Three Books With An Amazing Amount of Information -- MS Word Legal -- *Awareness Explosion* Volumes 1-3

This is the closest thing to going to an MS Word Legal Word Processing Seminar For Top-Tier Law Firms!

This series of books will give you an accurate window into working in a top-tier legal word processing center. Volumes 1-3 go over a Tremendous Amount of Material.  Each successive short article is very different from the previous and each book covers a ton of ground.  They are fun to read and easy to understand and quickly absorb.

 Makes no difference whether you have MS Word open in front of you or not. Either way, through our narrative style, you will be exposed to numerous scenarios, explanations and solutions that will cause you to grow as an operator or secretary. This will serve you whether you are in a legal environment or not.

You can read technical books all day, but you will not be exposed to the same thorough material that comfortably unfolds before you.!  

Below are the direct links to all volumes:
Volume 1:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BD2O8CY

https://www.createspace.com/6041937 

Volume 2:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01C3QM18W?ref=aw_sitb_end_act_to_dtl

https://www.createspace.com/6093174

Volume 3.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01H6DIEUG/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmr0_1?qid=1466170789&sr=8-1-fkmr0&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=MS+Word+Legal+--+Awareness+Explosion+Volume+3

MS Word Legal Training - 2007-16 - The Level Of Training That Opens Doors

For secretaries and word processing level operators.

This is a great course and opportunity to receive unique training that prepares you to work and thrive in top tier law firms.  

You do not have to settle for jobs you will not be happy doing.  We offer a higher level of training that increases your options and opportunities.  Be in a position to pursue jobs that will best serve you!

Being able to step into a law firm requires a higher skill level with each passing year.   That is a good thing!  It puts us at the top concerning MS Word knowledge and we in turn share our knowledge with you.

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.

Invaluable Word Processing Training at a Affordable Price. 

Manhattan location Price is $225 a class.

$175.00 first class $199.00  thereafter for the Brooklyn Location.

Phone class is always $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!!!

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

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(888) 422-0692, Ext. 1 or 2

Learn Legal MS Word - Tables - Tips, Tricks and Observations - Used In Legal WP

By Louis Ellman

If you know what you are doing when constructing a Table, then any financial type table that comes your way will look great.

1.  If in Print Layout view, place cursor on the table wait for target symbol to appear in upper left of table and click 1x.

2.  Once you have the entire table highlighted, I would a) remove all borders so grey grid is visible only, b) remove before and after spacing, c) reduce font size at least 2 points down from document font (if needed) d) under Table Properties, Center the table as a whole and under "Cells" choose bottom alignment and Left Alignment.  Now we are ready to put the table together.

3. If you hover your cursor on the left outside edge of a table row the cursor will tilt right and you can then click to highlight the entire row.  Type in your headings and center them.  To underscore the headings properly -  highlight the headings and under borders and shading choose bottom border for "paragraph" not cell.

4.  Choosing "cell" will make a line from end to end of the cell and if you have two headings side by side the underscore will end up appearing as 1 long unbroken line.  Bottom border "Apply To Paragraph" will leave a tiny bit of space on the left and right side of the cell thus giving the viewer a clear delineation between the two columns which is what you want!

5. As to numbers.  All number cells must be left aligned if this method is to work.  Dollar Sign numbers $1,000.00 use a right tab in the ruler. You type in $ sign -tab over to right tab in ruler for that cell (control tab) and type in the number.

6. For non-dollar sign lines, place a decimal line tab in ruler, line up under the last digit of the dollar sign line and type in your numbers.  Use your "Paint Brush" to format the remaining cells that need $ sign numbers and Decimal align numbers.

Use this method for tables and they will always look great!!!

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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.

Invaluable Word Processing Training at a Affordable Price. 

Manhattan location Price is $225 a class.

$175.00 first class $199.00  thereafter for the Brooklyn Location.

Phone class is always $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!!!

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

www.AdvanceTo.com 

(888) 422-0692, Ext. 1 or 2

Two Common Issues with TOC and TOA

1.  A common error with the TOA (Table of Authorities) is that the headings within the Table such as Cases, Statutes and Rules are in one Font while the remainder of the Table is in another.  It happens because a quick look and you will pass over it without really noticing.  The default setting for the style TOA Heading is not Times New Roman (most commonly used) so this comes up again and again.

2. In this case, modify the style TOA Heading and switch the Font to match the remainder of the TOA. Most often it is in Ariel and needs to be switched to the common Font Times New Roman 12.  If you are in Draft View, you can double click on the style TOA Heading to modify it.

Next Issue:

This next issue concerns both the TOC and the TOA

There are times when the text is crowding the page numbers to the extreme right in a TOC or TOA.  Sometimes an attorney will notice it and ask the operator to please clean it up meaning to get the text away from the page numbers to the right so that it does not look so cluttered.

1.  Some people manually go to the ruler and fix it by tugging the right margin toward the left for those entries that crowd the number.   Each time that the TOA is updated, the problem resurfaces since it was done with direct formatting.  So, the question becomes what controls the text of the completed TOA or TOC so that we can improve the look of the TOA or TOC and it will be fixed once and for all.  

