Here’s a few ways to write secret messages in MS Word. Write your message, select it, and change the Font Color to white. Your words have disappeared! The problem here is that if another person highlights the document and changes the font to black, your words come back. Let’s try another option. Select the text and […]
To add diagonal lines to tables in MS Word, follow these steps: Click inside the table you want to modify. From the Format menu, click Borders and Shading. From the Apply To box, select Paragraph, Cell, or Table. 4. Click the lower left button (highlighted in red above) to add a diagonal line.
Filtered HTML is a special type of HTML where Word-specific functions have been removed from your document. This is very useful when you want to create a webpage with ‘clean’ code as web pages created from Word don’t always work correctly when viewed in non-Microsoft browsers. The reason for this is that when you save […]
Question: I have a very large Word document with many large bitmaps. However, even when I delete the bitmaps, and reinsert a number of smaller images, the file size remains the same as when the bitmaps were in the document. How can I reduce the file size? Answer: Use Save As, which wipes out the ‘document […]
Do you use the word “shall” in everyday speech? Can you tell the difference between “shall” and “will”? In what context should you use each word? Anyone whose job involves writing requirements, proposals, or legal text will have encountered this dilemma. From where I’m sitting, shall is dated and, in many case, used incorrectly. But […]
Here are some tips for managing your schedule, especially if run your own business: Create a Schedule – if you run a small business, chances are that you have an endless to-do list. It can be very stressful, and unproductive, to manage these unless you have a plan. Here’s a suggestion. Don’t try to keep […]
Technical writing is simple but the tools can be difficult. If you’re new to technical writing, it can be difficult to know which software to buy for your Tech Docs dept. In this checklist, we look at some of the criteria you need to consider. 10 Points When Selecting Technical Writing Tools Some points to […]
Running a small business involves many balancing acts, few of which are more important than generating new leads. You have to work at creating leads. It’s naïve to expect that lucrative business leads will walk up to your front door or passing strangers will throw checks in your letter box. It doesn’t happen. I’ve seen […]
Make an appointment with the person. It’s rude to show up and expect them to give you their time. Confirm the person’s availability. Forward the agenda in advance. Tip: don’t assume that the Line Manager has briefed the interviewee in advance. Confirm this with them, preferable by phone. Try to avoid email if possible. Start […]
For technical writers, a well-crafted index helps organize your material, in particular when you get to the production stage. By creating an index, you can manage the overall document more easily, retrieve topics faster, and update sections more accurately. In contrast, if you did not create an index, you would have to trawl through the […]