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e-Style: The Hard Space
Back in the old typewriter days, we were taught that proper nouns and dates should always remain together on the same line. That was fine and dandy back then since we controlled where each line ended....
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Publishing our family histories is a goal for many of us. There are many resources to help research, organize, write and edit those histories, but one necessary skill many of us lack is construction....
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Document Editing in the Digital Age
Right now I’m in the middle of a high priority, short deadline (aren’t they all) documentation process. Adding to the stress of a fast-approaching deadline is a review group that doesn’t have a clue...
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Take a good look at the styles feature in your word processing application. It’s your new best friend when it comes to managing a writing project. This short booklet shows you how styles work and what...
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Writing for the Future
Those of us who have photographs, letters, journals and other writings from our ancestors are blessed with a view of their worlds that no amount of vital records can provide. These are precious...
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e-Style: Special Characters
A sure sign of a professional publication is the use of appropriate special characters in the text of your project. From copyright and trademarks symbols to appropriate money symbols and even the...
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Word Processing Tip – Using Section Breaks
Have you ever had to make “one little change” to a large word-processing document only to find it had destroyed all your page breaks, photo placements and other design elements you spent hours...
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A Tablet Template
I have been working on a template design for family history projects to share with my family. I want to use a fixed layout rather than the more fluid ebook format to produce something that’s part...
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Personal Postcards
If your printer can print 4×6″ photographs, you can create your own postcards too. It’s really quite easy and all you need are some blank 4×6″ index cards (a lot cheaper than photo paper) to get you...
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