Launch OpenOffice Writer, and open a document that has a table. Step 2. Select cells that you want to have borders and click Format.. Click Table followed by Border to view the Table Format window's Borders tab.
Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Proofreading Proofreading is the reading of a galley proof or computer monitor to detect and correct production-errors of text or art. Proofreaders are expected to be consistently accurate by default because they occupy the last stage of typographic production before publication.
Proofreading Strategies to Try: 1  Skim your paper, pausing at the words and and or.. 2  If you have several items in a list, put them in a column to see if they are parallel. 3  Listen to the sound of the items in a list or the items being compared.