I think many of us use MS Word and if you use it often then it is worth looking at the keyboard shortcuts available regularly to see which would be of help for the tasks you frequently. The full lists are available online, for Word2010 at
http://bit.ly/xge3yx (including a quick reference card) and for earlier versions at http://bit.ly/yBSVip
These are a few of the lesser known ones which I find really helpful. Continue reading
The author, Gini Graham Scott has no connection with LinkedIn but runs workshops and seminars on using Social media to promote oneself and expand one’s business. The approach is that LinkedIn can be an important part of your PR strategy.
The book is in four sections:
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As an indexer one way to inject a bit of colour into your website is to include cover images from some of the books you have indexed. There are several ways to do this. The way not to do it is to ask the publisher for permission to use the images. Continue reading
As indexers we rely upon our technology for our business and our livelihoods, yet very often we take it for granted. What we should all do from time to time (OK, at least once!) is a risk assessment. Large companies do these regularly and they can have significant benefits.
So how do you do a risk assessment? Continue reading
Every year, when we have a dry spell followed by heavy rain, the electricity supply to my house trips out and, almost immediately, comes back on, but not before causing my computer to restart. This year this happened 6 times in one day, losing me several hours work, and I firmly resolved (again) to get round to buying an Uninterruptable Power Supply. However, laptops use batteries Continue reading
Well, finally I have received a book from a client in .docx format and I am compelled to index it in Word2010. Continue reading
When Amazon first introduced Kindle, way back in 2007, they said it did not support indexes. In 2011 this has not changed – the Formatting Guide at Kindle Direct Publishing says, under Creating Back Matter:
Back matter consists of the last pages in your book which provides additional information the reader should know about, such as Bibliographies, Appendices, Notes or Glossaries… Indexes are not recommended at this time.
Kindle Direct Publishing
A recent discussion on an indexing discussion list got me thinking that what indexers needed was a guide to everything they didn’t know about the future indexing technologies. So here it is. Continue reading
At some time we all experience that awful feeling when we realize that the due date on an invoice has passed and we have not received the money. The prospect of having done the work for nothing raises it head, or the possibility of having been conned. At the very least we are going to have to spend time chasing the debt rather than doing what we would like to be doing. Continue reading
Knowing how long you spend on each job is critical for an indexer (or at least any indexer who hopes one day to raise their prices). The indexing programs will record how much time you spend actually working with a particular file but other time spent on the index can be just as important. Continue reading
