56. Reinforcements – Final Draft
Final draft
Copy preparation: The following points should be observed when preparing copy for the typist or compositor:
* Use double spacing
* Type or print on one side of the paper
* Be legible
* Number each sheet consecutively
* Circle keying instruction so that they don’t become part of the text
* Conform to house style.
Cast off: Estimating the length of a document in terms of pages. Word processor packages, like MS Word, will give you the number of characters and words. No-one manually estimates these now.
Prelims: Preliminary pages. These may be:
* Half-title page
* Half-title verso
* Title page
* Title verso
* Preface/foreword
* Contents list
* List of illustrations.
End pages: The final pages in a book following the body text:
* Conclusions
* Postscript
* Glossary
* Notes/references
* Appendixes/annexes
* Bibliography
* Index.
Production Phase
Proofreading
Types of proof: There are three types of proof in the traditional printing process:
* Galley proofs
* Page proofs
* Machine proofs.
There is also an intermediate stage of proofing referred to as “page-on-galley” proofs. The first two categories indicate the textual arrangement of the type, but not the final print finish. The machine proof approximates this quality.
Corrections at proof stage: Two types of correction are acknowledged by printers:
* Compositors’ errors corrected by printer or author.
* Author’s corrections indicated during proofreading.
The first are usually made gratis, but the second may be limited to 10% of the total cost of composition.
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