2.  For the TOA,  the style associated with the completed TOA entries is called “Table of Authorities”.   Do the following:

1.​  Either double click on the left hand side style tracking  “Table of Authorities” or right click on the right hand side panel where it says the name of the style “Table of Authorities”.

2.​   Under Modify, go to Format Paragraph and under Indentation “Right” make that 0.5.  That will take all of the text of the Table of Authorities and will push it back towards the left an additional 0.5 thus making a clear lane between the Table of Authorities Text and the Page Numbering.  

3.   ​If you look at the ruler when your cursor is in the TOA you will notice that there is a right tab in the ruler toward the extreme right.  You just leave that as is.  The right tab controls the actual Page numbering all the way to the right.

4.​  Finally it is very important to note that if your TOC (Table of Contents) has this same crowding problem, you will go about fixing it in the same manner by modifying the styles TOC 1 and TOC 2 in your completed Table of Contents and set the right indent to 0.5 just as you did for the TOA.

Knowing these tips will get you in the habit of looking at the headings of the TOA and the spacing of the entries and the corresponding page numbers on both the TOC and TOA.

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MS Word Legal Training - 2007-16 - The Level Of Training That Opens Doors

For secretaries and word processing level operators.

This is a great course and opportunity to receive unique training that prepares you to work and thrive in top tier law firms.  

You do not have to settle for jobs you will not be happy doing.  We offer a higher level of training that increases your options and opportunities.  Be in a position to pursue jobs that will best serve you!

Being able to step into a law firm requires a higher skill level with each passing year.   That is a good thing!  It puts us at the top concerning MS Word knowledge and we in turn share our knowledge with you.

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.

Invaluable Word Processing Training at a Affordable Price. 

Manhattan location Price is $225 a class.

$175.00 first class $199.00  thereafter for the Brooklyn Location.

Phone class is always $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!!!

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

www.AdvanceTo.com 

(888) 422-0692, Ext. 1 or 2

No, The Document Is Not Corrupt...

Every time I do one of these articles they always stem from a combination of stress, lack of experience with the problem, the attorney or supervisor hovering over you and that mixture has a way of making the problem seem much worse than it really is.

Scenario:  Secretary is asked to bring in a logo and a number of JPG pictures for a brochure in MS Word.  The secretary does so and the pictures won't show on the screen. There is now a  box like figure where the picture should have been.  

1.  The secretary under some pressure, deleted the boxes and started again but got the same result.

2.  She was in Print Layout View.  To make matters worse, when she switched over to Draft View, she did not even have the box in place of the picture but instead a large gap where the picture would have been.

3.  She went to her help desk and they said that the pictures are showing under Draft and Print Layout View when they go to File - Print and look at the Preview.  They then said she should just print the file out for now.

4.  She really was not comfortable with the answer, but at least she could print the file and get the pictures in their intended location on the hard copy.

5. The answer to this minor dilemma is the "Show Picture Placeholders" selection which was active and that is what prevented the JPG pictures from showing on the screen.

To turn it off:

File - Options -  Advanced - Show Document Content - Show Picture Placeholders.  Remove the check and the problem is solved.

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Expand The MS Word Knowledge of Your Staff Comfortably and Affordably.

Invite us to your firm large or small.  In person or on line.

The Press Conference:  An affordable way to go over an amazing amount of MS Word material comfortably.  This is material you and your staff will be able to use right away rather than someday.  We are from the industry and teach from an inside perspective not a generic perspective.

How Does It Work?

The support staff industry whether legal or corporate does not typically share knowledge willingly and openly.  On the other hand, we train every week from basic-advanced and we show what we know.  Therefore, this fun style of class is designed to impart as much useful material as possible in a short time frame.  In this way, the staff can have some fun, learn valuable material and get back to their desk in a reasonable time frame.

1.  We need at least 1 machine .  An overhead projector would sure help.  A Marker Board would be great!

2.  All MS Word related questions are fielded from the group and explained thoroughly in front of the group.

3.  All sessions are unique since the questions come from the group.  A lot of ground is covered.

4.  Within 48 hours, everyone attending receives a summary of all questions asked, the answers and supporting material which will go into more detail.  The Press Conference can be 2.5 or 4 hours.  The material we discuss, will make everyone more comfortable, more productive and significantly more knowledgeable than before the session.

5.  If the group wishes to focus on certain topics exclusively, then that can be done as well.

It is an easy way to get the staff interested in expanding their current knowledge in a comfortable setting.  The more they know  the better the work product.

Bonus materials included with every class.

Contact Louis Ellman

www.advanceto.com

louisellman@gmail.com

888-422-0692 Extension 2

MS Word 2007-13 Legal Training - Confidence, Knowledge and Ability

Each week we have people coming to us as new students to take our unique courses.  Some are nervous not knowing what to expect, some are there to fill in gaps and some come to us as a clean slate and just wish to be trained from beginning to end.  All who go through our training, gain the ability to test for positions in top-tier firms down to the single practitioner..

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.

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.  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.

Manhattan Location: $225.00

Brooklyn Location:  $175.00 first class $199.00 thereafter.  

Phone class is always $165.00.

Course packages are available at discounted rates!  Click on link for pricing:

http://advanceto.weebly.com/courses.html

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

www.AdvanceTo.com 

(888) 422-0692, Ext. 1 or 2