What I am writing in this article, I have to remind myself to do on a continuous basis.
1. Hard Copy: (Paper). Example: You receive a heavy markup with a very thick set of edits. The handwriting is both small and poor. How many people including myself have I seen struggling just to make out the words let alone there are 80 pages of this mess. Before you struggle, make your life easier by going to your copier and copy the markup to 110% which will make it much easier to see what is going on.
2. You are doing a mark-up and you find yourself squinting while looking at the screen. The zoom on the bottom right is right there for you to access. If you have a heavy markup whereby you need to carefully look at the markup and then relocate your eyes to where a "specific edit" is to be made, then zoom it up to around 115-120% and that will make a major difference in your day. No need for you to strain your eyes trying to zone in on where you have to make an edit. I know it seems obvious but I have seen enough people struggle unnecessarily.
3. Do remember that if you bump up your view to assist your editing, then before you send your document to a client or back to the attorney, remember to take it back to 100% and save it so that the recipient sees the usual look when they open the file.
For those of you that are doing 8 and 12 hour shifts, just doing what I have discussed will help to prevent eye fatigue and your editing will be more accurate.
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