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Flying edits 26 Aug 2013 | 02:30 am
Something came to me in a conversation I was having the other day about some of the documents I edit — these documents are like plane trips! Bear with me here… I haven’t gone crazy ;-) Qantas A380 at...
Sony Xperia Tablet Z: WiFi connection issues 21 Aug 2013 | 02:30 am
It took a while, but I’ve finally joined the tablet generation ;-) I actually got my Sony Xperia Tablet Z a couple of weeks back (and I love it!), but as I’ve had issues with continual WiFi connectio...
Dealing with abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms 19 Aug 2013 | 02:31 am
Based on a writing tip I recently sent to my work colleagues. NOTE: These are the rules based on our style guide and its referenced authorities. Your style guide may differ. ******************* In ...
Common image sizes for social media 13 Aug 2013 | 02:30 am
I found this in a quilting magazine and figured it was useful to share — it lists the common images sizes for profiles, avatars, and banners for each of the main social media and sharing platforms. (...
Word = chocolate! 10 Aug 2013 | 10:54 am
I helped AJ in the Netherlands solve a tricky Word problem via Skype Chat the other day. Look what she sent me! All beautifully packaged in a wooden box, and sent from Sydney. I like the equation: So...
Book review: Planning and Structuring User Assistance 6 Aug 2013 | 02:30 am
Details: Author: Marc Achtelig Title: Planning and Structuring User Assistance — How to organize user manuals, online help systems, and other forms of user assistance in a user-friendly, easily acce...
Book review: Designing Templates and Formatting Documents 5 Aug 2013 | 02:30 am
Details: Author: Marc Achtelig Title: Designing Templates and Formatting Documents — How to make user manuals and online help systems visually appealing and easy to read, and how to make templates e...
Word: Use multiple outline numbering sequences in the SAME document or not? 11 Jul 2013 | 02:30 am
Recently, I had a single document to edit that the author had divided into four parts. She had used separate outline numbering sequences for the headings within each Part. In other words, she had Part...
Word: Getting an Excel table into Word 10 Jul 2013 | 02:30 am
Typically, you have two choices when you want to insert an unlinked Excel table into a Word document: insert it as an image (Note: you can’t modify it in Word once inserted); instructions are here: h...
Should you fix the window size in Help? 1 Jul 2013 | 02:30 am
B asked: I wanted to set the size of the XHTML window when the user brings up the help. I did a search and found your script to set the initial window size, which worked great. I would, however, like...
