A couple of weeks ago, we were discussing lists of corrections that editors can make automatically using Microsoft Word's Find and Replace feature. For more information, you may want to read these two issues of Editorium Update:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.topica.com\/lists\/editorium\/read\/message.html?mid=1708048908<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.topica.com\/lists\/editorium\/read\/message.html?mid=1708127357<\/p>\n
I'd like to thank Martha H. Bowes, Ned Humphrey, and Joel Rosenberg for sending more items for our \"master list.\" (If I've missed anyone, I apologize.) I'm especially grateful to Microsoft Word genius Steve Hudson, who contributed most of the corrections in the list below. Steve has sent me some other nifty things, which I'll be discussing soon.<\/p>\n
If you have other items you'd like to add to this list, please let me know. It will be a work in progress, and I hope to have the combined lists from this and the past newsletters--with additional entries--available on our Web site soon. I've set up this week's list with the pipe symbol (|) between entries so the list can be used with our MegaReplacer program, which you can learn more about here:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.editorium.com\/14843.htm<\/p>\n
And now, here's the latest installment, with the items to find on the left, and the items to replace them with on the right. Remember, don't use these blindly. Choose the items that will be most useful to you.<\/p>\n
, and| and<\/p>\n
a lot of|many<\/p>\n
ain;t|are not<\/p>\n
ain't|are not<\/p>\n
aint|are not<\/p>\n
app|application<\/p>\n
apps|applications<\/p>\n
aren;t|are not<\/p>\n
aren't|are not<\/p>\n
arn't|are not<\/p>\n
at this moment in time|now<\/p>\n
by using|with<\/p>\n
can;t|cannot<\/p>\n
cannot of been|cannot have been<\/p>\n
can't|cannot<\/p>\n
char|character<\/p>\n
click|select<\/p>\n
comm|communication<\/p>\n
comms|communications<\/p>\n
coudln't|could not<\/p>\n
coudn't|could not<\/p>\n
could of been|could have been<\/p>\n
could of had|could have had<\/p>\n
couldn;t|could not<\/p>\n
couldnt|could not<\/p>\n
couple of|several<\/p>\n
coz|because<\/p>\n
degrade|slow<\/p>\n
dept|department<\/p>\n
detailed|described<\/p>\n
dev|development<\/p>\n
devs|developers<\/p>\n
didint|did not<\/p>\n
didn;t|did not<\/p>\n
didn't|did not<\/p>\n
didnt|did not<\/p>\n
diff|difference<\/p>\n
diffs|differences<\/p>\n
do not no|do not know<\/p>\n
doc|document<\/p>\n
docs|documents<\/p>\n
doens't|does not<\/p>\n
doesn;t|does not<\/p>\n
doesn't|does not<\/p>\n
doesnt|does not<\/p>\n
don;t|do not<\/p>\n
do'nt|do not<\/p>\n
don't|do not<\/p>\n
dont|do not<\/p>\n
dosn't|does not<\/p>\n
double click|double-click<\/p>\n
dox|documents<\/p>\n
eg|for example<\/p>\n
epicenter|center<\/p>\n
epicentre|centre<\/p>\n
esp|especially<\/p>\n
et cetera|and so on<\/p>\n
etc|and so on<\/p>\n
explained|described<\/p>\n
func|functional<\/p>\n
hadn;t|had not<\/p>\n
hadn't|had not<\/p>\n
hasn;t|has not<\/p>\n
hasn't|has not<\/p>\n
hasnt|has not<\/p>\n
haven;t|have not<\/p>\n
he;ll|he will<\/p>\n
here;s|here is<\/p>\n
I;d|I would<\/p>\n
I;ll|I will<\/p>\n
I'd|I would<\/p>\n
I'd|I would<\/p>\n
I'll|I will<\/p>\n
I'm|I am<\/p>\n
ie|that is<\/p>\n
in order to|to<\/p>\n
info|information<\/p>\n
isn;t|is not<\/p>\n
isn't|is not<\/p>\n
it' snot|it is not<\/p>\n
it snot|it is not<\/p>\n
it;ll|it will<\/p>\n
it'll|it will<\/p>\n
it's|it is<\/p>\n
let;s|let us<\/p>\n
let;s|let us<\/p>\n
