I’ll admit it: I’m a fan of Track Changes. But some people just don’t want to use Track Changes. Whether they simply don’t know how to use it or they’re just plain wary of it, they usually just send you a revised version of whatever you sent them, leaving you to figure out exactly what they did. Or, they do use Track Changes, and now you have two or more redlines to review. Here’s how (and when) to use Compare Documents versus Combine Documents.
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by Sid Soil
Mastering Microsoft Word will take your legal firm a long way toward efficient document creation. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the ways technology can help your legal practice. Here are four tools your small firm can use to simplify processes, break out of the hourly billing trap, and improve both client service and your bottom line.
...Carol wanted an automatically-updating Table of Contents in her document. But she couldn’t use Styles (the preferred and easiest method) to populate it because of some formatting issues. I showed her how to use TC fields to get around those limitations, and now I’ll show you (with step-by-step video).
...The one thing Microsoft Word’s notoriously WON’T do is a Points & Authorities format for a Table of Authorities. Or will it? We’ll explore in detail one Legal Office Guru reader’s creative solution to this problem and offer a sample file for you to practice her technique yourself.
...Reader Sarah asked how she could cross reference a related interrogatory within a subsequent request for production. It’s easy: use a cross-reference field! In this tutorial, I show you two ways to set up your paragraphs to make cross-referencing easy (and this ISN’T just a litigation trick!).
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