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How to Make the Most of Word’s Custom Dictionary

How to Make the Most of Word’s Custom Dictionary

by Pam Firth | 15 Feb 2020 | academic editing, academic writing, efficiency, fiendish tips, formatting, How-to, scholarly publication, student writing, Word

Devilish Details Fiendish Tips for Writers and Editors This blog post outlines the benefits of creating a custom dictionary for each unique writing or editing project, followed by step-by-step instructions on how to create a custom dictionary, add/edit/delete a word,...
How to Eliminate Wordiness: 7 Fiendish Tips for Clear, Succinct Writing

How to Eliminate Wordiness: 7 Fiendish Tips for Clear, Succinct Writing

by Pam Firth | 24 Feb 2019 | academic editing, academic writing, efficiency, fiendish tips, How-to, scholarly publication, student writing, Word

Devilish Details Fiendish Tips for Writers and Editors Writing clearly and succinctly is important for communicating effectively to your intended audience, and to do this, economy of expression is key. Writers tend to worry, however, that cutting words from their...
A Guide to Working with Word’s Track Changes + 5 Fiendish Tips to Use Them More Efficiently

A Guide to Working with Word’s Track Changes + 5 Fiendish Tips to Use Them More Efficiently

by Pam Firth | 23 Oct 2018 | academic editing, academic writing, efficiency, fiendish tips, formatting, How-to, student writing, Word

Devilish Details Fiendish Tips for Writers and Editors Turn Track Changes on and off Choose what changes to show and how they appear View changes to your text Accept and reject changes Use keyboard shortcuts to work more efficiently (Word 365, Word 2019, Word 2016,...
How to Apply, Modify and Create Word Styles with Confidence

How to Apply, Modify and Create Word Styles with Confidence

by Pam Firth | 20 Sep 2018 | academic editing, academic writing, APA style, efficiency, fiendish tips, formatting, How-to, Word

Devilish Details Fiendish Tips for Writers and Editors Confidently apply consistent formatting throughout your document using Word’s in-built styles, modify styles to suit your needs, and create new styles from scratch. (Word 365, Word 2016, Word 2013) Apply...

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