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Alternatives to Paragraphs

Alternatives to Paragraphs

A big block of text can be impenetrable to the reader. But there are techniques we can use to make

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Typing Special Characters

Typing Special Characters

Beyond the letters of the alphabet and the numerals 0–9, there is a whole world of characters and symbols available

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Make the Most of Spellcheck, Part 6

Grammar checking: troubled waters but big improvements for Word’s spellcheck. And now, with the introduction of “Editor” in Word 365

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Make the Most of Spellcheck, Part 5

Trouble with spellcheck! This time, we look at what goes wrong and how to fix it. Previously, we’ve looked at

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Make the Most of Spellcheck, Part 4

Make the Most of Spellcheck, Part 4

This time, we’re going to look at customizing the dictionaries used by spellcheck. In the previous posts, you learned about running

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Make the Most of Spellcheck, Part 3

Make the Most of Spellcheck, Part 3

Customizing the dictionaries used by spellcheck helps editors get the most out of this automated support. Previous posts in this

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Make the Most of Spellcheck, Part 2

Make the Most of Spellcheck, Part 2

You know Spellcheck, and in the previous post, you learned about language preferences and how to control them.Today, in my How

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Make the Most of Spellcheck, Part 1

Make the Most of Spellcheck, Part 1

We take Spellcheck for granted, so maybe we don’t know all it can do for us. Today, in my How To column

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Using Character Spaces Effectively

Using Character Spaces Effectively

In the beginning, there wasn’t even space. “Writing in ancient Greece was broken by neither marks nor spaces,” writes Keith

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Create a Figures Log

Create a Figures Log

Whether because the team is small or because the process is compressing, tracking figures can fall into the editor’s domain.

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