Until MS Word 2010 we were able to do the following:
1. If we needed to rotate text we could use the Text Art feature. After typing the text you would then have the ability to rotate the text as needed. You could not use this for everything since "Text Art" has a distinct look and good for specific things relating to graphics such as Logos, Headings, Masteheads, etc.
2. If you are doing a table with many columns we sometimes rotate text in the table headings (each separate cell), to display the headings vertically in order to save room or as a specific look. For this, we make use of the "Text Direction" button when using tables.
3. Up until 2010, if you placed text in a text box or object, and used the rotate feature the text box or object would rotate but the text would stay still and NOT rotate. In order to deal with this we could save the box as a gif using paste special and then rotate the "picture" as needed.
4. Finally, in 2010, MS Word, you can now place your text in a text box or object and the text will rotate along with the text box or object. This makes things a lot easier.
Wrapping Text Around A Picture or Object in PowerPoint:
The situation: You bring a picture or an object into a PowerPoint slide. You need the text that is in the slide to wrap around the picture. Well, what a pain in 2003-10. In order to do so, you have to send the picture or object to the back then bring in multiple text boxes and manually manipulate the text by hand using the spacebar in order to achieve the look of text wrapping around the object.
You would be better off just doing it in word and snapshotting the text and picture then bringing the snapshot into Powerpoint.
Someone at Microsoft obviously picked up on this problem.
Auto-Text Wrapping in Power Point
Another very useful, and much needed, feature added to PowerPoint 2013 is auto-text wrapping. When an image is added to a slide with text in it, the text automatically readjusts itself around the image so that there is no overlapping of any kind."
Check this out and try this out. Once you see what you had to do from PowerPoint 2003-10 you will really appreciate this feature.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Saturday, December 10, 2016
MS Word Legal Training - 2007-16 - Are Your Generic MS Word Skills Up To Date?
For secretaries and word processing level operators.
Many people are working in firms that are outsourcing and doing away with their in-house word processing legal staffs. In some cases, they are holding onto some staff as long as a pay cut is involved and in some cases you have to re-test for a position you may have held for many years!
Either way, most of the people affected are rusty with their generic MS Word skills but nevertheless have to be on top of them since most agency tests and law firm tests involve the testing of generic MS Word rather than 3rd party software.
We teach Basic-Advanced Legal MS Word from an inside perspective. We also work with people who need an upgrade to their MS Word skill set due to outsourcing, downsizing or loss of skills due to exclusive use of 3rd party software for a long period of time.
Our students are working!!
Our courses are affordable, THOROUGH, flexible and designed to get you to the level of a word processing operator or secretary who can then work in a top tier legal firm and ANY FIRM in between.
We offer weekly the following:
1. Live Phone and/or In Person class is approximately 4.5 hours. Phone class may be split into two. We teach 2007-13. Half Class available after first full class.
2. Most classes 1 on 1 or 2 students tops.
3. The ability to make your own schedule from class to class.
4. Learn from those from the top-tier of the legal industry who function as coordinators, lead operators help desk and IT personnel.
LinkedIn Group: "AdvanceTo Legal and Corporate Word Processing Training Forum" for free job postings, free how-to articles and discussions. This is an invaluable resource!!!
Our Courses Include:
-Homework, Practice & Job Testing
-After Class Coaching
-Resume Review
-Job Placement Assistance and --
-Test Prep
-Books Authored By Us
Questions? Just give us a call.
AdvanceTo Corporation
Monday, November 21, 2016
Totally Underused -- Amazingly Valuable - The Organizer
While this short write-up will talk about the Organizer, I want to discuss why you would need to use it.
Depending on the type of firm and how tight the control, you may be able to develop a template. maybe not, encouraged to create styles as needed, discouraged from making additional styles. Whatever the situation, as long as you can get to the organizer you can shortcut a lot of the grunt work as per creating styles that fit a particular document type.
I recently had to reformat a set of documents that only slightly differed but in terms of formatting, they were essentially the same. So I have four things that I could do as it relates to grabbing a set of styles.
