This short course on proposal writing reminds us that our business proposal does not stand alone. It is process of a larger process that involves planning, research, writing, editing, proofing, submission and acceptance. This list gives 37 ways to improve.
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“For your own good” is a persuasive argument that will eventually make a man agree to his own destruction. Janet Frame Why do you write business proposals? Same reason we do! We write proposals to win more business, pay our bills and send the kids to college. Same as you, I guess! Right? I’ve been […]
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Planning to hire a technical writer? Or going to an interview as a technical writer? In either case, you need to ask the right questions (if you’re hiring) and know what to answer (if you’re for hire) – right? So, here are fourteen tips for interviewing technical writers, for example, if your needs to hire […]
You’ve never written a case study before, right? You wish there was some nice, easy way to get a handle on this. So, wouldn’t it be very nice if someone –guess who! – put together fifteen of the best articles on case study writing? Well, you’re in luck, we have! 1. How to Write a […]
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Q: I’m setting up a Technical Writing Dept. for a Financial Services company. What is the best style guide to start out with? We have no internal guidelines. This will need to be useful for both beginners and also more experienced tech writers A: The benefit of adopting a style guide is that it puts […]
You can change the background color of Microsoft Word from White to Blue.
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How to Animate Text in a Word Document
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Want to know how to Create Keyboard Shortcuts in MS Word? In MS Word you can assign frequently used commands to a keyboard shortcut. To create a shortcut, follow these steps: 1. Right-click in the toolbar area. 2. Select Customize and click the Keyboard button. 3. To auto fix a table’s content, highlight Table […]
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Instead of using field codes to add filenames and file paths to your document, you can setup Word so that it displays these in the toolbar. You can then add these links to any page in an open document. Right-click on the toolbar. Select Customize and then the Commands tab. Scroll down the Categories list […]
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[Tutorial] How to Create a Macro in MS Word 2007
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One of the hidden features in Microsoft Word is macros. These are small mini-programs that you can create to automate tasks, for example, formatting a document, changing the layout or updating styles. What is a macro? A macro is a series of commands and instructions that you group together as a single command to accomplish […]