How often do you find yourself working on a proposal, with Word, Outlook, and a couple of file explorer windows open, and then you have to change gear to work on another urgent project? You close all the windows, and start on the new project, only to have to reopen … Read More
Wordman’s Word Tips: It’s Back!
SM&A sponsors Wordman’s Word Tips, presenting short articles explaining some of Microsoft Word’s features, and how you can use them with your proposal or technical document development. In this article, “It’s Back!,” I provide a refresher on Word’s style checker, recently restored in Word 2016 thanks to a Office update … Read More
Wordman’s Word Tips: On the Virtual Desktop
SM&A sponsors Wordman’s Word Tips, presenting short articles explaining some of Microsoft Word’s features, and how you can use them with your proposal or technical document development. In this article, “On the Virtual Desktop,” I show how you can organize your activities using virtual desktops in Windows 10. I know … Read More
It’s Back! Checking your grammar AND style in Word
In Microsoft Word’s proofing options, in addition to checking your spelling as you type, you could also select to check your grammar, and your “style.” In this case, “style” refers to your use of capitalization, passive sentences, etc. While writing compelling proposal content, we conventionally favor a first person, present … Read More
Wordman’s Word Tips: A Space Odyssey
SM&A is now sponsoring Wordman’s Word Tips, presenting short articles explaining some of Microsoft Word’s features, and how you can use them with your proposal or technical document development. In my first article, “A Space Odyssey,” I look into Microsoft Word’s odd spaces, and how we can use them in … Read More
Office 2010 SP2
If you’re using Microsoft Office 2010, make sure you download Service Pack 2! For more details, see support.microsoft.com/kb/2687455. Included in the changes are the following bug fixes for Microsoft Word: “Fixes issues regarding bookmarks, fields, track changes, templates, tables, object wrapping, autocorrect options, and email addresses. Additionally, it fixes general … Read More
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