Is Microsoft Word precise or is it just a fallacy? InDesign is primarily design software; whereas Microsoft Word is, at its core, a word-processing tool. As such, it’s almost like comparing apples and oranges but with some overlap. If I was going for a one-off design that needed on-page elements positioned to the nth degree, […]
(You can download this template below.) If you’ve ever managed 2 versions of a similar document (especially in SaaS organizations), then you know how creating multiple versions of the same document for different audiences is a pain. One classic example is a user guide and an admin guide. Another is a public, external facing document […]
Now we add a new toolbar and add the macros as buttons (so we 1-click run them). That’s the end of this little series of improving Microsoft Word’s ‘Save As’ workflow. I hope you’ve enjoyed the series and if you have questions, feel free to ask. Thanks, Russ Go back to video 1 – Intro […]
Now we add a new toolbar and add the macros as buttons (so we 1-click run them). In the next video, video 6, we’ll look at how to up the game and efficiency by assigning this macro to a shortcut key. Templates File Path The filepath to your templates folder is: C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates Where {username} is […]
Word hides the developer’s tab by default, so we need to know how to view it, to setup our environment, and to add and compile the code. Depending on how your pc’s setup, you also might need to save your Normal.dotm with another name and go in and delete the existing Normal template. I show […]
In this video, we walkthrough the code line-by-line. Word macros have a bad rep because of all the nasties that have occurred in the past, but as we’ll see, when you look at the code itself (and follow along) there’s nothing to be concerned about. You may or may not have to watch this several […]
In this video, we walkthrough the code line-by-line. Word macros have a bad rep because of all the nasties that have occurred in the past, but as we’ll see, when you look at the code itself (and follow along) there’s nothing to be concerned about. You may or may not have to watch this several […]
As a technical copywriter who uses Word on a daily basis, I have often found myself wishing I’d saved more iterations of my document. Especially when working on longer or more complex documents. One method that I used to use was to append a, b, c, to the filename and then this would stack up […]
Someone asked a question on Quora about how to merge a list of 500+ names into a Microsoft Word form. Word’s mail merge feature is a very powerful and useful tool that makes doing this very easy. Though there are alternative ways to do this, the easiest and best way to accomplish is to use […]
Though Microsoft Word has an abundance of automated/repeatable elements, the core set of Document Properties are by far the easiest to add, manage, and edit. This short video shows how to access and manage these built-in properties: If you struggle with Word in your business, here are just two elements that you must know about […]