Revising is the process of ensuring a document accurately conveys the intended message in a professional manner. When revising alone, one should read and reread the document, check the overall meaning and clarity, organization and logical flow, and correctness. Effective self-revision techniques include letting the document sit overnight, reading it aloud to identify issues, using a checklist of common problems, and reviewing a printed copy to see it as readers would. Revision software can help with spelling, grammar, and finding synonyms, but cannot replace careful human review, as software does not understand context like the topic, audience, and purpose.

1. REVISING
Reporter:
Johaima A. Sumala

2. REVISING
- is the process of making sure that the
document says what you want it to say and
says it professionally. Develop your own
technique for revising.

3. Studying the documents by yourself:
Read and reread the document.
Overall meaning and clarity
Organization and logical development
Correctness

4. GUIDELINES
REVISING BY YOURSELF
1. Let it sit. Set the documents aside for a while, overnight if
possible, to gain some distance and see it as your readers
will.
2. Read it loud. Listen for awkward phrases, poorly developed
ideas, illogical reasoning, or missing evidence.
3. Use checklist. Modify checklist, such as those in this book, to
include the points your instructors have made about your
writing.
4. Review a printout of your draft. You can revise effectively
right on the screen, but be sure to print a copy of your draft,
too. Because a printer provides a much sharper image than a
screen, you’ll see the draft- and it’s problems- as your
readers will.

5. USING REVISION SOFTWARE
1. Spell Checkers. A spell checker alerts you when it sees a
word that isn’t in its dictionary. You can add the word to your
dictionary so that the spell checker will recognize it in the
future.
2. Grammar Checker. A grammar checker can help you
identify and fix potential grammatical and stylistic
problems, such as wordiness, subject/verb dis-agreement,
and double negatives.

6. 3. Thesauri. A thesaurus (plural thesauri) list synonyms or
related words. An electronic thesaurus has the same
strengths and weaknesses as a printed one.
The revision tools discussed in this section cannot replace a careful
reading by you and by other people. These tools don’t understand
your subject your audience, and your purpose. They cannot identify
unclear explanation contradictions, inaccurate data, inappropriate
tone, and so forth. Use tools, but don’t rely on them. Revise your
document yourself, then get from someone you trust.