PDF Mark-up for today: Tools, techniques and best practice

Registration opens two weeks before the event.

In this updated version of her previous popular webinar, Denise Cowle will share her top tips for working with the free version of Adobe Reader DC, the industry standard software for checking page proofs. Everything that you need to do when marking up a PDF is available to you in the free software – no need for expensive licenses for functionality that you won’t use.

Beyond the practicalities of mark-up, Denise will ask us to consider our responsibilities when marking up proofs – to those who come before and after us in the publishing workflow – and to consider best practice. Is it possible to standardise mark-up?

If your work involves commenting on PDF page proofs, then whatever your role in publishing, using the available tools effectively will help you communicate changes clearly, work more efficiently, and save time.

There will be time for questions during the session. 

About Denise Cowle

Denise Cowle is an editor and trainer based in Glasgow, Scotland, specialising in non-fiction with a particular focus on education and business. She edits for a wide range of global publishers, organisations and independent authors.

She teaches proofreading, copyediting and marketing for Publishing Scotland and has developed her own online courses. She is a co-host of The Editing Podcast and speaks regularly at editing events and conferences.

Denise is an Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading and served as its marketing director and later vice-chair between 2017 and 2025.

Attendance is free for Freelance Publishing Professionals members and £20 for non-members.

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