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BS 5261-2:2005

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Copy preparation and proof correction Specification for typographic requirements, marks for copy preparation and proof correction, proofing procedure

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

19-08-2005

Committees responsible
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Typographic specifications
4 Marks for copy preparation and proof correction
5 Proofing procedure
Annex A (informative) Specimens of marked and revised
        proofs
Bibliography

Note: BS 5261C Marks for copy preparation and proof correction is available as an A5 fold-out card. This card includes Table 1 together with notes on the use of the marks (4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6 and 4.7) extracted from BS 5261-2:2005.

This part of Bs 5261 specifies marks for use in copy preparation and proof correction. rt specifies procedures to be followed when marking up copy for the typesetter and the proofing procedure to be followed by typesetter and customer.

A specimen page of a typesetter\'s proof, showing the use of the marks, is included in Annex A.

Committee
PAI/43
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 5261-2(1976) and 05/30121976 DC. (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2011. (10/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
20
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

BS 5261-3:1989 Copy preparation and proof correction. Specification for marks for mathematical copy preparation and mathematical proof correction and their uses

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