| Pages in topic: [1 2 3] > | Advantages of using Perfect It Thread poster: Tina Vonhof (X)
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Tina Vonhof (X)
Canada
Local time: 23:06
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Has anyone tried the Perfect It program advertised on proz.com? I purchased this program recently and have found it very useful, both as a translator/editor and as the managing editor of a scientific journal. It picks up all kinds of things that may be overlooked in proofreading, such as: inconsistent capitalizing or hyphenating of the same terms, inconsistent capitalizing in bulletted or numbered lists, unexplained acronyms, numbers that should be spelled out, missing table headings, and many o... See more Has anyone tried the Perfect It program advertised on proz.com? I purchased this program recently and have found it very useful, both as a translator/editor and as the managing editor of a scientific journal. It picks up all kinds of things that may be overlooked in proofreading, such as: inconsistent capitalizing or hyphenating of the same terms, inconsistent capitalizing in bulletted or numbered lists, unexplained acronyms, numbers that should be spelled out, missing table headings, and many other things. I have run several translations and journal articles through this program and I was amazed at the errors it picked up, even after proofreading both on-screen and in print. At the end, it offers the options of, for example, generating a table of abbreviations, updating the table of contents, and a report of all the changes made, just to name a few. Highly recommended. ▲ Collapse
| | | | John Fossey 
Canada
Local time: 01:06
Member (2008)
French to English
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Thank you for this. I had seen the advertisement, but then closed the page and the ad didn't show up again so I was unable to track it down. It looks very useful.
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I mainly do scientific proofreading/editing work (monolingual) and it's great - well worth it for the price. Like Tina says, it's very useful for catching inconsistencies. There's a 30 day trial period too.
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I also find it great for proofreading, especially for long documents such as annual reports which are full of lists and tables.
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It's very interesting. Thank you for advice.
The spelling and other rules are US or UK bound?
| | | | Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:06
Member (2009)
Dutch to English
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| I own and use PerfectIt too. | Sep 5, 2012 |
It is indeed a great way to catch sneaky errors.
I would also suggest taking a look at Verifika (http://e-verifika.com/ ). Overkill perhaps, but when I want a text to be Perfect (which I of course always do;), or, more realistically, when I have the time, I run them both.
Whereas PerfectIt focuses on consistency within one language, Verifika is a QA tool that checks bilingual files.
... See more It is indeed a great way to catch sneaky errors.
I would also suggest taking a look at Verifika (http://e-verifika.com/ ). Overkill perhaps, but when I want a text to be Perfect (which I of course always do;), or, more realistically, when I have the time, I run them both.
Whereas PerfectIt focuses on consistency within one language, Verifika is a QA tool that checks bilingual files.
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| | | | Tina Vonhof (X)
Canada
Local time: 23:06
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TOPIC STARTER | Don't think it matters | Sep 5, 2012 |
Gennady Lapardin wrote:
It's very interesting. Thank you for advice.
The spelling and other rules are US or UK bound?
So far I have worked with US, UK and Canadian documents but keep in mind that this program is not designed to replace spell-check - you have to use both. It's aim is to pick up all kinds of inconsistencies that spell-check does not, such as common typos, punctuation, capitalization, hyphenation and much more. Imagine that in a document you say Russian Federation the first time and Russian federation the next time, then the program will show you those two terms, ask you which one you prefer, and then fixes that throughout the document. Or you can check the individual instances first before you give the command to 'fix' each one separately.
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Thanks Tina for mentioning this, it indeed sounds interesting.
Could you possibly provide a link to the ad on Proz? I haven't seen it and can't seem to track it down.
Cheers,
Irene
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| Maybe Tina has a better link... | Sep 6, 2012 |
Irene McClure wrote:
Could you possibly provide a link to the ad on Proz? I haven't seen it and can't seem to track it down.
But I did find this: http://www.proz.com/PerfectIt
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Thanks Kevin, that's really helpful!
Irene
| | | | Tina Vonhof (X)
Canada
Local time: 23:06
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TOPIC STARTER | | Standard or Pro? | Sep 14, 2012 |
There seems to be a big difference in price ($59 v $99) but its not clear what the difference is
Scrub that, this link sets out the differences, Pro would seem to be worth the extra
http://www.intelligentediting.com/features_matrix.aspx
[Edited at 2012-09-14 10:53 GMT]
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| Perfect It style sheet | Sep 26, 2012 |
I use PerfectIt and find it useful. In fact, so useful, I have contributed a stylesheet that automatically checks for US & UK spelling and converts to the preferred Canadian style. I know everyone but the Canadians are thinking "Who cares" and the Canadians are thinking -- "but middle-of-the-road Canadians accept both US and UK spellings". Not officially true: the Canadian government recommends a particular style (e.g., fibre, localize, travelled) and suggests use of Gage Canadian dictionary or ... See more I use PerfectIt and find it useful. In fact, so useful, I have contributed a stylesheet that automatically checks for US & UK spelling and converts to the preferred Canadian style. I know everyone but the Canadians are thinking "Who cares" and the Canadians are thinking -- "but middle-of-the-road Canadians accept both US and UK spellings". Not officially true: the Canadian government recommends a particular style (e.g., fibre, localize, travelled) and suggests use of Gage Canadian dictionary or Oxford Canadian.
With this free add-on, Perfect It will check for thousands of words (storey vs. story; tonne vs. ton) and make sure you are truly Canadian.
More info at
http://www.intelligentediting.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=353 ▲ Collapse
| | | | John Fossey
Canada
Local time: 01:06
Member (2008)
French to English
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Joshua Wolfe wrote:
-- "but middle-of-the-road Canadians accept both US and UK spellings".
No, no, no, we celebrate Labour Day (not Labor Day) but we never buy tyres (only tires).
| | | | Marina Steinbach
United States
Local time: 01:06
Member (2011)
English to German
| Should I really buy now? | Sep 26, 2012 |
I'm a bit confused. The link http://www.proz.com/PerfectIt reads:
Buy Now
Prices start from just $49 USD for the Standard Edition and $79 for the Pro Edition, with discounts available for multiple licenses and company-wide deployment.
When I click on "Buy PerfectIt now", according to the order information the price is 99.00 USD minus 5 %. <... See more I'm a bit confused. The link http://www.proz.com/PerfectIt reads:
Buy Now
Prices start from just $49 USD for the Standard Edition and $79 for the Pro Edition, with discounts available for multiple licenses and company-wide deployment.
When I click on "Buy PerfectIt now", according to the order information the price is 99.00 USD minus 5 %.
Should I really buy now? ▲ Collapse
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