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Keith,
Thanks for your reply. I did purchase the recommended books.
About "process": It's such a nebulous term to me, I'm not even sure what it
means.
The "process" I follow is much like yours: the task dictates how it's done.
However, per my review, I have to become expert at Word and develop and
document my methodology. I'm really stumped on this last one.
Thanks for your assistance.
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From: kcronin -at- daleen -dot- com [mailto:kcronin -at- daleen -dot- com]
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 11:28 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: Assistance needed: Word skills/methodology
Get "Word 97 Annoyances" by Woody Leonhard. It's out of print but not hard
to find, and although the title refers to Word 97, most of the info is
applicable towards Word 2000. This book is a LIFESAVER.
As a reference book, get the latest 10-pounder from QUE, usually named
something like "Using Word <insert year/version>."
Between those two books and the braniacs on this List, I've never found a
problem I can't solve. Woody's book will turn you into a Word guru VERY
quickly.
As for the methodology/workflow part of your question, I'm not sure what
you mean. Are you looking for a documentation process? (The sound of
Andrew Plato's hackles rising is heard....) There's TONS of information
out there about processes, but I guess I'm prone to creating my own
process based on the task I'm facing.
Actually, most of these tasks will dictate a process FOR you, from my
experience. You'll probably be dealing with internal and external
deadlines, and it's your mission to figure out how to meet them. Deadlines
are your friend; they make it clear what is expected from you.
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