Course Description
An Introduction to Proofreading
Alison
Learn the best methods for finding and fixing mistakes using practical proofreading skills with this free online course. This free online course features various skills and techniques to help you identify and correct mistakes in the drafting of business articles or documents. With this proofreading course, you will learn to identify the most common proofreading pitfalls so that you are equipped with the right skills to avoid making errors as well as special techniques that are used on templates and regularly updated documents will also be explored.
Online Course
| Course Code | 3489 |
| College Name | Alison |
| Course Category | Education, Education Studies |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Location | Online Course |
| Delivery mode | |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Course Duration | 3-4 hours |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Outline the implications of lousy proofreading • Describe how you can trick the brain into catching mistakes • Discuss the use of proofreading tools, including those embedded in Microsoft Word • Summarize the five proofreading methods • Explain the correct way and the incorrect way to use “search and replace” on a document • State the six elements that pose special pitfalls for inattentive proofreaders • Discuss the dangers posed by last-minute changes and the use of repeated documents such as templates |
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