I need a 55,000-word non-fiction book fact-checked. No other services are needed beyond fact checking as the book will go through a thorough editing process later. The ideal candidate should have experience in fact-checking and be detail-oriented to ensure accuracy.

# Microsoft Word Formatting Specialist Needed for 286-Page Customer Handbook ## Project Overview Tudor Energy is seeking an experienced Microsoft Word document-formatting specialist to manually clean up and professionally reformat a comprehensive customer handbook. The handbook contains approximately 286 pages covering our customer rewards program, membership levels, delivery programs, operating policies, frequently asked questions, customer responsibilities, and formal terms and conditions. The document’s content has already been written. This is **not a copywriting or policy-development project**. The goal is to transform the existing file into a polished, organized, user-friendly handbook while preserving all substantive content and policy language. ## Critical Content Requirement The selected freelancer must not: * Rewrite, summarize, simplify, reinterpret, or materially alter any policy. * Remove content because it appears repetitive. * Change reward amounts, eligibility requirements, fees, limitations, examples, or program rules. * Add new promises, guarantees, exceptions, or legal language. * Use AI or automated formatting tools without manually reviewing every page. * Make unapproved editorial decisions. Minor corrections to obvious spelling, punctuation, capitalization, or spacing errors may be suggested, but substantive wording must remain unchanged unless Tudor Energy specifically approves a change. When wording appears inconsistent, contradictory, duplicated, or unclear, the freelancer must flag it for review rather than silently correcting or deleting it. ## Scope of Work The freelancer will manually review and format the entire Microsoft Word document, including: * Creating a consistent heading hierarchy. * Standardizing chapter titles, section headings, subheadings, and body text. * Repairing broken or excessive bullet lists. * Correcting inconsistent indentation and paragraph spacing. * Reconstructing tables that currently appear as compressed or unformatted text. * Improving page breaks and preventing isolated headings or awkwardly split sections. * Standardizing fonts, margins, line spacing, headers, and footers. * Adding or repairing page numbers. * Creating a professional, clickable table of contents. * Applying consistent styles through Microsoft Word’s Styles system. * Improving the presentation of examples, FAQs, warnings, summaries, and policy sections. * Keeping related information together where practical. * Removing accidental blank pages and unnecessary formatting artifacts. * Making the document easy for ordinary residential heating-oil customers to read and navigate. * Preserving the distinction between customer-friendly explanations and formal terms and conditions. * Ensuring that the document remains editable in Microsoft Word. The finished document should look intentionally designed rather than merely cleaned up. ## Desired Visual Style The handbook should feel: * Professional. * Friendly and approachable. * Organized. * Easy to scan. * Appropriate for residential consumers. * Consistent with a dependable local heating-oil company. * Suitable for both digital distribution and printing. The design should not feel overly corporate, legalistic, decorative, or cluttered. Reasonable use of the following is encouraged: * Chapter divider pages. * Clearly formatted benefit summaries. * Readable comparison tables. * Callout boxes for important information. * Consistent FAQ formatting. * Clearly distinguished examples and calculations. * Subtle branding elements. * Adequate white space. * Repeating headers or chapter identifiers. Any design elements must remain editable and must not interfere with printing or accessibility. ## Required Deliverables The final project must include: 1. A fully formatted and editable `.docx` file. 2. A print-ready PDF generated from the completed Word document. 3. A clean, functional, clickable table of contents. 4. Consistent Word styles throughout the document. 5. Properly formatted tables, lists, examples, and FAQ sections. 6. A version showing tracked changes or another clear record of textual corrections. 7. A clean final version with accepted formatting and approved corrections. 8. A separate issue log listing: * Apparent contradictions. * Duplicate or overlapping provisions. * Missing information. * Unclear wording. * Inconsistent numbers, fees, point values, or program requirements. * Any content the freelancer believes requires owner review. 9. Confirmation that no substantive content was intentionally removed or rewritten. ## Quality-Control Expectations The freelancer must compare the finished document against the original and verify that: * Every chapter and section remains present. * All policies and terms remain intact. * All reward values, fees, point levels, gallon requirements, examples, and timelines remain accurate. * Tables contain all information from the original. * No text was accidentally lost during formatting. * Cross-references and the table of contents work correctly. * Page numbering is accurate. * The PDF renders consistently with the Word document. * There are no hidden comments, unresolved tracked changes, broken fields, or formatting errors in the final clean version. This project requires careful manual review. A document that has simply been passed through an automated formatting or AI tool will not be accepted. ## Required Experience Applicants should have demonstrated experience with: * Advanced Microsoft Word formatting. * Long-form document production. * Word Styles, section breaks, headers, footers, and automatic tables of contents. * Complex tables and multilevel lists. * Customer handbooks, policy manuals, operating manuals, employee handbooks, or similar documents. * Preparing files for both digital use and professional printing. * Maintaining content accuracy while improving readability. * Quality assurance for lengthy documents. Experience with legal, insurance, energy, utility, membership-program, or customer-policy documents is helpful but not required. ## Application Instructions Please include the following in your proposal: 1. A brief explanation of your experience formatting long and complex Microsoft Word documents. 2. Examples of comparable handbooks, manuals, policy documents, or reports you have formatted. 3. Your process for confirming that no content is lost or unintentionally changed. 4. How you handle contradictions or apparent errors without rewriting the client’s policies. 5. Whether you will personally perform the work or delegate any portion of it. 6. Your estimated project price and delivery schedule. 7. Confirmation that you can provide both the editable Word file and a print-ready PDF. 8. Confirmation that you are comfortable manually reviewing approximately 286 pages. Please begin your proposal with the phrase: **“Content preservation confirmed.”** Proposals that do not include this phrase may not be reviewed. ## Important Notes The selected freelancer may recommend improvements, but all substantive changes must be approved before being incorporated. Accuracy and content preservation are more important than completing the project quickly. Applicants should review the document carefully before providing a final price. This may lead to additional work on customer-facing summaries, enrollment materials, comparison charts, website content, and future versions of the handbook if the initial project is completed successfully.

