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Editorium Update 2007/07/05: Useful Downloads
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The Editorium
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Jul 05, 2007 10:06 PDT
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EDITORIUM UPDATE
Tips for Publishing Professionals Using Microsoft Word
July 5, 2007
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CONTENTS
Feature Article: Useful Downloads
Readers Write: Judy Stein on "The Need for Speed"
Resources: Articles by Geoff Hart
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USEFUL DOWNLOADS
By Jack M. Lyon
Okay, I admit it: I'm a software junkie. I sometimes spend hours
finding, downloading, and playing with new programs that I think might
increase my productivity. Here are a few of my recent finds:
Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File
Formats. If you have Word XP or 2003 and need to save documents in the
new 2007 XML format, here's the answer:
http://tinyurl.com/y5w78r
The OpenXML/ODF Translator Add-in makes it possible to open and save in
OpenDocument format (ODF)--the format used in OpenOffice.org's office
suite (which is free and powerful). The add-in comes with a command line
translator that provides batch conversions.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/odf-converter
Office Accounting Express is Microsoft's free accounting package. If
you're running a small business, or if you're a freelancer, this may be
just what you need to keep your books.
http://tinyurl.com/yyj89z
There's also a tax integration add-in.
http://tinyurl.com/3y29rx
Got more? Got favorites? Please share!
mailto:edi-@editorium.com
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READERS WRITE
After reading "The Need for Speed" in the June 14 newsletter, Judy Stein
wrote:
I seem to work most efficiently using a combination of keyboard and
mouse. My main speed trick is the right-click edit menu: I've put my
most frequently used menu items and macros on it (and gotten rid of the
default items that I don't use often).
Many thanks to Judy. If you have questions, hints, or comments you'd
like to share, please send an email message here:
mailto:edi-@editorium.com
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RESOURCES
Articles by Geoff Hart
Earlier, I mentioned Geoff Hart's new book Effective Onscreen Editing:
http://www.geoff-hart.com/home/onscreen-book.htm
But Geoff has also published numerous articles on editing, publishing,
writing, and related topics, and they're all available here:
http://www.geoff-hart.com/resources/bibliography.html
Many thanks to Geoff for providing such a valuable resource.
If you'd like to share a resource that others might find useful:
mailto:resou-@editorium.com
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HELP WANTED
If you need help with Word, there are actually lots of places to go.
Some of the best include:
The Word-PC List:
http://listserv.liv.ac.uk/archives/word-pc.html
The McEdit list:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/McEdit/
Microsoft's Word discussion groups:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/FlyoutOverview.mspx#13
(Look in the lower right of the page.)
The Word MVP site:
http://word.mvps.org/
Woody's Lounge:
http://www.wopr.com/cgi-bin/w3t/postlist.pl?Cat=&Board=wrd
But if you can't find what you need in those places, send your question
here:
mailto:he-@editorium.com
I'll put your question in the newsletter to see if some astute reader
knows the answer.
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