made up|consists<\/p>\n
may|can<\/p>\n
mgr|manager<\/p>\n
millenium\/millennium<\/p>\n
necc|necessary<\/p>\n
needs to|must<\/p>\n
op|operation<\/p>\n
ops|operations<\/p>\n
ot|to<\/p>\n
para|paragraph<\/p>\n
perm|permanent<\/p>\n
peruse|study<\/p>\n
perused|studied<\/p>\n
perusing|studying<\/p>\n
pref|preference<\/p>\n
prefs|preferences<\/p>\n
presently|at present<\/p>\n
prod|production<\/p>\n
QA|Quality Assurance<\/p>\n
rep|representative<\/p>\n
reps|representatives<\/p>\n
res|resolution<\/p>\n
right click|right-click<\/p>\n
she;ll|she will<\/p>\n
shoudln't|should not<\/p>\n
shouldent|should not<\/p>\n
shouldn;t|should not<\/p>\n
shouldnt|should not<\/p>\n
single click|single-click<\/p>\n
spec|specification<\/p>\n
specs|specifications<\/p>\n
std|standard<\/p>\n
succ|successful<\/p>\n
sufficient number of|enough<\/p>\n
teh|the<\/p>\n
that has|with<\/p>\n
thats|that is<\/p>\n
they;l|they will<\/p>\n
they;ll|they will<\/p>\n
they;r|they are<\/p>\n
they;re|they are<\/p>\n
they;v|they have<\/p>\n
they;ve|they have<\/p>\n
they'l|they will<\/p>\n
they'll|they will<\/p>\n
they'r|they are<\/p>\n
they're|they are<\/p>\n
they'v|they have<\/p>\n
they've|they have<\/p>\n
theyll|they will<\/p>\n
theyve|they have<\/p>\n
trad|traditional<\/p>\n
triple click|triple-click<\/p>\n
twixt|between<\/p>\n
uncheck|clear<\/p>\n
untick|clear<\/p>\n
utilise|use<\/p>\n
utilize\/use<\/p>\n
via|by way of<\/p>\n
visa versa|vice versa<\/p>\n
wasnt|was not<\/p>\n
we;d|we would<\/p>\n
we;ll|we will<\/p>\n
we;re|we are<\/p>\n
we;ve|we have<\/p>\n
we'd|we would<\/p>\n
we'll|we will<\/p>\n
we're|we are<\/p>\n
we've|we have<\/p>\n
wern;t|were not<\/p>\n
wern't|were not<\/p>\n
wernt|were not<\/p>\n
what;s|what is<\/p>\n
what's|what is<\/p>\n
with regards to|about<\/p>\n
won;t|will not<\/p>\n
won't|will not<\/p>\n
wo'nt|will not<\/p>\n
woudln't|would not<\/p>\n
wouldn;t|would not<\/p>\n
wouldn't|would not<\/p>\n
wouldnt|would not<\/p>\n
you;d|you would<\/p>\n
you;re|you are<\/p>\n
you'd|you would<\/p>\n
you're|you are<\/p>\n
you've|you have<\/p>\n
youare|you are<\/p>\n
youve|you have<\/p>\n
yr|year<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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READERS WRITE<\/p>\n
Ellen Ellender wrote:<\/p>\n
\"If you are using Find and Replace to replace '%' with 'percent', you must specify that the replacement is '[space]percent', or you'll end up with text reading '75percent' instead of '75 percent'.\"<\/p>\n
Thanks to Ellen for this useful reminder. If you're making your own Find and Replace list, there may be other entries that need similar treatment.<\/p>\n
Ed Nelson (ednelson1@earthlink.net) wrote with some questions that many computer users may be puzzling over:<\/p>\n
\"My newish keyboard has some added keys. One pair, between Alt and Ctl on each side, carries the MS logo. Maybe its only function is to add a new order of potential key combinations, but that might be a worthy addition if true.\"<\/p>\n
I responded:<\/p>\n
\"Pressing this key is the equivalent of clicking the Start button on the Windows taskbar. I use it a lot, since I hate reaching for the mouse all the time.\"<\/p>\n
Ed continued:<\/p>\n
\"In addition, next to the right Ctl key is one with what looks rather like an icon(?). Looks like the representation of a sheet of copy with an arrow-cursor pointing toward the top.\"<\/p>\n
I replied:<\/p>\n
\"This key opens a 'popup' or 'context' menu. It's the equivalent of clicking the right mouse button. I like it, too.\"<\/p>\n