document preparation
Making papers presentable
Document preparation is the process of creating, formatting, and organizing written materials for a specific purpose.
The term covers everything from drafting legal contracts to laying out reports with proper headers and margins.
Word processors are document preparation software.
In professional contexts, document preparation often implies making materials ready for filing, submission, or publication: The paralegal handles document preparation for court filings.
- typesettingArranging text for print
- page layoutVisual document organization
- outlineSummary of key elements
- redliningRefusing loans by neighborhood
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
spell check · drafting · paper · clean copy · spell-checking · letterhead · revision · copyediting · font selection · pagination · boilerplate · version control · transcription · fact-checking · record-keeping · standardization · data entry · layout
document preparationdocument filing
Organizing papers systematically
document storage · record keeping · filing · file management