Short course Automate Your Editing 2023
This Short Course will help translators and editors automate certain tasks and gain greater efficiency in editing long documents.
Information
Period
5 June 20231,5 Distance teaching hours
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Language
EnglishFormat
Distance learningRegistration
Registration deadline
31 May 2023Fees:
CHF 150.-
Contribution to the SDGs
Objectives
The workshop will help you to automate certain editing tasks to save time on big documents
Audience
Editors who have little or no knowledge of how to use advanced find and replace, wildcards, macros and hotkeys in Microsoft Word
Programme
The workshop is an introduction to:
- Advanced find and replace in Microsoft Word
- Wildcards
- Macros
- Hotkeys
Director(s)
Prof. Susan PICKFORD, Faculty of Translation and Interpreting, University of Geneva
Coordinator(s)
Véronique SAURON, University of Geneva
Pedagogical method
The workshop will comprise presentations and practical exercises. Handouts will be provided for you to learn more at your own pace after the workshop is over.
Admission criteria
Participants should have a very good command of English and must use a PC. This workshop is not suitable for Macs. The workshop may be difficult to follow on a small laptop screen.
Schedule
4:00pm to 5:30pm
• Stuart COE, editor and translator at the International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva
Contribution to the SDGs