised text is underlined, and deleted text appears with a line through it. Text changes appear in a different color than other text. When Track Changes is turned on, Word uses a unique color to mark the changes made by each author. You can add or review changes and comments as you scroll through a document on your iPad or iPhone.
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