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Proof your writing for grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. Catch typos and polish your writing. Use this page to proofread your text on your computer, tablet or mobile phone device. Beyond simple errors, Sapling will also help you keep your writing fluent, concise and idiomatic. Sapling's goal is to save you time on editing and proofreading your docuemnts and messaging.

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Those that want correct grammar can use Sapling to check grammar for free. The AI-powered writing assistant will act as a real-time instant proofreader, including for correcting punctuation such as missing commas. This is a tool to ensure that your communication is error-free and well-written. Sapling integrates with many platforms to ensure that you have a writing assistant at your disposal, whether you are working on an important email, presentation, or instant messaging support. We support all the internet platforms you write on: Gmail, LinkedIn, Salesforce, Zendesk, and hundreds of other sites.

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Whether you're a student, professional, or just someone who wants to maintain a polished online presence, you understand how a simple spelling or grammatical issue can undermine your message.

That’s why using artificial intelligence to check your work can be a powerful tool. AI proofreaders can help you check your work with precision and confidence. Copilot in the Microsoft Edge sidebar  offers built-in, AI-powered proofreading capabilities to help you check your work with ease. Say goodbye to writing mistakes and hello to polished, error-free content.

How does an AI proofreader work?

Proofreading AI relies on advanced algorithms and natural language processing (NLP) to analyze your text. These AI tools identify spelling errors and check for grammar issues, such as problematic tense or subject-verb agreement. These checks can also help ensure proper usage of punctuation marks and formatting guidelines to match specific style guides, such as MLA or Chicago Manual of Style.

Your AI proofreader can also evaluate writing style and suggest improvements for clarity, coherence, and overall readability in order to make your writing stronger. AI proofreaders can suggest synonyms or alternative words to improve the variety of your vocabulary. You can even ask AI to revise your work in different styles, such as in a conversational tone, with academic authority, or from a funny or sarcastic point of view.

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If you’re writing an academic paper, long-form news story, or any authoritative text, you understand the importance of avoiding mistakes that can weaken your voice or argument. That’s why using free proofreading AI can be an indispensable tool.

AI can be exceptionally precise, catching errors that might slip past your own review. These proofreading tools can also provide near-instant feedback, saving you valuable time compared to manually scanning your text line by line. By maintaining a consistent level of scrutiny across your entire document, AI can reduce the chances of overlooking errors or switching tones halfway through your text.

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How to use Copilot in the Microsoft Edge sidebar to proofread your work

Imagine having an assistant who tirelessly checks your work for errors and ensures it's polished to perfection. One such assistant is Copilot in the sidebar, which comes equipped with AI-powered tools to catch grammar, spelling, and other writing issues that might have otherwise slipped through the cracks.

To start proofreading with AI, select the Copilot icon in the upper right corner of the Microsoft Edge sidebar. You can then paste the text you want proofread in the Ask me anything... search box preceded by a prompt like one of these:

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When you input your text into Copilot , it can swiftly scan every word, sentence, and paragraph to identify potential grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and style blunders, but that’s not all. It can also offer better word choices, sentences, and structure to enhance your writing style. Try prompts like these to get suggestions for improvement from your AI proofreader:

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One of the most appealing aspects of AI proofreading tools like Copilot is that they are incredibly user-friendly. In a matter of seconds, you’ll see your text scanned and corrected, saving you valuable time and helping to ensure your writing is error-free. It's also a confidence booster for writers of all levels, whether a professional author or a student working on an essay, to know a free proofreading AI assistant can help make sure your work is as clean, clear, and effective as possible.

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Where to Find Entry-Level Proofreading Jobs Online

D o you want to find entry level proofreading jobs online? Whether you are looking to work for someone else as a proofreader or start your own proofreading side gig, we have you covered with the info you need in this blog post.

I see it all the time: folks who have side hustles or passions who want to figure out how they can make a living working from home. My advice is always the same: find out a secondary talent, other than your primary passion, and get even  better  at it - even so that you can make an income from doing it. 

And if you’re a type-A personality like me, then entry level proofreading jobs online may be right up your alley.

Working in an entry level position doesn’t necessarily mean that you would be working a part-time or ill-paid job; in fact, working as a remote proofreader can be quite lucrative, especially if you’re working this job in addition to working another one,  or  in the case of you owning your own business. 

If you’re a stickler for proper grammar usage and can proofread in your sleep, then this may be the perfect job for you! Read on to discover how to implement a new career role in this arena.

No Proofreading Experience? No Problem.

To be a  remote proofreader , you really don’t need to be certified. You don’t even need to be certified in most writing functions to call yourself a writer! 

And you may have more experience than you think. Have you worked as an administrative assistant and proofread emails for your boss? Or, maybe you're newly out of college and have your English class still fresh in your mind. 

If these or similar examples apply to you, proofreading might be a viable option for a work at home career.

Build out your website, and start small - even platforms like  Fiverr  could be useful to a proofreader who’s just starting out. 

