AdvanceTo Legal and Corporate Word Processing Training

MS Word Legal - A Walk In The Center Class! We at AdvanceTo, are known for teaching basic through advanced MS Office and Adobe Pro/Nuance for Secretaries, WP Operators, Paralegals, Law Students and Attorneys since 2004. For some of our students, they work in Word Processing Centers and are used to a certain level and pace of work.  But, some of our students work in the capacity of Administrative Assistants and Secretaries in mini centers and traditional secretarial spots where the pace and intensity are similar in nature to a center and they need a bit of an upgrade to their skill level so that they feel more comfortable in their position. This is where our “ Walk In The Cente r” class comes in.  This class is based off the book series that we offer.  Depending on your current level, we can tailor the class to fit your needs. You will be automating and styling documents as well as “post formatting procedures” to prepare the document for distribution.  You will be exp...

Document Compare - Whole Word vs Character Level As you know, Document Compare (Review Tab Right Side), allows you to Compare two separate documents in order to see the Deletions and Insertions between the two versions of the document. In larger legal firms, where a Document Management System Is Used ("DMS"), two separate documents are also compared. This can take the form of two separate versions of two separate document numbers or two separate versions of the same document number are compared.  We then save the comparison black line as a PDF file and we send the attorney a clean (the document you just worked on), the PDF black-line as well as his/her original mark-up that they brought down for editing. As to the " Whole Word " vs. “ Character Level ”, this appears in the lower left hand portion of the Compare Dialog Box and we use the "Word Level" selection. The "Character Level" selection will show any character that has changed within a word ...

MS Office Legal and Corporate Training.  It’s All About Being Comfortable At Work Whether you work as a Secretary, Word Processing Operator or Paralegal, there is a lot going on on any given day.  You start doing one thing and you are then pulled to something else when you didn’t even finish the first thing.  Whether you are in a law firm or corporate firm, there is a mixture of downtime and flurries of intensity.  For me, when I was a Coordinator, it was a moment to moment event along with dealing with numerous personality types (Attorney and Support Staff), and I needed to have a good depth of knowledge so that I could get through each day.  Secretaries go through the same thing as well as Paralegals. So what does this have to do with being comfortable?  Good question.  When you are in an environment that is demanding, the last thing that you want to have hold you back is not knowing enough about the software that you are using on a daily basis....

 “MS Word Legal – Formatting Scenarios Volumes 1 and  2.”  A real one two punch... So with the release of  Formatting Scenarios Volume 2,  we have an additional 31 scenarios covering, MS Word, Power Point, Excel and Adobe situations.  The bulk of the book concentrates on MS Word and Power Point.  I give you a great workbook that lets you work on the exact same documents that were used to produce this latest book.  If you thought that Volume 1 was a thorough release you will see that Volume 2 is another major surge of insider methods and strategies that are employed by word processing operators at top-tier law firms. Take note that this is a “Teacher Connected Book” so you can reach out to me concerning any chapter and I will assist you. Any chapter in this book has been encountered by word processing operators and secretaries all over the world.  Information in this niche portion of legal and non legal document processing is not readily share...

Changing The Hyperlink Text Color Within A PowerPoint Theme. The other day, I had to create a mock website using Power Point,   I was using 2010.   Within the mock site, I needed to Hyperlink everything within the Power Point document so that the mock site would act like the actual site.   If you don't have experience, and have not had the need to change the textual color of Hyperlinks, then you definitely want to know this so that you will never be in a time sensitive situation where you need to change the textual color of a hyperlink in a Power Point slide and you have someone right there waiting. 1.   As I went through the document, I made decisions as to hyperlinking entire pictures and/or shapes that people can click on vs. hyperlinking text so that people can click on a textual item to be taken to another slide within the same Power Point document. 2.  So let's see how to change the color of the textual hyperlink within a particular PowerPoint Theme. Step ...

Omitting The Dotted Leader and Page Number from Heading 1 of your TOC. This scenario is for a Centered Level TOC 1 without the dotted leader and page number.  This makes use of what is called Switches within the TOC Field Code.  Without getting deep into the use of switches, this short article will give you the info you need if you are asked to omit the dotted leader and page number from the first level of your TOC  (Heading 1).  In this scenario, the TOC is usually centered  but it can be left aligned as well. So, here we go: 1.  The first thing to do in order to change the TOC so Level 1 comes in without the Dotted Leader and Page Number is to Modify TOC 1 and make it centered.  You might also need to use Soft Returns if the Headings are long.  If the hard copy is not centered, then go right to Step 2. 2.  Collapse the TOC into a Field Code by doing  Shift F9 .   Note : You may want to first highlight the entire field code of the ...

Omitting The Dotted Leader and Page Number from Heading 1 of your TOC. This scenario is for a Centered Level TOC 1 without the dotted leader and page number.  This makes use of what is called Switches within the TOC Field Code.  Without getting deep into the use of switches, this short article will give you the info you need if you are asked to omit the dotted leader and page number from the first level of your TOC  (Heading 1).  In this scenario, the TOC is usually centered  but it can be left aligned as well. So, here we go: 1.  The first thing to do in order to change the TOC so Level 1 comes in without the Dotted Leader and Page Number is to Modify TOC 1 and make it centered.  You might also need to use Soft Returns if the Headings are long.  If the hard copy is not centered, then go right to Step 2. 2.  Collapse the TOC into a Field Code by doing Shift F9 .   Note : You may want to first highlight the entire field code of the TOC. ...