Indicate the place where the writer should start a new paragraph with a backward capital "P," using two vertical strokes instead of the usual one.
Tell the writer to delete the space used to create a new paragraph, joining text to the previous one, by writing "no" followed by a backward capital "P" with two vertical strokes.
Instruct a writer to delete a word or phrase from text by using a curved line with a loop in the middle. Insert the symbol in the middle of the word or phrase the writer must delete from the text.
Advise the writer to ignore a proofreading mark by printing "STET" (Latin for "let it stand") next to the erroneous instruction.
Inform the writer to insert a space between two words or phrases by inserting the pound sign (#) between the words the writer needs to separate.
Place a capital "X" over a word that contains a broken character. This tells the writer to retype the word for clarity.
Instruct a writer to spell out an abbreviated term by writing the circled letters "Sp" next to the word. For example, you could do this to tell a writer to spell the word "pounds" instead of writing "lbs."
Indicate a spelling error by writing "Sp" (without circling these letters) near the misspelled word.
Indicate a faulty abbreviation in the text by writing "Ab" near the abbreviation in question.
Address awkward sentence construction and expression by writing "Awk" near the phrase that needs rewording.
Ask a writer to fix a run-on sentence by writing "R-0."
Tell the writer to place a capitalized word in lowercase by writing "lc" next to it.
Indicate the need for placing a word or phrase in boldface by writing the lowercase letters "bf" beside the characters that need to be bold.
Point out type in the wrong style or size with the lowercase letters "wf" (for "wrong font") next to the characters in question.
Draw a dot with a circle around it to tell the writer to place a period at the end of a sentence.
Instruct a writer to insert a comma into a sentence by drawing one where it's needed, with a caret (an upside-down letter "v") above it.
Indicate the need for quotation marks by drawing them around the quoted matter with an inverted caret below each single or double quotation mark.
Tell the writer to insert an apostrophe by drawing one in the appropriate place, with an inverted caret below it.