I ask clients to tag me (preferably using my Gmail address) when they’re ready for me to edit. I ask clients to wait until I’m done editing. Clients making changes or responding to queries while I’m editing can cause overwrites and can derail the editing process. Request clients not touch the document while it’s assigned to me.But even in Editing mode, you can see past versions of the document, so version control is less of an issue. Suggesting mode is like Track Changes and is what I recommend. Determine with the client the mode you’ll work in.The more I use Docs, though, the more I refine practices that work for my clients and me. Horler finishes up her booklet with a look at how Docs affects the editing process. They’re a poor substitute for the paid product. PerfectIt’s add-ons only list issues, however, and you can’t create your own style sheet. There are add-ons available for Docs, including a couple from PerfectIt and Endnote Generator. She also talks in detail about how to work in Docs, which clarified a few things for me. Horler reviews different file conversions for those jobs where working in Word is preferable, though if the document has advanced formatting (think footnotes, bullets, and tables), you’re going to have issues. Karin Horler’s Google Docs for Editors has been a big help. And since I’d rather work than lose money protesting a change I have little control over, I’m learning to make peace with Google Docs, for all its inadequacies for editors. And there’s little I can do to customize it to make editing in it easier and more efficient.īut more of my work is showing up in Docs for various reasons. Docs doesn’t run macros it requires too many clicks to do things, with few keyboard shortcuts editors need the features aren’t as robust as Word’s and add-on tools aren’t always available. I had resisted using Google Docs for editing client work for a long time.
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