Proofreading instructions typing practice
Copy precise editorial notes that identify a location and a requested change. Distinguish quoted source wording from the replacement wording.
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Heading 2: replace 'Draft map' with 'Visitor map'. Caption 4: keep the word 'sample'. Footer: change the reference from A-12 to A-21.
Type the displayed passage in order. Backspace corrects the last character. Paste is disabled. Escape pauses. Control or Command plus Enter restarts. Leaving the input pauses the timer.
How to practise proofreading instructions
Read the instruction through before typing. Editorial notes can include the wrong text on purpose so the reader knows what to replace. In this copying drill, reproduce that quoted text too; do not make the correction inside the target sentence. The examples concern a fictional leaflet.
What to check after a run
Review which phrase is marked old and which is marked new. Correcting the sample as you type will reduce transcription accuracy even if the edit would make sense elsewhere.
Read the three original exercises
Preview the exact targets before choosing a run. Counts include spaces and punctuation after whitespace normalisation.
1. Find the pattern
Heading 2: replace 'Draft map' with 'Visitor map'. Caption 4: keep the word 'sample'. Footer: change the reference from A-12 to A-21.
2. Connect the movement
Editorial note: the example says 'blue tray' in paragraph 3. The requested replacement is 'grey tray'. Copy both phrases here rather than applying the edit to this practice text.
3. Apply it in context
The fictional proofreader asks for a full stop after the final caption and a lower-case letter in the next label. A separate note says not to alter the booklet title. Preserve each instruction, including the word not, and keep the quoted source phrase distinct from its proposed replacement.
Original practice lesson added 26 October 2026. Educational transcription practice; no professional assessment or qualification.