Office Management
PowerPoint Tech Tips Part 1
By Jacob Walker
We’ve all seen it happen; the presentation looked great at home, it worked fine when you practiced it, but when it’s you in front of forty people your laptop goes on the fritz and PowerPoint on vacation.
Let’s look at a few tech tips to help minimize the hair-pulling frustration of PowerPoint.
Tip 1 – [...]
Must-Have Skills for 21st Century Authors
A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle. -Kahlil Gibran
By Marcus Isom
E-mail and the Internet is no longer just an alternate tool used mainly by businesses. It is a standard form of communication throughout many households. Business formerly done by phone, pen, and paper is quickly being replaced [...]
When is Going Out to Dinner a Business Expense?
By Jan Owens
If you are a writer then taking someone to lunch or dinner can be a business expense. Breakfast, lunch or dinner with fellow writers, editors, publishers, agents, lawyers, accountants or those you are interviewing for research for writing assignments can all be considered a deductible business expense, as long as the meal is [...]
How to Use PDFs for Marking Up Your Book Manuscript
By Thomas McGee
PDFs are very common. Many use them in their day-to-day work, and WinePress is no different. Used with forms, manuscripts, typesets, designs, and more, PDFs become a very useful asset to anyone’s selection of file formats.
One great use that has been becoming increasingly popular, is the ability to “mark up” or add comments [...]
How to Avoid the Stress of Mess
By Marcus Isom
“Cleanliness is next to godliness.”
While some may debate this saying, keeping your surroundings clean and free of clutter is helpful when writing that best-selling novel.
I’ve learned from experience that I stress less when there’s no mess. When things are kept tidy, clean, and in their proper place, my mind can reflect likewise. [...]
How to Use Outlook’s Task Function as a Filing System
By Janice Robeson
As a baby boomer, I was slow to switch from paper to digital for keeping track of things. Gone are the days of the rolodex or the hefty 400-page phone book next to my phone. Now that I see how orderly and efficient it is to do things this way I would never [...]
3 Steps to Get Organized
By James Owens
Have you ever thought, “Wow, I have so much to do and have to do this, this, this, and this”?
If you’re nodding your head, then try these three simple steps to get organized.
Create a “To-Do” box or bin.
Create an effective filing system.
Use checklists.
1. Create a “To-Do” box or bin.
A To-Do box—where [...]
Office Shortcuts to Make Your Work Day Efficient
By Janice Robeson
Templates
As a writer you may find yourself using certain forms over and over again—but for different destinations. I have learned to create a template; then, when that same situation comes up again, I have an example to look at and can save time.
For instance, Publisher X may have certain guidelines, while Publisher Y [...]
