Control Your Data: Spreadsheet, Database, and Accounting Software for Editors

Many editors now use Acrobat or Word to mark up manuscripts electronically. Even if you prefer pen and pencil, you will find spreadsheet and database applications of immense help for many editing and proofreading tasks. Kevin Cleary, a computer and accounting instructor a Sophia University and both author and editor of textbooks, will share his experience in the use of spreadsheets in his editing and proofreading work. He will introduce programs he has found most suited for his tasks, teach us how to use them, and offer guidelines in choosing and using accounting software.