Posts Tagged ‘Editing’
Effective Technical Writing
Posted by: DragonWiz263 on: October 14, 2007
An effective technical writer should always analyze the audience to whom he is writing. He should use a standard format/layout and organize his document as such, and his reader is not lost while reading. Technical Writers should use a particular style format and follow it throughout the document and maintain a level of consistency. If [...]
Using Cross-References
Posted by: DragonWiz263 on: September 17, 2007
When you are working on a long document in which you want to refer to other parts of that document, you can use cross-references to help readers find the information they seek. Word lets you refer to a number of different elements in your document—including captions, headings, footnotes and bookmarks you’ve created.
Expand sub-documents before referencing
You [...]
Working with multi-column documents
Posted by: DragonWiz263 on: September 17, 2007
Multi-Column Document
There are several ways to create a multi-column document. To create columns on the fly, click the Columns button on the Standard toolbar. If you have certain specifications—for example, exact column measurements, a spacing requirement of certain size, or more than four columns—use the Columns dialog box to choose those settings. Select Format à [...]
Effective use of Bullets
Posted by: DragonWiz263 on: September 13, 2007
Bullets are ideal when you want to convey short, to-the-point pieces of information. The fact that you use bullets instead of numbers implies to your reader that the points can be read and applied in any order; there’s no necessary sequence in a bulleted list.
Effective use of Bullets
MS Word gives you the capacity to create [...]
Working with Tables
Posted by: DragonWiz263 on: September 10, 2007
Methods of selecting text using the Mouse
Selection
Method
Table Cell
Click the left edge of the cell
Table Row
Click the left margin next to the row
Table Column
Click the column’s top gridline or border
Entire Table
Click in the table and press Alt+Num 5, with Num Lock turned off. Alternatively, click the table selection box that displays near the top-left corner of [...]
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