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Editorial Help Desk: All the Answers, for All Your Questions
 

Photo of Donna M. MarksThe Editorial Help Desk supports communications and publishing throughout MCPS by providing the following services:

Editing and Proofreading—We conduct an editorial review and make suggestions for improving a project’s message. We monitor grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and the devices that help readers find information—headings, pagination, headers and footers, and the like. We review and check the document to ensure that any needed changes are made.

Help Line—We accept editorial and grammar-related questions from our customers and anyone in the school system, either by phone or e-mail. We strive to answer questions promptly.We also provide our customers with
a array of questions and answers asked by people just like you and answered by us. Click
here for more information.

Indexing—We provide an indexing service to all those who require maximum use of their publication. Documents that should have an index include manuals, catalogs, and many books.

Presentations—We are available to speak to groups about editing their journals and reports with a view to maintaining consistency in grammar and editorial usage.

The Editorial Work Group, in collaboration with the Office of the Superintendent, publishes and distributes the MCPS Correspondence Manual.

Help documents

Contact Donna M. Marks (Staff E-mail) or call the Editorial Help Desk at 301-517-8139.

 
Learn to decipher the alphabet soup! Look it up in the MCPS Acronyms Guide
Do you know the difference between an ELT and an EMT, between FLS and FLES? Keep this reference on hand and you'll never get lost in jargon.
MCPS Acronyms (890K PDF)

Get the new Interactive
Correspondence Manual, 2008

Learn to prepare memoranda, letters, and other documents in a consistent format. See the updated examples of memoranda and letters. Refresh your knowledge of e-mail etiquette and more.
Montgomery County Public Schools Interactive Correspondence Manual (4.3MB PDF)

You've got to have style! Get the
Editorial Stylebook

Present your message in a clear, consistent, and professional manner. Learn some basic style rules to save time and improve your documents.
Montgomery County Public Schools Interactive Editorial Stylebook
(872K PDF)
 

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