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Gil Grissom Secret Guide to Microsoft Word 2007 Styles?

June 22nd, 2010 · Comments · Style

Post written by Ivan Walsh. Follow me on Twitter
Even Gil Grissom would have a hard time doing this.
Sandra wants to know where is the Styles menu option in Microsoft Word 2007.
She wants to update her new business plan and add Notes, Messages, Quotes and other pre-formatted styles. The Styles in Microsoft Word 2003 and [...]

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Proposal Writing: 7 Ways to Get it Right

May 10th, 2010 · Comments · Style

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Yesterday, we looked at the mistakes to avoid when writing your first business proposal. Now, let’s look at how to do it right.
Be specific. Present a clear idea and a focused plan.

Connect your ideas with the client’s needs. Avoid suggesting options, technologies outside [...]

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7 Mistakes to Avoid When Writing Your First Business Proposal

May 10th, 2010 · Comments · Style

What’s the main mistake that business writers make when writing their first proposal? The target audience is not clear, the format is incorrect and the tone is wrong. And, the solution doesn’t align with the requirements. So, how you can improve your proposals and win more projects that you bid on? [...]

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How to change MS Word’s default color White to Blue

November 18th, 2009 · Comments · Formatting, How To, Misc, News, Print, Style, Templates, Tips, Tricks, Troubleshooting, Word 2010

You can change the background color of Microsoft Word from White to Blue.

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How to Optimize PDF Files for Web Sites

November 16th, 2009 · Comments · Font, Formatting, How To, Style

Portable Document Format (PDF) is the defacto file format for presenting device-independent documents on and off the Web. While PDFs have become quite popular on the Web, many PDFs used in web sites are designed for high quality print output and are not optimized for the Web.

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How to Create Dynamic Web links in your Technical Documents

November 13th, 2009 · Comments · Formatting, How To, Style, Troubleshooting, Writing

Instead of using field codes to add filenames and file paths to your document, you can setup Word so that it displays these in the toolbar. You can then add these links to any page in an open document.

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7 Steps to Better Technical Writing

June 30th, 2009 · Comments · How To, Recommended, Style, Templates, Tips, Writing

7 Steps to Better Technical Writing

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How to remove margin marks in Word 2003

June 27th, 2009 · Comments · Formatting, How To, Language Settings, Style, Templates, Troubleshooting

How to remove margin marks in Word 2003

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Word 2003 Tip – How to Change the Background Color in a Word Document

June 23rd, 2009 · Comments · Formatting, How To, Style, Tips, Tricks, Writing

The bright white text area of most word processors can become a quite tiring on the eyes after a few hours. You can of course jiggle the brightness and contrast settings on your monitor but a far better solution is to give your blank pages a light grey tint. 

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How to Compare Fonts in MS Word

June 22nd, 2009 · Comments · Formatting, How To, Misc, Style, Troubleshooting, Writing

If you are constantly fussing over fonts for your documents then there’s a very handy feature in Windows that allows you to quickly compare typefaces according to style and design.

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How to create Giant Sized Fonts in MS Word

June 20th, 2009 · Comments · Font, Formatting, How To, Style, Writing

How to create Giant Sized Fonts in MS Word

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How to add sound To Word Documents

June 16th, 2009 · Comments · Formatting, How To, Style, Writing

How to add sound To Word Documents

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Word Tip – How to create Screentips that enhance your documents

June 16th, 2009 · Comments · Formatting, How To, Style, Templates, Writing

ScreenTips are those little boxes that appear when you ‘hover’ your mouse over a hyperlink. As the name implies, they usually provide a small tip, or piece of information, about the word or phrase in question.

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Change line spacing between sentences to improve readability

March 27th, 2007 · Comments · How To, Style

One of the quickest ways to improve the layout of your documents is to use line spacing.
We’ve all seen documents where the material was so densely written that you could hardly read the words? Just a huge block of words. To improve how your text looks, you can increase the line spacing between the sentences. This [...]

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