Manuscript and Typescript Flashcards

Flashcards based on lecture notes about manuscripts and typescript.

Manuscript

A handwritten or rough draft typed document that usually contains errors to be corrected.

Manuscript signs (proofreaders’ marks or correction signs)

Symbols or marks used within a manuscript to indicate the necessary corrections that should be made when preparing the document.

Typescript

A typewritten version of a manuscript.

Manuscript Sign: _

To underline or underscore text.

Manuscript Sign: uc, caps

To capitalize or type in uppercase letters.

Manuscript Sign: sp caps

To type in spaced capitals, giving one space between letters and three between words.

Manuscript Sign: lc,/

To type in lower case or common letters.

Manuscript Sign: NP, new para

Begin typing in a new paragraph.

Manuscript Sign: stet

Let it remain as is, type the text with the dotted line underneath it.

Manuscript Sign: trs

Transpose - change the order horizontally.

Manuscript Sign: trs (vertical)

Transpose - change the order vertically.

Manuscript Sign: (symbol resembling a backward P with a line through the loop)

To delete.

Manuscript Sign: )(

Close up, delete the space.

Manuscript Sign: curved line

Run on, continue in the same paragraph.

Manuscript Sign: V

To insert the given information.

Manuscript Sign: #

Insert a space.

Manuscript Sign: bracket

Indent the given information.