(The instructions are intended as guidelines and apply to Microsoft® Word for Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2403 Build 16.0.17425.20124 64-bit) for Windows 11. Details may differ slightly for other versions.) In my first blog post, I shared my 14-step formatting...
CPD – Must every PEG member take the Accreditation Test?
Short answer: No. It is not mandatory, although PEG’s Accreditation Scheme is something every member should aspire to passing: With PEG’s membership levels limited to Associate and Full members, we feel that individuals should attain the Gold Standard of...
CPD – How many hours can I claim for webinar participation?
Those who attend a webinar earn the number of hours equivalent to the length of the webinar, eg two or three hours. Your certificate of attendance is proof of your having earned those hours. But if you do not attend and refer only to the recording, then that will earn...
Formatting before editing 2: Headings
Formatting makes it much easier for me to work with the document, it looks professional, and it is much easier for the examiners to navigate (Richard Steele, 2023).  In my last blog, I shared my 14-step formatting checklist and how to work through steps 1 to 6: Open...
Formatting before Editing 1: Introduction
Richard Steele said in his recent blog about his take on academic referencing: Formatting “makes it much easier for me to work with the document, it looks professional, and it is much easier for the examiners to navigate … this is a technical issue, not an academic...
Feedback: PEG’s Editing Fiction webinar
On 11 December 2021, PEG held an online workshop, attended by 30 wordsmiths, on the subject of editing the genre of fiction. It was also the pretext for officially launching PEG's latest guide, Editing fiction, authored by Máire Fisher and Nella Freund, with the...