I have completed the technical writing for a scholarly manuscript and need an experienced academic editor or publication support specialist to verify the content. The task involves ensuring the manuscript meets academic standards and is ready for submission. The ideal candidate will have experience in academic editing and publication support.

I'm seeking a skilled editor to review and enhance a 20-page article/paper and get it ready for a PhD application. The task involves checking for grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors, as well as improving clarity and readability. The ideal candidate should have experience in academic writing and technical editing. The project is part-time and expected to be completed in less than a month.

Hi there! Thank you for checking out our job posting! We are a publishing company looking to grow our business, and we specialize in contemporary romance. We’re currently seeking experienced beta readers to review an 80K-word hockey romance novel, checking for plot holes, grammar issues, and providing overall feedback on the story. Important: For this project, we require a quick turnaround time of two days. Please apply if your schedule and availability allow you to meet this timeline comfortably. We’re looking for someone with a keen eye for detail, strong understanding of the romance genre, and ideally, someone who is an avid romance reader. If you’re a good fit, there may be opportunities for ongoing work on future romance novels as well! An NDA will be required before starting. We’re excited to hear your thoughts and hopefully build a long-term collaboration. Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you soon!

hello beta readers, I have a very specific request I am looking for a reader who is obsessed with Ana Huang. Then if you fit that criteria, I'd love you to beta read a novel from me. No need to finish it, but I am trying to do market research if a reader of Ana Huang would also like my book. Asking for someone who is willing to be as genuine as possible with feedback, pretend like you've actually bought my book and you are reading it as someone who likes dark romance/enemies to lovers

Hi there! I created a set of 3rd grade phonics color-by-number worksheets and am looking for someone with a strong understanding of elementary phonics to help me review them. These worksheets focus on open and closed syllables, so phonics knowledge is important. I'm looking for someone who can complete the worksheets as a student would, color the pictures, and give feedback if anything seems confusing, incorrect, or developmentally inappropriate for 3rd graders. What You'll Do: Complete 9 front-and-back worksheets (18 pages total) Answer all questions Color each picture according to the color-by-number directions Check that the phonics concepts are accurate Let me know if you find: Incorrect answers or answer choices Confusing wording Questions that may have more than one correct answer Anything that feels too difficult or unclear for a typical 3rd grader Ideal Candidate: Elementary teacher, reading specialist, interventionist, tutor, or curriculum writer (or just someone who knows or can quickly learn phonics) Detail-oriented and comfortable providing feedback Able to think like a 3rd grader while also reviewing as an educator Deliverables: Completed worksheets Colored pictures A short feedback document or notes with any suggested corrections or improvements I'm hoping to find someone who enjoys phonics and can help make sure these worksheets are both accurate and student-friendly!

Seeking to publish a textbook on mechatronics, a field in mechanical engineering. Would like a professional copy editor, hopefully with experience editing STEM textbooks to do a throughout copyediting of the work, which is around 1,300 pages.

I have a new collection of rough drafts of poems and meditations for yoga. Looking for editing and $1 per poem. (Hoping to have help nameing them and coming up with a good self-reflection question at the end). These are in Google Docs and a folder. I like freelancers to use Google Suggesting so that I can accept tor reject certain edits. There are about 30 ish poems. This is fixed price contract so it is $5 for editing 5 poems. And we continue through the folder with milestones. I would like to self-publish this in June 2026.

Hello! My name is Sandra and I represent a children's book publishing company that publishes bilingual books for children. We have new books coming out in Japanese, and we need input from sensitivity readers/authenticity readers who understand the Japanese-American diaspora deeply to make sure our books are authentic and non-stereotypical. Since these are baby books, the content is very simple (picture vocabulary books). If you are interested in this project, please send us a proposal with the following information: 1) Please share your qualifications and experience that will make you a good fit as a sensitivity reader or authenticity reader for this project (ethnic background, academic degree, etc.) 2) Have you worked as a sensitivity reader or authenticity reader before? 3) Are you comfortable with signing an NDA before starting the project? Thank you!