tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946131609680459085.post1520283984046776696..comments2023-11-24T10:40:31.923+00:00Comments on The Wittering Woman ...: I Have To Share This Editing TipTeresa F Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04368928238008888457noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946131609680459085.post-13489381661483828062011-04-26T21:36:49.466+01:002011-04-26T21:36:49.466+01:00Serenity, no problem. I loved your editing tips, a...Serenity, no problem. I loved your editing tips, and I'd already been working on my was's but needed an easier way of highlighting them. <br /><br />I have done the find and replace all and found funny words because of it. Luckily spellchecker then gives me that red squiggly line :DTeresa F Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04368928238008888457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946131609680459085.post-36542111024627441712011-04-26T09:22:06.403+01:002011-04-26T09:22:06.403+01:00Hi Teresa! Thanks for the mention. I too have a se...Hi Teresa! Thanks for the mention. I too have a search and replace story. Decided to change a character's name from Dick to Derek and ended up with Charles Derekens' A Christmas Carol. Another time changed Jack to Jake and hero ended up wearing a Jakeet. :(Serenityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048931721883269821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946131609680459085.post-977626906354194152011-04-24T14:57:33.702+01:002011-04-24T14:57:33.702+01:00Ah, yes, the only way not to change everything wou...Ah, yes, the only way not to change everything would be to go through it individually, rather than click the 'replace all'.<br /><br />I just thought the colour coding thing could help you identify quickly the words that you're over using. So, by putting my MS into Wordle, it providing my overused words, I can now go high light them in the document and find them easier. <br /><br />Once all the 'red' is changed to 'black' I know I've done my editing. Obviously, it'll need other stuff too. But it helps in reducing those pesky was's :DTeresa F Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04368928238008888457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946131609680459085.post-11220531328755839882011-04-24T14:26:40.575+01:002011-04-24T14:26:40.575+01:00I like that idea. I've had similar problems to...I like that idea. I've had similar problems to Gail with the find and replace so I'm definitely going to use your idea in future.Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946131609680459085.post-32021305278679842992011-04-24T10:49:45.774+01:002011-04-24T10:49:45.774+01:00Yes, find and replace is great but it does have it...Yes, find and replace is great but it does have its drawbacks.<br />I'd written a story im first person and wanted to change it to third so I used f&r to change "my" to "her".<br />Then found that every word containing the letters my now had her instead. So, for instance, enemy was now eneher. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com