Microsoft Word templates can be an incredible productivity tool. Templates ensure a consistent look and feel across your documents. Using a template frees you up to focus on other things about the document you are writing. Yet, Microsoft Word templates can also be a productivity sinkhole if you aren’t careful. If you don’t put some… Continue reading 3 Microsoft Word template decisions to avoid
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Building the Microsoft Word skills of non-writers in your organization
Throughout my career, I’ve had the opportunity to work with a lot of non-writers such as solution architects, trainers, instructional designers, and project managers. Often it meant coaching them through technical writing tasks and fixing their Microsoft Word issues. The experiences have given me insight into how regular folks use Microsoft Office. Even with templates… Continue reading Building the Microsoft Word skills of non-writers in your organization
My Word template manifesto
For reasons that continue to elude me, I’ve come across a lot of Microsoft Word template issues in my time. Some templates were so bad that what should be a simple productivity tool ends up hobbling documentation efforts. Finding template issues is a never-ending source of disappointment for me. Perhaps it’s because I usually create… Continue reading My Word template manifesto
My Microsoft Word template manifesto
For reasons that continue to elude me, I’ve come across a lot of Microsoft Word template issues in my time. Some templates were so bad that what should be a simple productivity tool ends up hobbling documentation efforts. Finding template issues is a never-ending source of disappointment for me. Perhaps it’s because I usually create… Continue reading My Microsoft Word template manifesto
A few words about Microsoft Word and Track Changes
One of the most useful – yet potentially embarrassing – features of Microsoft Word is Track Changes. Using the Track Changes feature lets you electronically markup your Word documents with edits, additions, and revisions. Think of it as an electronic red pen so to speak. The potential embarrassment of the feature comes in when you… Continue reading A few words about Microsoft Word and Track Changes
