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PRINTERS CORRECTION SIGN

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SUBJECT:  BUSINESS STUDIES       

CLASS:  JSS2

DATE:

TERM: 3RD TERM

 

WEEK ONE

TOPIC: PRINTERS CORRECTION SIGN

CONTENT:

  1. proof reader’s signs
  2. identification
  3. uses of each signs and marks

 

INTRODUCTION

The hand-written work of a secretary, author or manager is known as manuscript. This hand-written work may have to be typed for official purpose. However, in such works errors may occur and also, abbreviations may have been used. The errors in the manuscript must be corrected before such works are printed. In such works there are standard or known correction signs as well as long hand abbreviations which a secretary or typist must be familiar with. These signs guide the typist, secretary or printer in order to do efficient job.

Any document containing any error must not be allowed to leave the office. Before a fair copy is typed, the writer makes corrections either in the margin or in the text.

 

Printers’ corrections signs are signs that are made by editors, writers ,secretary or typesetters to mark corrections before a work goes for printing.

Some of the corrective signs and their meanings are as follows:-

Some of these signs and their meanings are as follows:-

Sign in the margin

Sign in the text

Meaning

N.P. or SP. Caps

[a square bracket three lines are made atthe bottom – of  the work (s) to betyped in space capital

New paragraph

Spaced capital, ie leave a space

Between letters in the word and three

Spaces between words

I.C./, I/C

- Single line is made at the bottom ofthe letter or words (s)

Small letter (s) lower case

Cap;  U.c; u/c

Double lines are = made under the letter or word

Capital letter (s) upper case

Close up

Sign is made at the point the correction is to be made

There is excess space either within a

Word or between words,

Punctuations, Etc.

Stet/

….dotted lines are made at the bottomof the word which has been cancelled

Let it stand: the cancelled work should be the one to be typed.

Trs/

A sign is made between the words:

Words should be transposed in the new order shown

Delete/

- line is made across the letter(s)

Do not type, ignore, delete.

Omission

Caret + sign is made at the point

Insert letter (s) aid/ or punctuation

Mark(s)  Written in the margin here

Words written in

Caps & boxed

(Word for) written not shown clearly in the text.

For emphasis, i.e since the word

cannot be fully read, the word is

written in a box to aid the typist in

reading if it should however not be

typed as it appears in the margin, ie

not in caps.

 

EVALUATION

  1. Why is it necessary for the typist or printer to understand the correction signs?
  2. Explain the term manuscript.

 

READING ASSIGNMENT

Read pages 145 to 150 of WABP Business studies for JSS 2 by EgbeEhiametalor

 

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

  1. The correction sign            means (a) give space (b) transpose (c) close up (d) delete
  2. is the correction signs for (a) start afresh  (b) transpose/transfer (c) close up 

(d)delete

  1. The sign U.C at the margin of a manuscript means (a) union company (b) united companions (c) upper case (d) under capitalized
  2. The abbreviation N.P at the margin of a manuscript means (a) union company (b) new party (c) new paragraph(d) no paragraph
  3. The sign         by the margin means (a) stop (b) run on (c) new paragraph (d) transfer

 

THEORY

  1. Explain manuscript and the correction signs
  2. Give five correction signs you know and their meaning.

 

GENERAL REVISION QUESTIONS

  1. Define a sole trader
  2. Mention two sources of capital to a sole trader.
  3. Mention five departments that are exist in a large organization.
  4. Who is a clerical staff member?
  5. List four qualities of a clerical staff member.

 



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