Proofreading and editing symbols

Do you mean that you want to find special characters which resemble those that may be used for hand-written proof-reading?

You have to find examples of the characters you want to use.

Then you can create a set of very simple macros like this one

Sub Macro1()

'

    Selection.TypeText Text:="this text"

    Selection.TypeText Text:=MyText

'

End Sub

You will change the name "Macro1" to make each unique,

You will replace the words "this text" inside the quote with your desired character, ie ¶

Sub aPilcrow()

'

    Selection.TypeText Text:="¶"

    Selection.TypeText Text:=MyText

'

End Sub

Copy the whole thing, paste it into the macro window, and make the 2 changes for each character you need.

Hint: I put the letter "a" at the start of the name so that these macros will all appear at the start of the macro list, and all together.

After you have created your macros, you can either assign shortcut keys to them, my personal preference for a function you will be doing very frequently, or put them on the "QAT" (Quick Access Toolbar" so you can mouse to use them (to borrow a phrase, "I hate's mieces to pieces").

Unfortunately this is not the sort of macro you can record.

**Displaying the Developer Tab******http://wordribbon.tips.net/T006746\_Displaying\_the\_Developer\_Tab.html

The Developer tab of the ribbon is the gateway to many advanced features in Word, including those features related to macros. Problem is, the Developer tab is not visible by default in Word. Here’s how to make sure it remains displayed on your system.

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! Create or run a macro

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Create-or-run-a-macro-C6B99036-905C-49A6-818A-DFB98B7C3C9C

In Word, you can automate frequently used tasks by creating and running macros. A macro is a series of commands and instructions that you group together as a single command to accomplish a task automatically.

To save time on tasks you do often, bundle the steps into a macro. First, you record the macro. Then you can run the macro by clicking a button on the Quick Access Toolbar or pressing a combination of keys. It depends on how you set it up.

In this article use the last section "Write a macro from scratch in Visual Basic",

**Assigning a Macro to a Shortcut Key** ****http://wordribbon.tips.net/T008058\_Assigning\_a\_Macro\_to\_a\_Shortcut\_Key.html

Do you have a macro that you use frequently? Using the file menu to access the macro can be time consuming. This tip talks about how to create a shortcut key that will cut out the menu.

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! Adding a Macro to the Quick Access Toolbarhttps://wordribbon.tips.net/T006011_Adding_a_Macro_to_the_Quick_Access_Toolbar.html

If you create a macro, you may want to add it to the Quick Access Toolbar so that you can quickly run it whenever you want. To add it, follow these steps.

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*************** Bonus Reading ***************

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If you want to look for more free, prepared, proof reading related macros download this free ebook

Computer Tools for Editors (and Proofreaders)

by Paul Beverley, LCGI

http://www.archivepub.co.uk/book.html

This is a freely distributable set of computer tools (macros) for use with Word, programmed by and for editors and proofreaders. (Writers and authors will also benefit from using some of these macros because they have to read and edit their own texts to try to make them more consistent.)

Hi Beth,

Thank you for your message in this forum.

If you want to use fullstop or change to lower case, you can go to Insert tab > Symbol, as shown below:

At the same time, if you want to change to lowercase, you can go to Home > Font, as shown below:

Best Regards,

Sukie

I am completing an Editing and proofreading course and I need to insert the sybols for editing such as fullstop, change to lower case etc where can I find these symbols please.

Insert tab

Symbols group