1. I could use Control Shift C and Control Shift V to Copy a style from one document to another one by one.
2. I could create a template and have all of these pre-made styles ready but I may not be willing to yank the text out of the existing document and into the template.
3. I could add all of these helpful styles into the Normal DotM file but depending on where you work they may not want the Normal Dot modified (added to or taken from)
4. Finally, I could open the Organizer, and on the left side have open the document that needs the styles and on the right side, have open the document that contains all of the great styles that you put together for a particular document type. Copy them over to the left side and you are good to go.
So, how do we get to the Organizer?
1. Go To The Home Tab.
2. Turn on your right side Style Panel
3. Go To The Bottom and choose "Manage Styles"
4. Choose "Import/Export.
5. Your Organizer will come up initially showing the Normal.dotM file.
6. Open up the desired file instead of the Normal.dotM and proceed to copy what you need over to the left side.
7. Take Note! To Get To The Organizer From The Left Side Tracking Panel: You can, in Draft View, Double Click on any Style in the Left Side Style Tracking Panel which opens the Dialog Box for Style Modification, but on the bottom left of the Dialog Box, you will see the Organizer button.
This is a feature you should know about and all of the advantages this gives you in terms of not having to reinvent the wheel over and over again.
Top-Tier Style Legal MS Word Training. Our Training Gets You In The Door...
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Thursday, November 17, 2016
MS Word 2007-16 Legal Training - Not Your Typical Course...
A level of training above the norm.
The typical situation is that you take a course, you finish the course and they wish you the best. We do too, but the difference is that we are with you literally until you go for your first interview. You do not want to feel like you are just one amongst many.
After your official classes, and after you have gone through our homework assignments:
1. We pre-test you enough so that the last minute items that would have hurt you on an agency or law firm test are dealt with and,
2. Then we connect you to our contacts who have the top legal firms as their clients.
All who go through our training, gain the ability to test for positions in top-tier firms down to the single practitioner.
You are in good hands!
Besides our background as instructors, we have spent thousands of hours on all three shifts as Coordinator, Help Desk, IT Personnel and Lead Operators.
Our courses are based on an inside perspective and you end up with the level of knowledge you can then use to position yourself for spots that benefit YOU the most in terms of salary and shift. We Show What We Know.
We offer weekly the following:
1. Live Phone and/or In Person class is approximately 4.5 hours. Phone class may be split into two. Half Class available after first full class.
2. Most classes 1 on 1 or 2 students tops.
3. The ability to control your own schedule from class to class.
All Courses Include:
-Homework, Practice & Pre-Testing
-After Class Coaching
-Resume Review
-Job Placement Assistance and
-Books Authored By Us
Questions? Just give us a call.
AdvanceTo Corporation
(888) 422-0692, Ext. 1 or 2
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Learn How To Prepare Books For Self Publishing
Low Cost Empire Volume 3 - Creating An Industry From Your Book
Two Books That Unfold Like You Are At A Seminar
What is the value of knowing how to author a book from scratch and build multiple streams of income ?
Create an entire industry from your book whether it be a fiction, artistic or an informational type book.
This is very doable. A good book can be the catalyst for a new company.
1. I offer in person class for those who are looking for classes for their facility. You make money as an affiliate for the books and from the class.
2. For those who just want to read and not attend class, the style is that of a high priced seminar. People who have always wanted to write their own book will find this method very easy and doable. Those who which to offer an additional skill on their resume will find this easy, fun and creative.
3. The follow up book (listed below) shows you exactly how to publish your new book to 5 major self publishers in one sitting.
Creating An Industry From Your Book
Now Let's Publish
For you professional MS Word enthusiasts:
You may also be interested in my books for Merge and Fillable Forms: Two additional
and solid subjects to add to your resume.
Merge:
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Secretarial Jobs No Longer Guaranteed Long Term Means Your Skills Must Be Kept Updated
Secretarial Jobs No Longer Guaranteed Long Term Means Your Skills Must Be Kept Updated
As a teacher, I come across this scenario all the time. You have either a secretary working in a law firm for many years and has a substantial salary (for the position) but does not necessarily produce as they once had or they can easily be replaced by a younger less expensive employee.
