Common Queries About Our Services
What is Proofreading?
It is the review of written materials and collateral to find and fix errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, formatting and style. Proofreading is generally done to the final draft to catch anything that has been missed by the writers, editors and manages of a project.
Who are the proofreaders at proofing experts?
Our team consists of seasoned professionals with extensive experience in business and marketing communications and we have worked together for many years.
We are US-based, native English speakers who have worked as journalists, editors or quality control roles in the publishing and media industries.
Everything we read is reviewed by two people – a professional proofreader and an editor. We do not use AI tools.
What types of documents do you proofread?
What document formats do you read?
We read text and PDF documents.
We read documents in Microsoft Word and use Track Changes to mark the edits.
Documents in Google Docs will be converted to Word because from time-to-time edits made in Google Docs have vanished.
We read the PDFs – slides, web pages, brochures, lookbooks, print materials and many other documents – and use Adobe Acrobat to mark-up edits.
PDF documents must be sized for email.
What forms of English do you proofread?
Proofing Experts reads both American and British English.
Do you include fact checking when you proofread?
We will look up and validate anything we are concerned might be incorrect. We also flag inconsistent spellings of names (Cindy/Sindy), phone numbers that look wrong, acronyms that may be unclear to the intended audience and other information.
do you use style guides?
We read AP and Chicago styles. We will read to your house style if you provide use with your style guide.
But don’t worry if you don’t follow a particular style, we will ensure your document is consistent and accurate and match the style elements we can see you use most often.
We can also create a house style document to help your author’s create consistent content materials.
Will you read the document again to check we’ve made all the changes?
Yes. However, you will be charged for this service because have to give the same level of focus and attention to your material regardless of how many times we proofread a document.
However, if you have questions or are unsure about any proofreading suggestions or marks, simply call and we will be happy to discuss it.
do you ensure confidentiality of my documents?
Nothing is shared outdside our team. We use email to move documents between readers.
If you have documents that need special treatment or have particular tools you’d like us to use, please call and we will do our best to accommodate.
How quickly can I expect my document to be proofread?
We generally turn documents around within a couple of days but this depends on the document size and complexity.
Where possibe, we offer an expedited services for urgent projects to meet your deadlines effectively.