Monthly Archives: January 2003

I work with lots of authors who use WordPerfect. Sometimes they pass their documents on to colleagues who use Microsoft Word. That wouldn’t be a problem if the authors would first save their documents in Word format. But they don’t, and their colleagues work on the documents in Word, pass them around to others, and […]

Before Word 2002, it was possible to set revision-tracking colors and formatting separately for inserted and deleted text. The procedure was simple: 1. Click Tools / Track Changes / Highlight Changes / Options. 2. Select “Mark” (bold, italic, underline, or double underline) for “Inserted text.” 3. Select “Color” (various) for “Inserted text.” 4. Select “Mark” […]

Some weeks ago I suggested the need for a “wildcard dictionary” and asked readers to send in their contributions. You can read that article here: http://www.topica.com/lists/editorium/read/message.html?mid=1711394495 I heard from Rosalie Wells, Hilary Powers, Eric Fletcher, Allene Goforth, Michael Coleman, and Steve Hudson, who sent some great wildcard strings and commentary on their use. Many thanks […]