The other scenario is the law firm has a word processing staff all at high salaries and the firm decides to cut the entire department loose in favor of an outsource which will shake out high salaries and medical expense obligations.
In both scenarios this is what the employee is now up against:
1. They have relied on third party software and have LONG forgotten generic MS Word in terms of Multi-Level Outline, Table of Authorities, Document Comparison and the list goes on.
2. They are in for a shock when going to test at an agency or law firm and they do not know what awaits them. They ultimately fail the test and then realize they need to get a quality refresher course so they have the ability to compete in the marketplace.
3. They are up against hungry temps who have SHARPENED skills since they are in survival mode and they now find themselves in a tough position that can leave them out of the business or accepting jobs that are way below the prior job in terms of stature and salary.for lack of Generic MS Word skills.
What Do We Offer:
1. We teach basic-advanced word processing for legal firms. Our students attain expert level before we send them out for testing.
2. We write testing for agencies and fully pre-test our students before they go to agencies for testing.
3. Our students will be at the top of the ladder in terms of knowledge, strategy and skill level.
4. You will have the ability to compete with anyone and you will get noticed!
Whether you are still in your current job and need to upgrade your current generic MS Word skills, you see the writing on the wall and wish to take preemptive action or have already been laid off then we can help!
With decades of experience as teachers, coordinators, lead operators and IT personnel we train from an inside perspective.
Visit us at
www.advanceto.com
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
What to Expect on an Agency or Law Firm MS Word Hands On Test. Get The Inside Track Before You Test
I will alert you in this book just like I do for my students who are ready to take their test but first want the insight and inside track as to what they will be facing.
It is to your advantage to know what items and procedures are going to be asked of you before you go for testing. This will impact your chances to pass your test and become one of those considered for jobs as temporary and permanent secretaries and word processing operators.
This book also serves to alert you as to those subjects and procedures that you may not have solid in your current skill set. We fill in those gaps for our students on a weekly basis.
For those of you who are working in firms where you are using third party software and your generic MS Word skills have become rusty, you may also want to examine this book and get up to speed so that your skill set is always up to date.
The Book is presently on Kindle
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Low Cost Empire Volume 7 - Now Let's Publish
I have done the heavy lifting for you and will hand hold you through the entire process.
I am a teacher and this book unfolds like a fun seminar! What an essential and great skill to be able to publish your own books as you complete them! Books help to lend credibility and create opportunities for exposure.
If you are working for an attorney then at some point they may wish to self publish to extend their reach. The book can be about a specific legal subject or a book that shows different scenarios and cases that would help to introduce the public to the personality, thought process and strategy that has been used by the attorney and/or the firm as a whole. Either way, this book enables one to take a book that is ready to be published and have it uploaded to 5 major publishers in one sitting.
This is a great skill set for an attorney or secretary to be able to publish a book at a moments notice.
We also teach this process as well.
www.advanceto.com
The book is on Amazon's Create Space (soft cover book) and Amazon Kindle (e-book)
https://www.createspace.com/4768250
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00JSHSM74/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1477425493&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX280_SY350_QL65&keywords=Low+Cost+Empire+Volume+7
Monday, October 24, 2016
MS Word Legal Training - 2007-16 - A High Value Results Oriented Course.
Top-Tier Style Training For secretaries and word processing level operators. We train beginners through advanced from an inside perspective.
Our training prepares you to work successfully in all types of legal firms both large and small. At one time, we were beginners so we know your situation. There are very few of us that offer this level of training so read on:
Be in a position to SOLIDLY pursue jobs that will best serve you! It does not take long to get to a HIGH level of training but it does take a decision to do so.
Some of the things that set us apart:
1. Homework follows every class. These documents are just like the documents you will be working on. You send them to us and we critique them for you. This vital feedback helps you to grow.
