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.

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/

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]