Other websites you may want to check out that often offer remote work are  Freelancer.com  and Upwork (see our  Upwork review  for more details on how that works).

Whenever regular Joes talk to me about freelancing, they usually suggest that I check out Upwork, a service I’m very familiar with. 

However, since I’ve been a paid, professional writer for over 12 years, I’ve already found that Upwork isn’t the best fit for me (though I have heard that some freelancers make their living solely off of the website - and it’s a good living, at that!). I’ve found it’s more suited to folks just starting out as freelancers, which could be the perfect fit for  you , dear Reader!

Where To Find Entry Level Proofreading And Editing Jobs Online

There are several other platforms out there that are available for remote, entry-level proofreaders to hop onto and see if they can drum up some new clients. 

Some of my personal favorites include:  Scribe Writing ,  Edit Fast , and  ProofreadingServices.com . All have competitive pay and flexible hours - in particular, ProofreadingServices.com jobs are available to anyone who passes the 20-minute application test. 

Then, of course, there’s the old-fashioned way, which is to use the aforementioned services (like Upwork or Fiverr), or to simply use  Craigslist . 

My trick to using Craigslist to find work is to look for remote work in cities with a higher standard of living - cities like San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles, New York, etc. 

Even if you live in a small town, if a company in San Francisco likes you and thinks that they’re getting Small Town USA pay rates, they could meet your hourly minimum at the very least and feel like they’re getting a great deal (while you feel like you’re getting paid what you’re worth!). 

Some of the previously mentioned companies may prefer experienced proofreaders, but never fear -- that’s why we’ve compiled an  additional  list of companies that hire entry-level proofreaders (to help you out if you’re truly starting from scratch!):

• Babbletype  - Read  Babbletype Review  - The team at Babbletype is looking for native English speakers only for transcription editing projects (which kind of goes without saying for most of these companies), but aren’t “looking for perfection.” 
• Guru  - I’ll be honest -- Guru is a lot like Fiverr or Upwork; which isn’t to say that there isn’t any value in it, because there certainly is! Again, especially if you’re just starting out, this may be a good option to get your name out there and build up a reputation for being reliable and good at what you do. Payment varies based on your own rates.
• Indeed  - Much like  LinkedIn , Craigslist, or any other job board, Indeed is inundated with the same jobs you will see on the aforementioned; however, even though the competition may be higher, simply because of the fact that so many people use these types of online platforms to look for jobs, it doesn’t mean that you can’t find viable proofreading jobs on these boards. I find a lot of my regular client work on job boards, or in niche-based social media groups.
• PeoplePerHour  - This is another general job-board-type of website (again, much like Fiverr), but it can work out really well for some job seekers! This is a startup that’s been around for a minute, so you’ll likely be able to find work. Payment also varies based on your own rates.
• Proofreading Pal  - Read  ProofreadingPal Review  - To work for this company, you  do  need to have a college degree, or be in the process of obtaining one. However, you don’t necessarily have to have the work experience that many proofreaders have. The website claims that editors can earn anywhere from $500 - $3,000 per month.
• LifeTips  - This company edits content produced by freelancers. The website boasts salaried work and full medical benefits - so, that’s definitely a plus! They do ask for a resume, but no specific experience or educational requirements are mentioned.
• Scribbr  - Read  Scribbr Review  - While this website does say you need a bachelor's degree plus some "experience editing academic texts," it appears that editing your own academic papers in college may count as experience, so give this one a try for sure.

Additionally, I always suggest reaching out to people on LinkedIn to gain insight and feedback on how you can break into the profession. 

Find proofreaders whose career trajectories you admire, send them a LinkedIn connection request, and ask if you can have 10 minutes to pick their brains. Networking in  any  industry never hurts! I believe that before you can journey out on your own, you should learn from the best. 

Also, these networking conversations could turn into job opportunities, especially if you’re talking to a decision-maker on a director (or even a managerial) level. 

Don’t be afraid to ask the person you’re speaking with if their company is hiring; folks like hiring people they can put a name, face, and voice to, so don’t be shy!

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The Proofread Page extension creates a book either:

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The extension is intended to allow easy comparison of text to the original digitization.

This extension shows the text in several ways without actually duplicating the original text. [1]

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The extension is installed on all Wikisource wikis. For the syntax, see the Wikisource Proofread Page documentation . It was previously also used on Bibliowiki .

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• Access to the command line is required if running the update script (maintenance/update.php) from the web browser fails (see Upgrade documentation and Update.php documentation ).
• If you want to use DjVu files (optional but recommended), a native DjVu handler needs to be available for configuration. See also Manual:How to use DjVu with MediaWiki .
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• Scribunto (Enables the proofreading Lua library )

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Extension [ edit ].

• Download and move the extracted ProofreadPage folder to your extensions/ directory. Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using: cd extensions/ git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/ProofreadPage
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• Run the update script which will automatically create the necessary database tables that this extension needs.

