At the end of 2019, there was a lot of extra buzz spaces in Word. Many Word users over a certain age endured a typing class in high school on a real typewriter. Between the timed speed tests and the endless paper jams, we were taught to put two spaces after periods. The theory was [..]
Stoping Microsoft Word from calling you “author” in comments is easier than you think. If Track Changes identifies you as “Author” instead of your username when you are inserting comments and edits, this means someone has used the Document Inspector to remove hidden data from the document. There are two ways to fix Word from [..]
How Does Holly Do That? A Building Business Blog Whether you think Microsoft Word is a great word processing tool or a necessary evil, you need to know how to use it to be a great legal professional. You’ll enjoy your life as a solopreneur attorney or paralegal more if you would face reality: nobody [..]
Starting a blog can intimidate and overwhelm beginners. As part of our building business theme for the last week of December and the entire month of January, we’ve answered a question from a client. In this quick post, we’ll explain what a blog is, how it can help your overall marketing strategy, and how easy to [..]
By Holly A. Sheriff, MSLS, Edited By Lawrence A. Constance, BME, AS You’ve received plenty of emails that end with “sent from my iPhone or my iPad” or other mobile email signatures. But are you and your staff using them the right way? Is your law firm sending the message you want or need to [..]
As a paralegal, I use Microsoft Excel every day to create spreadsheets, graphics, and trial exhibits. Here are some of the most common shortcuts: CTRL + 1 Format Box ALT + E + S + T Copy Format ALT + H + 0 Increase Decimal CTRL + SHIFT + 7 Boxing ALT + H + [..]
Keyboard shortcuts As a paralegal, business coach, and entrepreneur Microsoft Word Shortcuts are my favorite productivity tool. It’s incredible how many paralegals and attorneys don’t use word shortcuts. I’m hoping this blog can help a few attorneys and paralegals start using a few word shortcuts. SHORTCUT DESCRIPTION Ctrl+0 Toggles 6pts of spacing before a paragraph. [..]
DON’T SHARE YOUR DIRTY LAUNDRY HOW TO SCRUB YOUR WORD DOCUMENTS Original Publish date 2015 last updated 7/12/18 It’s amazing how many attorneys and paralegals still ask us “How to scrub a word document and a PDF document.” This is the #1 question asked at all our webinars and live seminars within the past three [..]