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Originally Posted by skb
I nearly cried, honestly cried, after I created a beautiful template in Word using styles to create "perfect every single time" report that we produced when I worked with scientists/engineers. I distributed it - with instructions - to everyone that needed it. I explained how it would help them and even demonstrated it.
Not one person used the styles or the template and each report that was produced was the hideous Word formatting stew that is oh, so common.
Don't use Heading 1 when you can make it bold, arial, 20pt and then complain that "formatting in word is too hard" and "it's so stupid it won't make a table of contents". Also, put in extra carriage returns. That's always good too. And manual numbering. Oh, and it's really important to change the spacing between every paragraph. Don't forget to tell me how much better Word Perfect was too. Because I'm not crushed enough.
I now feel slightly ill.
BookCat - I've moved to Scrivener but if I had to create a report (a la my previous life in a laboratory) I would use Word instead. Although, all those shiny options call to me...ooooh, widows & orphan control, styling up my TOC...must resist, must resist.
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LOLOL. Sorry, I never meant to make you feel ill. I do, however, share your pain. I've given up trying to teach my clients Styles, or headings, or any of it. Hell, I'm lucky I can get them to use a simple Proofing form in Word, that's in a table, so....I give up! Some folks just can push buttons, and get rote, expected (sometimes....) results. Others need to make stuff work, and understand the HOW of it. Ne'er do the twain meet in the same person, IME.
Don't forget--TOCs have their own styles, too. OMG! You could make a template.....
Hitch