Standard Marks For Correcting Proof
Mark    Explanation           Example                     JMark    Explanation           Example                     J Mark    Explanation           Example
Take out character    CA   The pr)of.                4      Bold face.            .I         proof..  proof.   */     Insert hyphen.         / A "proof mark.
indicated.                                                  Let it stand.         ,4, :l+.+w proof.  ....proof.  ^.    Insert inferior figure.  /  Water. H O
A     Left out, insert.       Te proof.                 AM,4, Out. see copy.            do.Heproof.                 .,    Insert superior figure.  ,  A2+B2   CA
#      Insert space.        4V   Theproof.                        ISpe ou.                    K  nInsert exclamation                                  i Prove it,
Turn inverted letter.  9  The p/oof.              'tf                                                               mark.
X     Broken lettet.         X  The proof.                  (     Start paragraph.       W' read.AThe                   7     Insert question mark.  ?  Is it good^
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i.L    Push down space.      .L  Th-roof.                                                       Three men.              /     Query for author.    O~The proofread by
Even space.              A"   ood   proof.                  Rae.                                                       Insert brackts.       C/   TheAJones boy
Less space.           .--  Theproof.                L      Lower.                 _j The pro.()                       Insert parentheses.        The proof.
lse    o space.         Theproof.                        Lowe.T                           oof.                      Insert 1-en dash.    Ij   I The proofA
Close up; nopace.          The prof,                   -    Move left.             r   I     The proof.          .I    Insert 1-em dash.     -.. The proof,
A,      Transpose.             -, -. A'                      "     Move right.            =3 Thelproof.                 j     Insert 2-em dash.     g If The proof.
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.q,     ong font.           .    The proof.                       Align type.             [    Three men.               13   Indent 1-em.            0' The proof.
LowerTwo women.                                                                                                        Indent 2-ers.            - The proof.
Small capitals.       A4, Th proof.  The &fl  .          Straighten line.           Tho roo.                  d   Indent 3-ems.         1=   The proof.
-      Capitals andt small   Ce,.,    proof.  The proof      0     Insert period.         0  The proof^                ,       nsert lead between   ,W,.The proof was
e, . ., capitals,                                                                                                             Inses.                   read bytwne
Capitals.                    0-     i' proof.  The                 Insert comma           I   The proof,                      lines.                     read by Jones.
Capitalize.                             Thehe    /rf.  A  Insert colon.             The proofA                  ,   Insert hair space         .*eproofw#L
a      l                        h   rfInsert semicolon.                                    The proof                        Deletread by Jonh                     .
a.                      ,.Thpr       . The pr.        .     Insert apostrophe.        The boys proof.                  Isproof was
R.  !   Insert quotation marks. I. *Marked itproof.                It       hThe proof was not
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