Posts by Ugur Akinci
How to Review and Add Comments to a MS Word Document
MS Word offers a pretty elaborate review and commenting functionality through its Review tab. Imagine we start with the following sample document: (Click to enlarge all images) We will make 3 changes to this document: Replacing “In addition to” with “Besides” by typing over it. Delete “and employees” from the second sentence. Insert a comment,…
Read MoreHow and Why to Convert a MS Word Document from Compatibility Mode to Normal Mode
Sometimes MS Word will display the “Compatibility Mode” message right after the file name on the Title Bar: That means you have opened a file saved in an earlier version of MS Word in a newer version of MS Word. For example, if you open a file saved as a MS Word 2003 file in…
Read MoreHow to Use Adobe FrameMaker’s Lock File on Network (.lck) Feature Properly
Adobe FrameMaker has a “Lock File on Network” feature that can both be a great lifesaver and also a sheer nuisance, depending on the situation. You can toggle this feature on and off in FrameMaker 11’s Edit > Preferences dialog screen: Once turned on, FrameMaker starts generating a lock (.lck) file that accomplishes two things:…
Read MoreHow to Print Pages of a MS Word Document in Reverse Order
There are times when you might want to print the pages of an MS Word document in reverse order. You may want to do this, for example, when your printer prints the pages in reverse order by default. Then by directing the MS Word to print in reverse order, you’d in effect be printing page…
Read MoreHow to Open a Great Query Letter with a Bang!
How you open a query letter is crucial for your success as a freelance writer. Editors are busy people. Unless you grab their attention right away they won’t read your query letter to the end and you won’t get the assignment. You can capture an editor’s interest right away in a number of ways. Here…
Read MoreHow to List All the Image Files Used in a FrameMaker Document
There are times when you may want to have a complete list of all the images included in a FrameMaker document. Perhaps you may want to use this list to make sure all images are zipped and sent to your reviewers. Or perhaps you may want to make sure no carry-over images from another project…
Read More4 More Essential Rules of Writing a Great Query Letter
(Copyright-free photo by Nicolas Cool at Unsplash dot com) 1) Use all UPPER CASE LETTERS for the name of your book. Use italics for other book titles. Most professional agents and editors expect you to use ALL CAPS when referring to your own work. For example: “Dear Pat Brown, 101 WAYS TO POWER-UP YOUR WRITING…
Read MoreHow to Display Dynamic Pop-Up Menus in MS Word 2007
© Ugur Akinci MS Word will display pop-up menus dynamically when you select any document component and press Shift + F10 The content of the pop-up menu that displays will differ from one component to another. For example, if you select plain text and press Shift + F10, this is the kinf od pop-up menu…
Read More3 Essential Rules of Writing a Great Query Letter
(Copyright-free photo by Ruthson Zimmerman at Unsplash-dot-com) © Ugur Akinci 1) Never ever send a query letter which opens with one of the following phrases: To Whom It May Concern, Dear Agent, Dear Editor, Dear Sir or Madam, Etc. If you do not know the name of the person that you’d like to represent you or…
Read MoreHow to Apply CHICAGO Style Bibliography Citation
(Copyright-free photo courtesy of unsplash-dot-com) Bibliography is an important part of every thesis, academic essay, article, or book that requires substantiation of the claims made in the work. Every student and researcher should know how to write a book bibliography. Why? Because a bibliography provides the reference against which the truth value of the statements…
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