2. Our students have full access to the LinkedIn site that is filled to the brim with Top-Tier level scenarios and how-to's. We have been placing great articles in the group since 2010.
3. Before you ever go to an agency or law firm you will receive pre-testing so you know where you stand.
4. We assist with your placement as well.
Our students are working!!
We offer weekly the following:
1. Live Phone and/or In Person class is approximately 4.5 hours. Phone class may be split into two. We teach 2007-16. Half Class available after first full class.
2. Most classes 1 on 1 or 2 students tops.
3. The ability to make your own schedule from class to class.
4. Learn from those from the top-tier of the legal industry who function as coordinators, lead operators help desk and IT personnel.
LinkedIn Group: "AdvanceTo Legal and Corporate Word Processing Training Forum" for free job postings, free how-to articles and discussions. This is an invaluable resource!!!
Questions? Just give us a call.
AdvanceTo Corporation
Friday, October 7, 2016
Join Us On LinkedIn - The Only MS Word Related Group That Actually Teaches With Every Article
If you think our LinkedIn Group is different, then you can imagine why our students attain the knowledge they do from our courses.
Join us on LinkedIn:
Name: AdvanceTo Legal and Corporate Word Processing Training Forum.
Double Your Present Knowledge.
Visit us at www.advanceto.com for our course offerings.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
The 3 Essentials When Doing Cleanup
When I do a document cleanup, my routine involves
1. Changing the font for the document as a whole.
2. Making sure the quote style matches all the way through.
3. Making sure the margins are 1 inch all around.
4. Making sure section breaks are set for New Page and Different First Page applied to the entire document.
5. Making sure that the document is set for top alignment with the exception of the Cover Page which I set for Vertical Alignment Center.
Because some of the text attributes were applied directly, this is why you will still see mixtures of fonts within the text after you have changed the document font by modifying the Normal style.
As part of the cleanup routine, I select all the text (Control A) and then use Control Spacebar which strips off any fonts that were directly applied so that only the font selected for the document as a whole remains. Yes, I also make use of Paste Special - Unformatted Text when I want to strip the document down to raw text.
Below is a summary of what I call the 3 essentials. Keep in mind that with the exception of Control Shift N, we are talking about removing surface formatting and not disturbing the style attributes.
CTRL+SPACE BAR – This removes all character-level formatting—strange fonts, underlining, boldface, italics, etc.
CTRL+Q – This removes all paragraph-level formatting—out of place indents, line spacing, extra spacing before and after the paragraphs, etc.
CTRL+SHIFT+N – This returns the selected text to Normal formatting.
Note: Before I alter a document in a major way, I always make sure that I have a hard copy printout so that I know where all of the bold, italic and underscore occurred within the document. I then have the ability to build those attributes into styles and/or create character styles to handle some of the surface formatting that will be more controllable with the use of a character style.
Training from an inside perspective
Monday, September 26, 2016
Learn Legal - Underscore Applied To Paragraph
Underscore Applied To Paragraph
Scenario: You have a number of headings across the top of the financial chart. Each heading is underscored or you have totals or subtotals across the page single or double underscored.
In either event, the Borders and Shading Dialog Box should be utilized to produce the underscore, but many times people (especially newer students and some operators) will associate the lines to the Cell which then causes the following:
1. Even though the line is associated with each separate heading of each separate cell, when you view the document in Print Preview or you print out the document, the separate underscored headings will appear as one solid continuous line since this feature puts the line from end to end in the cell.
2. People then try to remedy this by inserting narrow "buffer columns" that have no underscore associated with them but serve to make sure that the underscores that are beneath the Titles or Numbers are are visually separated from the underscore of the next column.
3. While this is a remedy, it is totally unnecessary because all they needed to do was to apply the underscore or double underscore to "Paragraph" when underscoring Titles or Numbers in a table using Borders and Shading.
4. By associating the underscore to "Paragraph" for your titles and numbers when using Borders and Shading, this feature leaves a bit of room on the left and right of each cell it is applied to. So, when you view the table or print it out, there is a clear separation between the columns and no buffer columns are necessary.