Thumbnailing [ edit ]

The extension links directly to image thumbnails which often don't exist. You must catch 404 errors and generate the missing thumbnails. You can do this with any one of these solutions:

• Set an Apache RewriteRule in .htaccess to thumb.php for missing thumbnails:
• or set the Apache 404 handler to Wikimedia's thumb-handler . This is a general-purpose 404 handler with Wikimedia-specific code, not simply a thumbnail generator.
• For MediaWiki >= 1.20, you can simply redirect to thumb_handler.php:
• or in apache2.conf:

If you encounter a problem similar to the following:

• phab:T301291 – PDF and DjVu files on Commons failed to be processed (no thumbnails, zero pages) but otherwise valid
• phab:T298417 – Undeleted DjVu files show incorrect metadata: 0x0 size, no page number info
• phab:T299521 – PDF file has 0x0 image size in Commons after uploading a new version while the page number is correct

Try next steps:

• repair thumbnails for DjVu files of the core MediaWiki (for PDF use mimetype application/pdf ) php maintenance/refreshImageMetadata.php --verbose --mime image/vnd.djvu --force
• needed for actualization info about the pages counts of the Special:IndexPages php maintenance/refreshLinks.php --namespace 252

Namespaces [ edit ]

ProofreadPage create by default two custom namespaces named "Page" and "Index" in English with respectively ids 250 and 252.

Their names are translated if your wiki use another language. Full list .

You can customize their name or their ID: Create namespaces by hand and set their IDs in Manual:LocalSettings.php using $wgProofreadPageNamespaceIds global. You will do something like:

Namespace id customization is not recommended and might not be supported in the future.

Configuration [ edit ]

• In order to use the page quality system , it is necessary to create five categories. The names of these categories must be defined in MediaWiki:Proofreadpage_quality0_category to MediaWiki:Proofreadpage_quality4_category .
• Ensure that you have installed Extension:ParserFunctions

Configuration of index namespace [ edit ]

For more details, see Extension:Proofread Page/Index data configuration

• You need to create MediaWiki:Proofreadpage_index_template in order to display index pages. This page is a template that receive as parameter entries of the edition form.
• You need to create MediaWiki:Proofreadpage_index_data_config.json that contain the configuration of the index form. This new configuration page overrides MediaWiki:Proofreadpage_index_attributes and MediaWiki:Proofreadpage_js_attributes .

The configuration is a JSON array of properties. Here is the structure of a property in the array, all the parameters are optional, the default value are set:

The data parameter can have for value: "type", "language", "title", "author", "translator", "illustrator", "editor", "school", "year", "publisher", "place", "progress"

Page separator [ edit ]

The extension puts a separator between every transcluded page and the next, which is defined by wgProofreadPagePageSeparator . The default value is &#32; (a whitespace). Set wgProofreadPagePageSeparator = "" to suppress the separator.

Join hyphenated words across pages [ edit ]

When a word is hyphenated between a page and the next, the extension joins together the two halves of the word. Example: his- and tory becomes history . The "joiner" character is defined by wgProofreadPagePageJoiner and defaults to '-' (the ASCII hyphen character).

Configure change tagging (optional) [ edit ]

See Change tagging to set up change tags.

Usage [ edit ]

Creating your first page (example with djvu) [ edit ].

• Before following these steps ensure you have followed the instructions in Manual:How to use DjVu with MediaWiki .
• (when and in which namespace is the DjVu file itself uploaded?)
• Create a page in the "Page" namespace (or the internationalized name if you use an not-English wiki). For example if your namespace is 'Page' create Page:Carroll - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.djvu
• Create the corresponding file for this page commons:File:Carroll - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.djvu (or set Manual:$wgUseInstantCommons to true ).
• Insert the tag ‎< pagelist /> in the Pages field to visualize the page list
• To edit page 5 of the book navigate to 'Page:Carroll - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/5' and click edit

Syntax [ edit ]

This extension introduces the following tags: ‎< pages > , ‎< pagelist >

Notes [ edit ]

• ↑ Because the pages are not in the main namespace, they are not included in the statistical count of text units.

See also [ edit ]

• Index data configuration
• Change tagging
• Lua library reference
• Page viewer
• Edit-in-Sequence — A new system (as of 2022) for proofreading without having to reload the entire page.
• Roadmap of the development
• Metadata API — The proofread meta submodule
• Proofread properties API — Proofreading-related properties of individual pages
• Index data API — Access index pages data (fields and categories)
• Index pagination API — List pages in a given index
• Manual:How to use DjVu with MediaWiki
• PdfHandler — Adds PDF support to Proofread Page
• The current full description and instructions (in English) may be found at: s:Help:Proofread
• Usage statistics can be found here: https://phetools.toolforge.org/statistics.php
• ToDo and feature request list from the Community
• A public-domain user manual is being written at: Help:Extension:ProofreadPage
• MediaWiki:OCR.js - the OCR script

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