Proof Reading

   People often think of proof reading as skimming over a document to find and highlight errors. This idea of proof reading really only relates to the usual checks we might make when writing a simple letter or note. However, professional proof reading has a different meaning, especially in the printing and publishing industries, as the following paragraphs explain:

 Technically, professional proof reading involves comparison — the comparison between two versions of the same document — to find errors and mark them so the corrector understands the instruction.
Proof reading then involves a critical comparison of the author's copy and the typesetter's proof to be sure that the live copy (the typeset proof) matches the dead copy (the author's copy) word for word, and letter for letter.
The Proof reader will then write instructions directly on the proof using proof reading marks (the traditional shorthand) telling the person who will be making the corrections what to do about the error(s).

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