Basic Manuscript Formatting Tips
Energion Publications has produced a booklet on some basic use of styles to make manuscripts easier to convert. The book is available both in print and in ebook format. Aer.io Preview
Learn to Use Your Tools – Word and Writer
A person with a toolkit generally spends a bit of time learning to use the tools in it, otherwise he or she will get limited benefit from the tools available. It’s important to have the right tools, and it’s also important to learn how to use them effectively. This post applies in that general sense…
AltSearch for OpenOffice Writer
In using OpenOffice Writer for preliminary work on manuscripts I often need to replace large amounts of formatting, mainly eliminating areas in which writers have used character formatting and replacing them with consistent use of styles. The native search/replace is not very good for this. There is an excellent solution, readily available: The AltSearch addon. …