TEXT EDITING

The editing process is very important in the writing of scientific papers. Editing is an activity of preparing the manuscript and so on to be circulated or published in printed form by paying attention to its presentation. So, it is important to be discussed. The definition of Text editing is the ability to change text by adding, deleting, and rearranging letters, words, sentences and paragraphs. Text editing is the main operation users perform in word processors, which typically also handle graphics and other multimedia files.

 

Someone who does editing is called an editor. Editor serves the project, author, and the reader. The editor balances the author's passion with published standards and reader expectations - and finds ways to produce a story to fit all three. The editor is an enhancer. They work to make what is better good, what is great, amazing. They challenge the writer. They challenge themselves. There are important things that editors need to keep in mind when editing a text, as the editor should do and should not be; an editor’s job is to make a story, article, or manuscript better. Better in terms of clarity, enjoyment, logic, flow, and meaning. Better in terms of meeting the needs of the audience. 

 

Specific dos of text editing. First, You should Improved Spelling and Grammar. This is done if there is a sentence that is wrong grammatically, then it has become the right editor to fix it. Second, Removing Words or Content that Violates Norms of Decency or SARA.
As an editor, they are required by the editor's sensibility and wisdom to decide whether a content is worthy or not read by the crowd. Third, fixing Content that does not match Facts. In this case the editor is required to have extensive general knowledge in order to be able to correct the information or information that has been mentioned by the author is correct. that's why editors should often googling and have extensive knowledge.

 

Specific Don’ts of text editing. First, Changing Writer Style. Writing style (let alone fiction) is something that is personal, unique, and peculiar to the author, therefore he cannot be changed. Second, adding Scripts. An editor might have advised the author to have his story added. The communication between editors - the author is vital, editors can not add stories without author's permission. Third, changing the Script Without the Author's Authorship. The editor should not change the script manually. The editor also should not be knowledgeable by saying how the story should be and changed without communication with the author. Fourth, distributing Related Information Book Content Before Rising. Related to the secrecy of the issuer's property in which an unpublished manuscript is a "corporate secret." Fifth, Be Knowable. Anything that he doubts and does not know, must be checked first or consulted first.