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Covering Word for Mac Versions 2019 and Microsoft 365

Lawyers can find Microsoft Word frustrating when drafting or editing documents with complex formatting due to some of the program’s most important features being either concealed or nearly impossible to figure out without research and training. Take advantage of Affinity Consulting Group's more than 20 years of experience working with clients on software's many challenges and opportunities.

As with their other manuals, this book is written especially for the specific needs of the legal profession, and includes detailed instructions, insightful tips and tricks, and little-known techniques for working smarter within the software you use every day. From the basics of file types and formatting to issues of security and document protection, this book will help you master the skills you need to make word processing work effectively for your firm. Topics include:

• Recommended customizations and default setting changes
• Tools for document editing
• How to use styles
• Tables of contents and tables of authorities in legal documents
• Cross referencing paragraph numbers
• Redlining and protecting attorney work product
• Automation with macros and autotext clause libraries
• Fillable form templates
• Mail merge and envelopes
• How to de-construct and re-build documents
• Endnotes, footnotes, and tables
• Working with Wordperfect files, and more