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FW: Who's the Wizard(ess) with Word 2000 Style Sheets?
Subject:FW: Who's the Wizard(ess) with Word 2000 Style Sheets? From:"Steve Hudson" <steve -at- wright -dot- com -dot- au> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:33:31 +1100
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From: Steve Hudson [mailto:steve -at- wright -dot- com -dot- au]
Sent: Thursday, 22 February 2001 12:53
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Subject: RE: Who's the Wizard(ess) with Word 2000 Style Sheets?
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From: bounce-techwr-l-62124 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
[mailto:bounce-techwr-l-62124 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com]On Behalf Of Robert B
Kennedy
Subject: Who's the Wizard(ess) with Word 2000 Style Sheets?
1) How many ugly, automated, wrecking
checkboxes exist in Word 2000 to undo
hours worth of work?
--- Autotext/autocorrect is still a killer - watch out for ya curlies and so
on. Also check your tools/ options settings as well. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY -
DO NOT ENABLE FAST SAVES OR BACKGROUND SAVES!!!!
2) Is there a chart somewhere that states
what the optimal "space above" (and related
formatting selections) are for a corporate
(policy) document?
--- Policies aren't annotated so don't require working white space - use
either what is Aesthetically pleasing, or (like me) reduce paper usage by
maximising text area.
3) Is it advisable to combine a style sheet template
with a template containing design elements (logo,
header, footer, etc.) or should they be kept separate?
(I suspect I know the answer to this one.
I stick em all in one. The caveat is one big fat template that needs
traverse the network each time a doco is opened or closed. I am thinking of
ripping out the stuff that only the tech writers use, and putting it in a
subordinately called template.
> Lunch to anyone who gets three out
of three. You just need to fly to NYC.
Darn - I just got my arms waxed free of the feathers...
Ozzie Ozzie Ozzie! Oy oy OY!
Steve
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