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==How to do basic copyediting== {{dablink|For general help with editing, see [[Help:Editing]].}} ;Step one :Scan the article for errors or ways in which it can be improved. The entire article or particular sections may be tagged as needing a copyedit. There is a list of common mistakes below. ;Step two :Edit the page by clicking the "Edit" or "Edit source" tab near the top or one of the edit links next to the section headings. ;Step three :Make your changes and fill out an [[Wikipedia:Edit summary|edit summary]]. Be helpful to the editors who follow you by giving a summary of what you have done. Simple "Copy edit" is fine, but "Edited for tone" is even better. The most commonly used [[Wikipedia:Glossary|abbreviation]] for "copy edit" is "ce", which is better than nothing, but it is more helpful to include one or more words or phrases such as "capitalization", "subject-verb agreement", "fixed dangling modifier", "logical quotes", or whatever describes your edit. ;Step four :Preview your change and save. ;Step five (optional) :If you think the article does not need further basic copyediting, click Edit again and remove the "copy edit" template at the top of the article, which is what flags it as needing improvement. The template typically is a markup that looks like {{tlx|copy edit}}, with a date inside the braces.
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