Try it yourself. It works first time and every time. If you are taking a test and you have a financial type table in the test, they will be looking for your use of applying the underscore to paragraph.
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Monday, September 12, 2016
Using Above/Below in Your Cross References
In general, a cross reference (under the References Tab) keeps track of a paragraph in terms of the Multilevel Outline Number currently sitting next to the paragraph that is being referenced.
If the referenced paragraph is moved or if paragraphs are added or removed that come before the referenced paragraph, the paragraph number in the Cross Reference should automatically readjust to reflect the new position of the referenced paragraph.
1. Sometimes the attorney will use the above/below feature in addition to the cross references. Below, a typical cross reference.
Body text body text body text See Section 2.4 Insurance Agreement for more information.
2. Depending on where you are in the document when you reference the paragraph will determine whether it is above or below the paragraph that is doing the referencing.
3. To use the above/below feature, first bring in your cross reference. Reference Type is "Numbered Item" and "Insert Reference To" should be set to "Paragraph".
See Section 2.4 Insurance Agreement for more information
4. Place your cursor after the text of the cross reference (in this case the word "Agreement") and make sure there is at least 1 empty space.
5. Go back into cross references, and under "Insert Reference To" change it to above/below.
6. In the active listing below, choose the same paragraph number. In this article, we would choose Section 2.4.
7. The cross reference should read See Section 2.4 Insurance Agreement above for more information. Note that some people place the above/below directly after the 2.4 and some place it after the entire reference as we did in this article.
8. The "2.4" and the word "above" should be grey if field shading is on and this cross reference will keep track of the current paragraph number next to the referenced paragraph and the position of the paragraph in relation to the paragraph that does the referencing.
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Using Above/Below in Your Cross References
In general, a cross reference (under the References Tab) keeps track of a paragraph in terms of the Multilevel Outline Number currently sitting next to the paragraph that is being referenced.
If the referenced paragraph is moved or if paragraphs are added or removed that come before the referenced paragraph, the paragraph number in the Cross Reference should automatically readjust to reflect the new position of the referenced paragraph.
1. Sometimes the attorney will use the above/below feature in addition to the cross references. Below, a typical cross reference.
Body text body text body text See Section 2.4 Insurance Agreement for more information.
2. Depending on where you are in the document when you reference the paragraph will determine whether it is above or below the paragraph that is doing the referencing.
3. To use the above/below feature, first bring in your cross reference. Reference Type is "Numbered Item" and "Insert Reference To" should be set to "Paragraph".
See Section 2.4 Insurance Agreement for more information
4. Place your cursor after the text of the cross reference (in this case the word "Agreement") and make sure there is at least 1 empty space.
5. Go back into cross references, and under "Insert Reference To" change it to above/below.
6. In the active listing below, choose the same paragraph number. In this article, we would choose Section 2.4.
7. The cross reference should read See Section 2.4 Insurance Agreement above for more information. Note that some people place the above/below directly after the 2.4 and some place it after the entire reference as we did in this article.
8. The "2.4" and the word "above" should be grey if field shading is on and this cross reference will keep track of the current paragraph number next to the referenced paragraph and the position of the paragraph in relation to the paragraph that does the referencing.
www.advanceto.com
Friday, September 2, 2016
MS Word Legal Training - 2007-16 - We Can Make You An Expert
Top-Tier Style Training For secretaries and word processing level operators. We train beginners through advanced from an inside perspective.
Our training prepares you to work successfully in all types of legal firms both large and small. At one time, we were beginners so we know your situation. There are very few of us that offer this level of training so read on:
Be in a position to SOLIDLY pursue jobs that will best serve you! It does not take long to get to a HIGH level of training but it does take a decision to do so.
Some of the things that set us apart:
1. Homework follows every class. These documents are just like the documents you will be working on. You send them to us and we critique them for you. This vital feedback helps you to grow.
2. Our students have full access to the LinkedIn site that is filled to the brim with Top-Tier level scenarios and how-to's. We have been placing great articles in the group since 2010.
