Managing large MS Word document is a challenge, especially if you’re working with text and reviewers from other team members. Track changes, especially when done online, can create all kinds of issues with formatting and layout.
However, there are several techniques to avoid this happening. Here are some guidelines to consider
When writing technical documents, especially those that have gone through multiple revisions, what you initially set out to write and what appears in the review document may differ. In addition, you’re probably fatigued from wordsmithing the text and want to move on to something else. Nonetheless, as your name is on the document, it’s critical that you can stand by what you’ve written.
So, let’s look at how to review a technical document. Before I start, it’s assumed you’ve spellchecked the text, checked your sources, and so forth.
Today on Klariti, we’re going to look at how to position your text vertically in MS Word.
According to Microsoft Support, “Text boxes and most shapes can include text in them. The text can be positioned horizontally or vertically, and it can appear on one line or wrap to multiple lines. You can change the direction of the text, and you can also change the margins of text boxes and shapes for optimal spacing, or resize shapes for a better text fit.”
So, let’s look at how to do this.
Today on Klariti, I’ll show you how to turn off field codes in the Table of Contents of MS Word.
So, if you open Word and instead of seeing the TOC as you’d expect and see all these codes, well, we’re going to fix this.
Here’s how to fix the following error in Word when trying to open the Table of Contents. The error message is: { TOCO “2-4″H Z T “HEADING 1,1”} The problem is usually to do with Field Codes. Here’s a few suggestions. In Word, go to Tools > Options > View tab and click off Field Codes […]
If you use MS Word to write documents, you might find the following tips helpful. I use Word to write documents up to 200 pages, even longer, and have managed to keep the document in good shape by following guidelines. Formatting — avoid cutting/pasting material directly from one file into another as this brings unwanted […]
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