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13 Quick Tips to Getting Better with Microsoft Word…
I wrote an article on LinkedIn about this some time ago (before I setup this website).
One of the biggest problems that I encounter when companies contact me to help with their Word templates is they don’t use styles correctly.
Styles are THE biggest ‘thing’ in Word. Seriously.
Once you’ve mastered them, everything else will fall into place.
I was also asked about using tabs in my documents (or, more specifically, using the tab key). Again, I use them with styles.
This video shows what I mean:
https://vimeo.com/256182355/a6728d1b3c
Here’s the link’s to the article on LinkedIn (I’d be delighted if you’d connect with me there, too):
Click here to read my 13 Quick Tips to Getting Better With Microsoft Word LinkedIn article.
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