Partial Jobs

1. Check the Job Information tab to determine whether the partial should be proofed.
   
   
2. If so, go ahead and proofread the job as usual.  Fill out the rating sheet as you go.  Always complete proofreading before typing the rest of the job.  If the job is a PDF, remember to check the first page of the PDF for any written instructions.
   
   
3. After you finish proofing, check Comments to Proof to find the audio stream used and the previous typist’s stopping point.
   
   
4. Advance to that point and continue typing.
   
   
5. Complete and submit the job.  You will be asked to input a job rating for the work that was proofed. 

You will be paid for proofing the partial portion and for typing the remainder of the document.

1. Check the Job Information tab to determine whether the partial should be proofed.  If it states that proofing is not required, follow the instructions below.
   
   
2. Look over the job quickly to ensure that instructions were followed and no blatant errors are present.  If the job is a PDF, also check the first page of the PDF for any written instructions.
   
   
3. If you see errors, determine whether it meets the criteria listed above for proofing a partial.
   
   
4. Once you have determined that proofing is not needed, read over the instructions and previous Help Tickets (if any), listen to the beginning of the audio to check for special oral instructions, and begin typing where the previous typist left off.  
   
   
5. Complete and submit the job as normal.

You will be paid for the words that you type.  

1. Check the Job Information tab to see if the job is marked for proofing.
   
   
2. If not, read over the instructions, scan through the document to look for blatant errors, and listen to the beginning of the audio to ensure client instructions were followed.  If the job is a PDF, check the first page of the PDF for any written instructions.
   
   
3. If the job meets the criteria for proofing, look at the Job Information tab to determine whether it was typed by a typist or a PR.  
   
   
4. If it was typed by a PR, do NOT fill out a rating sheet.  Simply make the corrections needed in the document.  Never assign a job rating to a fellow PR.
   
   
5. If it was typed by a typist, go ahead and proof the job and fill out the rating sheet.
   
   
6. Once proofing is complete, go ahead and finish typing the job.
   
   
7. Before submitting the job, ensure you check the box labeled "Job Required Proofing" on the Job Submission tab.  
   
   
8. Submit the job as complete.  If you filled out a rating sheet, be sure to input the rating.  If the job was typed by a PR, you should select N/A as the job rating.  (In this case, you will also need to open a ticket to request proofing pay.) 

If a Sermon/Lecture/Regular Document turns into Group Conversation, a typist will submit it as a partial.  If you receive a job like this, do the following:

1. Leave original formatting.  Do not go back and redo the beginning to follow verbatim policies.  You will start GC formatting and policies where the previous typist left off.
   
   
2. If the job needs to be proofed (either because you receive it marked for proofing or you see errors in the document which meet the criteria for proofing a partial), proofread the job and fill out the rating sheet (unless it was typed by a PR). 
   
   
3. Begin typing where the last person left off.  Include appropriate speaker labeling, and type verbatim from that point on.  
   
   
4. To properly submit the job:

• Click Job Submission tab.
• If you proofed the job, check the box for Job Required Proofing.
• Ensure the Group Conversation box is checked. 
• Submit the job as complete.  Input a rating if needed. 

Proofing jobs should not be submitted as partials.  At the end of a shift, a proofreader may receive a proofing job (or a partial that requires proofing) but they are unable to complete the proofreading before the end of their shift.  When this occurs:

1. Open a help ticket requesting to have the job requeued.  Tell the Help Desk you will not be able to complete the proofreading before the end of your shift and need the job requeued to another PR.
   
   
2. The Help Desk will requeue the job and you can log off of your shift. 

If you get to the end of a shift and haven't finished proofing a job you expected to be able to finish, you can submit a partially proofed job as a partial to go to another proofreader.  However, you MUST open a payroll ticket in order to get paid for your part of the proofing.  This should only be done in very limited cases.  Whenever possible, you should finish the proofing prior to submitting the job. 

1. Check the Job Information screen.  If the job is a group conversation, see GC Proofing Policies.
   
   
2. If it is not a GC, review the job history.  If it shows that the previous typist was a PR, follow all of the same steps for proofing a partial that are listed above EXCEPT filling out the rating sheet. A Proofreader should never rate another Proofreader’s work.
   
   
3. Proof the job by making required corrections. If the job is a PDF, remember to check the first page of the PDF for any written instructions.  Then begin typing where they left off. 
   
   
4. To submit the job, click the Job Submission tab.  Check the box for Job Required Proofing. 
   (Note:  On a GC or a job that was typed by a PR, this will not trigger proofing pay.  Open a payroll ticket for a manual pay adjustment.)
   
   
5. When asked to input a job rating, select N/A.  

After your shift, please email proofreader.support@speakwrite.com with the job number and a brief description of why the job had to be proofed so we can follow up with the PR at fault.