Copyediting typically entails fixing spelling and punctuation mistakes and correcting grammatical, semantic, and other similar errors, as well as adding standardized headers, footers, and headlines, and so on—all elements that must be addressed before the typesetter can prepare a final proof copy. Traditionally, a copyeditor reads printed or written text, such as a manuscript, and marks it with handwritten proofreader's marks for correction. A modern alternative is to read the text on a computer display in wysiwyg form and enter the corrections directly into the computer.

See also: proofreading

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