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Automations for Proofreaders

Read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors. Excludes workers whose primary duty is editing copy. Includes proofreaders of braille.

O*NET occupation: Proofreaders and Copy Markers (43-9081.00). The software list and tasks below come from that record, not from guesswork.

Runs on software proofreaders already use

Matched through the tools this occupation is documented as using.

Software proofreaders use that we connect

What we can build for proofreaders

The job’s documented tasks, most important first. Each is a request away.

  1. Mark copy to indicate and correct errors in type, arrangement, grammar, punctuation, or spelling, using standard printers' marks.Quote it
  2. Read corrected copies or proofs to ensure that all corrections have been made.Quote it
  3. Correct or record omissions, errors, or inconsistencies found.Quote it
  4. Compare information or figures on one record against same data on other records, or with original copy, to detect errors.Quote it
  5. Route proofs with marked corrections to authors, editors, typists, or typesetters for correction or reprinting.Quote it
  6. Consult reference books or secure aid of readers to check references with rules of grammar and composition.Quote it

Something specific to how you work?

Describe the apps and the outcome. A fixed quote and a delivery date come back within one business day, and the build is yours to keep.

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