Request for advice on Word tutoring services

[browns87]

Hello,



Can anybody offer some advice about document editing services? I am writing a dissertation that contains 200 pages of text and 100 pages of figures. I mainly need help consolidating everything into a consistent format. I will also need to integrate the figures into the text, and may need to rearrange the sections around a bit, but would like all references to figures etc to change appropriately as the sections are moved around.

I cannot afford the $5 per page charged by many editing services, and would like to learn how to make the changes myself. I will need some type of consultant (that I can physically meet with) who can teach me the easiest ways to make all these changes myself. Would a private tutor have these skills? Can anyone suggest how I would proceed to find such a person, and/or what their job title would be? Is there a specific type of business that I should be searching for? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[macropod]

Hi browns87,

Most of what you're describing represents basic to intermediate proficiency with Word. There are many organisations/people who offer such courses. There are copious free on-line resources as well. Some good places to look for the latter include:
http://word.mvps.org/index.html
http://www.gmayor.com/Word_pages.htm
http://gregmaxey.com/word_tips.htm
http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk/
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/
http://homepage.hispeed.ch/cindymeister/index.html
http://wordtips.vitalnews.com/