Have you ever typed a few dashes in between paragraphs (like as a placeholder or something), hit enter, and somehow wound up with a line all the way across the page that you can’t get rid of, no matter how many times you hit the Delete key?
Infuriating, isn’t it? But I’m here to tell you: It’s both fixable and preventable. (Yay!) Here’s how.
I received a message from a reader earlier this week that went something like this: It IS kind of a complicated question, because the answer depends on which method he used to create the TOC.
One of the things I’m on a rant about these days is loooooong documents. Complicated documents, like 20+ page contracts and appellate briefs and stuff like that. Why? Because they always seem to need special stuf inserted in them. Like custom headers and footers. And level-1 and level-2 and level-out-the-wazoo headings. It’s enough to make…
A Legal Office Guru reader wondered how to print a document excerpt without having to figure out which page numbers to print.
Ever wanted to click on a link to take you to another point in your Microsoft Word document, then click another to take you back to where you were? Here’s how to create hyperlinks that are reciprocal.
Many of you practice in courts that require you to use a format called pleading paper. Those are you who are familiar with it are probably groaning right now. Those of you who don’t probably will once you see this example: Yeah. It’s line numbers all the way down (like a court reporter’s transcript). Plus,…
Some of you have taken my advice about using CTRL-SHIFT-N to “nuke” Microsoft Word formatting, only to be disappointed that it didn’t work quite as advertised. Here’s why, plus an alternative.
My friend Karen called me in a panic. “Bryan’s got this contract he’s editing [read: recycling] for a client. He’s added a new numbered paragraph, but it’s not showing up in the Table of Contents.” So, since I can’t always diagnose Word problems blind (I’m good, but I’m not THAT good), and I go to…
The Quick Styles area, a.k.a. Styles Gallery (Word 2016) Have you ever noticed that long list running across the Home tab? That’s called the Style Gallery. It’s where all the Quick Styles (the most accessible Styles) are kept. (Those aren’t the only Styles Word has. There are actually over 200 of them!) But you may…
Does your court require you to not only conform to word number requirements in your filings but to certify the number of words, either within the filing itself or in a separate certificate? Here’s how to meet that requirement without tripping over some sneaky Microsoft Word limitations. Unless otherwise noted, all instructions and screenshots are…
While you can format your Heading Styles any way you want, that Style’s formatting doesn’t necessarily carry over to your Table of Contents. Here’s why.
I received an email “distress call” from a reader recently. She’s trying to get started with Styles (YAY!), but she’s having some difficulties (BOO!):
Once you’ve gotten beyond the basics of Microsoft Word formatting, you’re ready for more advanced features. Here are two 17-second videos that prove Word can help you become a lot more productive.
A reader came to me recently with a dilemma: He needed to create a document that had lettered exhibits sprinkled throughout, in a format that looked like this:
A reader recently pointed out a flaw in my method for one-click conversion of Word to PDF, so I took to the internet to investigate. Here’s what I found. How does it affect your workflow? Join the discussion in the comments.
From markup to insertion to fixing TOA formatting and entries, here’s a comprehensive guide to Table of Authorities in Microsoft Word.
Hands down, the biggest complaint I get is that Microsoft Word seems to have a mind of its own when it comes to formatting. People swear they did nothing more than breathe on their document, and things went completely wonky!Of course, without actually standing over their shoulder and watching them work, it’s really impossible for…
If you’ve ever needed to copy columns of text from a tabbed list and thought you had to retype them, think again. Try this trick instead.
Here’s a little Microsoft Word fields experiment with the SEQ field – incrementing paragraph numbers with the ability to reference the current and previous paragraph numbers, all combined with AutoText.
If you’ve been working with legal briefs lately, you’ve probably typed “id.” more times than you can count. Here, I show you a trick that one of your fellow readers told me about: having AutoCorrect turn “id.” into its underlined form automagically. Click the link below or the title above to see the full illustrated tutorial.
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