Proof Reading Symbols
Proof Reading Symbols
Instruction in the margin |
Marks in the text |
Explanation |
Bf |
The institute |
Change in bold face type |
Bf ital |
The institute |
Set bold face in italic |
UC |
The institute |
Set in capital letters |
LC |
The institute |
Set in small letters |
IF |
The institute |
Set in light Face |
Rom |
The institute |
Set in roman type |
Ital |
The institute |
Change in italic |
Us/ Ic |
The institute |
Set in main letters in caps and rest in small letters |
‘ |
The institute s |
Insert apostrophe |
“ “ |
Indian Institute of Management Ahmadabad |
Insert double inverted comma and comma |
; |
The institute |
Insert Semicolon |
: |
The institute activities are |
Insert semicolon |
. |
These are the institutes activities |
Insert full stop |
|
The institute |
Close up |
-/ |
Semi annual |
Insert Hyphen |
/–/ |
The two institute at Ahmadabad and Calcutta |
Insert dash |
( |
Institute |
Move to the left |
) |
Institute |
Move to the right |
? |
What are the activities of the institute |
Insert question mark |