Editorium Update

Scene 1: You go through your document, fine-tuning its style formatting to the peak of perfection. Then you carefully save your document for posterity.

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Last week’s newsletter explained how to make your own typographical fractions in Microsoft Word. You can read about the technique here:

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Using fractions has always been a challenge in Microsoft Word. A few (1/2, 1/4, and 3/4) have been readily available. But what about 1/3, 2/3, and other common ones?

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So, you’ve got a client (or a boss) who wants you to create a *finished* document in Microsoft Word. In other words, you get to do typesetting–in a program that isn’t really designed for typesetting. Here are some tips you might find useful:

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Microsoft Word includes a number of layout features that you’ll need if you’re doing serious typesetting or desktop publishing. They’re not always easy to get to, however, or to understand. For various reasons, Microsoft has strung them all over the place, under File, View, Insert, Format, and Tools. Good grief! I recommend that you use Word’s Customize feature (Tools/Customize) to put them all in one place on a new menu or toolbar where you can easily find and use them together.

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