Editing is an essential part of the writing process. It can ensure that your documents and websites convey exactly the message you want to convey, appropriate to the target audience and the content. Acute Information Design provides a comprehensive editing service.

Copy editing

• Is your grammar, spelling and punctuation perfect?
• Does your document have a consistent textual style throughout?
• Is there also a visual consistency (including typography, layouts, menus, captions etc etc)?
• Do you use language (especially terminology) consistently?
• Do you communicate your information in clear and concise plain english?
• Are your footnotes, headings and contents pages and other cross-references correct?

Structural editing

• Is your content complete and fully understandable?
• Should you cut any of your content for better precision?
• Should you rearrange your content for improved clarity of thought?
• Does your language suit the target readership?
• Should you replace any text with tables or illustrations as a better way of conveying information?
• Is your heading hierarchy clear and logical?
• Should you include references, an index, a glossary or other organisational aids?

Proofreading

• Are there any mistakes at all in your final document? Spelling? Typographic errors? Punctation? Page numbers? Captions?