In San Francisco

Editing with Word: Tools, Tips, and Tricks

Date

Friday, December 3; 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Cost

$265 for enrollments paid on or before October 29;

$315 after October 29

(fee includes breakfast, lunch, and snacks)
Class Limit 15
Instructor Melissa Stein
Location

MicroTek Computer Facility, Suite 1200

333 Bush Street, San Francisco;

two blocks from the Montgomery Street BART station

(see http://www.mclabs.com/facilitie/san_francisco.aspx for maps and directions)

Want to learn shortcuts, tools, and tricks for working more effectively on-screen? Want to streamline your editorial process? Whether you work on staff or as a freelancer, this basic-level workshop—held in a PC computer lab—will show you how to make electronic editing faster, more accurate, and even more fun.

You won’t believe how much more your computer can do for you when you follow the step-by-step approach presented in this workshop. Gain hands-on experience in customizing global searches, toolbars, and keyboard shortcuts for the tasks you perform most often. Learn how to track changes, make queries, and add comments—all electronically. In-class exercises will reinforce your new skills, and you’ll take home a detailed handbook of electronic editing techniques.

Continental breakfast, a buffet lunch, and an afternoon snack are included. The lunch break will allow time to practice new skills and to visit with fellow students and the instructor.

Note: The workshop will be presented using Microsoft Word 2003. Tools and techniques also apply to Word 2007, and most can be adapted for use with other PC and Mac versions of Word.

Prerequisite: Basic editorial skills and familiarity with a word-processing program.

Melissa Stein has worked in publishing since 1991. She performs project management, copywriting, and all levels of editing for publishers, packagers, corporations, advertising agencies, nonprofit organizations, and individual writers. Her clients have included Ten Speed Press, Pomegranate, Cleis Press, HarperSanFrancisco, Golden Gate University, Doremus, United Way, and Running Press. She has taught writing at UC Davis and editing for Editcetera and UC Berkeley Extension. She also provides customized on-site training and one-on-one tutoring.

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