3. Before you ever go to an agency or law firm you will receive pre-testing so you know where you stand.
4. We assist with your placement as well.
Our students are working!!
We offer weekly the following:
1. Live Phone and/or In Person class is approximately 4.5 hours. Phone class may be split into two. We teach 2007-16. Half Class available after first full class.
2. Most classes 1 on 1 or 2 students tops.
3. The ability to make your own schedule from class to class.
4. Learn from those from the top-tier of the legal industry who function as coordinators, lead operators help desk and IT personnel.
LinkedIn Group: "AdvanceTo Legal and Corporate Word Processing Training Forum" for free job postings, free how-to articles and discussions. This is an invaluable resource!!!
Questions? Just give us a call.
AdvanceTo Corporation
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Top-Tier Legal Training - Saving A Document As A Web Filtered Document
This may not come up every day but for those of you that do any type of Self Publishing, this comes into play especially for Kindle Uploads.
When you have prepared your document and are ready to upload your book to a service such as Kindle, saving a file as a Web Filtered does the following:
1. It saves a copy of your file as an HTML file and it extracts all pictures (JPG, GIF) and places them in a separate folder. Within the HTML document, it marks the area so that it knows where each picture should go when the images folder is accessed.
2. When making use of the Web Filtered HTML file and corresponding Images Folder, in order to properly package the two pieces you first save the HTML file as a Zip File.
3. You can save the HTML file to a Zip File by right clicking on the file and selecting "Send To Zip Folder" .
4. Then, when the Zip Folder is created, drag the Images Folder over the newly created Zip Folder and it will deposit a copy of the Images Folder into the Zip Folder.
5. The Zip Folder, containing the HTML File along with the Images Folder is what gets uploaded to the Kindle Website when self publishing.
6. Now that Self Publishing is as easy to do as it is, attorneys and other professionals are taking advantage of these great services like Kindle, Create Space, Nook Press, Kobo, LuLu and many others to get world wide exposure for their efforts.
Training From An Inside Perspective:
www.advanceto.com
Sunday, July 17, 2016
MS Word Legal Training - 2007-16 - Becoming An Expert Step by Step
MS Word Legal Training - 2007-16 -
Invaluable Word Processing Training at a Affordable Price. $175.00 first class $199.00 thereafter. Phone class is $165.00. Course packages are available at discounted rates! Click on link for pricing: http://advanceto.weebly.com/courses.html
LinkedIn Group: "AdvanceTo Legal and Corporate Word Processing Training Forum" for free job postings, free how-to articles and discussions. This is an invaluable resource!!!
Becoming An Expert Step by Step
For secretaries and word processing level operators.
This is a great course and an opportunity to receive unique training. Yes, you can do this!
Being able to step into a law firm seems to require a higher skill level with each passing year. This simply sets us apart from the typical MS Word user even further. That is a good thing! It puts us at the top concerning MS Word knowledge and we in turn share all of our knowledge with you.
Our students are working!!
Our courses are affordable, THOROUGH and flexible and designed to get you to the level of a word processing operator or secretary who can then work in a top tier legal firm and ANY FIRM in between.
We offer weekly the following:
1. Live Phone and/or In Person class is approximately 4.5 hours. Phone class may be split into two. We teach 2007-13. Half Class available after first full class.
2. Most classes 1 on 1 or 2 students tops.
3. The ability to make your own schedule from class to class.
4. Learn from those from the top-tier of the legal industry who function as coordinators, lead operators help desk and IT personnel.
LinkedIn Group: "AdvanceTo Legal and Corporate Word Processing Training Forum" for free job postings, free how-to articles and discussions. This is an invaluable resource!!!
Our Courses Include:
-Homework, Practice & Job Testing
-After Class Coaching
-Resume Review
-Job Placement Assistance and --
-Test Prep
-Books Authored By Us
Questions? Just give us a call.
AdvanceTo Corporation
(888) 422-0692, Ext. 1 or 2
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