Macro Magic Workshop: Learn How to Edit More Efficiently for Windows PC Users

Monday, 3 and Monday, 10 February 2025, 2pm – 4pm (UK time)

This workshop ran over two sessions.

In this workshop Jennifer Yankopolus guided attendees through how to use macros to increase productivity and accuracy. Macros are free editing tools that can be integrated into Word. Once you understand the basics of how to install them, they are simple and fast to use. If you can copy and paste, you can use macros.

Editors use macros to optimize a wide range of tasks, such as:

• Fact-checking using Google and online dictionaries, thesauri, and other searchable databases
• Performing routine and repetitive copyedits, such as converting numerals to text, adding or deleting punctuation marks, and adjusting capitalization
• Checking for consistency errors, such as proper nouns, hyphenation, and citations and references
• Working more efficiently in Word, such as adding terms to your style sheet

Through guided instruction and real-world exercises, in this two-part workshop, attendees learned to:

• Install and run macros on a Windows PC
• Assign keyboard shortcuts on a Windows PC
• Use the most common macros among editors
• Discover additional macros tailored to your specific editing needs
• Integrate macros into their existing workflow and other editing tools, such as PerfectIt

This hands-on workshop is designed for editors with little to no experience using macros. It aims to equip delegates with the essential skills required to incorporate macros into their daily editing routine. No coding experience is necessary! The workshop focuses on Paul Beverley’s extensive free library of over 1,000 preprogrammed macros. As an editor himself, Paul has developed these macros specifically to optimize editing tasks.

Cost

• £100 for EASE members
• £150 for non-members
• Discounts for those in LMICs (select your country in the booking form)