EDITORIAL CONTENT PREPARATION · Workflow idea

Move a finished draft into a clean article layout with the meaning intact.

Take an approved written draft, organize its headings, paragraphs, lists, and links into a consistent rich-text structure, and preserve the article’s metadata. Keep the source beside the formatted version, check that no content or meaning was lost, and require an editor to approve the complete entry and public destination before it is published.

A Roman aqueduct taking shape from architectural sketch to marble.
A little structure. A clearer outcome.
Starts with
An article draft is ready for formatting
Produces
A formatted article entry with its original draft and publication details ready for editorial review.
Category
Reviews & approvals

01 / The starting point

A clear request.
A useful direction.

A written draft and publication details supplied by an authorized content owner

“Prepare a structured article from an approved draft and hold publication until an editor verifies the content, metadata, and destination.”
An example request · Make it specific to your team.

02 / The work

5 tasks.
One useful outcome.

Helps content teams prepare written drafts for a consistent article layout without losing the author’s intended meaning.

  1. Select an approved draft and publication purpose

    Confirm the source text, intended audience, and publication owner before preparing an entry.

  2. Organize headings and written content

    Arrange the supplied text into readable sections while preserving its wording and intended order.

  3. Prepare links and supporting details

    Carry over approved links, captions, and article details, marking missing or unclear information for review.

  4. Compare the formatted entry with its source

    Have an editor check for missing passages, changed meaning, broken references, and metadata errors.

  5. Approve before public publication

    Require the content owner to approve the complete entry, its audience, and its destination before release.

03 / The result

Something useful.
Something to build on.

A formatted article entry with its original draft and publication details ready for editorial review.

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Prepare rich text content for review

Reviews & approvals · Example outcome

The handoff

A formatted article entry with its original draft and publication details ready for editorial review.

Keep in mind

Formatting can omit, rearrange, or misrepresent important content, and publishing can make it available to a broad audience. Compare the complete entry with the approved source, verify links and rights, check the intended destination, and require an editor to approve the exact content before publication.

04 / Make it yours

Set the brief.
Set the standard.

A few choices shape the work around your team.

Define the article structure

Choose the supported headings, text elements, link styles, and metadata needed for the publication.

Prepare source and content conventions

Agree on how drafts, section breaks, links, images, and incomplete details should be handled.

Keep unpublished entries private

Limit access to drafts and formatted entries to the people who prepare and review them.

Assign editorial and publication approvers

Name who compares the finished entry with its source and who approves its exact public destination.

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