If you’ve ever managed 2 versions of a similar document (esp. in SaaS organizations), then you know how creating multiple versions of the same document for different audiences is a pain. One classic example is …
06 – Assign Shortcut Key
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 …
05 – Add to Toolbar
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 …
04 – Developer’s Tab
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 …
03 – Code with Blank Document
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 …
02 – Code Walkthrough
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 …
Improving Word’s ‘Save As’ Function and Improving Your Workflow – 01 Introduction
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 …
Simple Mail Merge Using Excel
A question was asked 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 …
Word’s Repeatable Elements
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 …
Poetry In Motion – Making Microsoft Word’s Styles Work For You
In answer to the question, “How do I create equal spacing between phrases in Word? To look like a poem where there are no full stops but spacing between phrases. Is there a way to …
