[Annafofanna]

Would like to be able to use the Word 2003 program for novel/storywriting.
The Wizard for Authors would add much to help with formatting and styles for
this type of writing.

[Robert M. Franz (RMF)]

Hi Anna

Annafofanna wrote:
Would like to be able to use the Word 2003 program for novel/storywriting.
The Wizard for Authors would add much to help with formatting and styles for
this type of writing.

Hmm, is this an existing Wizard you have in mind? I'm not familiar with
such (with doesn't mean much :-)), but for writing novel-like text, you
only need a very basic template with literally a handful of styles only.
I'd place them on a toolbar and/or assign keyboard shortcuts to them.

No bells'n'whistles (on the contrary: while writing one does not need
any unnecessary distractions, IMHO).

So, if you want to setup your own template and run into problems, just
ask in here.

Greetinx
Robert
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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

There's a rough-and-ready template at
http://home.earthlink.net/~wordsintotype/Template.htm

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Words into Type
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"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote in message
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Hi Anna

Annafofanna wrote:
Would like to be able to use the Word 2003 program for
novel/storywriting.
The Wizard for Authors would add much to help with formatting and styles
for
this type of writing.

Hmm, is this an existing Wizard you have in mind? I'm not familiar with
such (with doesn't mean much :-)), but for writing novel-like text, you
only need a very basic template with literally a handful of styles only.
I'd place them on a toolbar and/or assign keyboard shortcuts to them.

No bells'n'whistles (on the contrary: while writing one does not need
any unnecessary distractions, IMHO).

So, if you want to setup your own template and run into problems, just
ask in here.

Greetinx
Robert
--
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\ / | MVP
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[Annafofanna]

"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote:

Hi Anna

Annafofanna wrote:
Would like to be able to use the Word 2003 program for novel/storywriting.
The Wizard for Authors would add much to help with formatting and styles for
this type of writing.

Hmm, is this an existing Wizard you have in mind? I'm not familiar with
such (with doesn't mean much :-)), but for writing novel-like text, you
only need a very basic template with literally a handful of styles only.
I'd place them on a toolbar and/or assign keyboard shortcuts to them.

No bells'n'whistles (on the contrary: while writing one does not need
any unnecessary distractions, IMHO).

So, if you want to setup your own template and run into problems, just
ask in here.

Greetinx
Robert
--
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\ / | MVP
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Hi Robert,

Yes, the Wizard for Authors is a Word program. I am having trouble finding
it. It was recommended by a writer. There are supposedly a whole group of
wizards, 'Wizards 4 Word', but am really only interested in the Wizard for
Authors.

You are absolutely correct about the bells and whistles, but this is a very
simple wizard that will automatically format the book for publishing and keep
an eye on style. Just a tool, you know.

Thanks,
Annafofanna

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Looks like you can find it he http://www.recipes4word.com/ (first hit on
Google) or specifically he
http://www.recipes4word.com/wizards_for_authors_top.htm. But it costs $120.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Annafofanna" wrote in message
...


"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote:

Hi Anna

Annafofanna wrote:
Would like to be able to use the Word 2003 program for
novel/storywriting.
The Wizard for Authors would add much to help with formatting and
styles for
this type of writing.

Hmm, is this an existing Wizard you have in mind? I'm not familiar with
such (with doesn't mean much :-)), but for writing novel-like text, you
only need a very basic template with literally a handful of styles only.
I'd place them on a toolbar and/or assign keyboard shortcuts to them.

No bells'n'whistles (on the contrary: while writing one does not need
any unnecessary distractions, IMHO).

So, if you want to setup your own template and run into problems, just
ask in here.

Greetinx
Robert
--
/"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MS
\ / | MVP
X Against HTML | for
/ \ in e-mail & news | Word


Hi Robert,

Yes, the Wizard for Authors is a Word program. I am having trouble finding
it. It was recommended by a writer. There are supposedly a whole group of
wizards, 'Wizards 4 Word', but am really only interested in the Wizard for
Authors.

You are absolutely correct about the bells and whistles, but this is a
very
simple wizard that will automatically format the book for publishing and
keep
an eye on style. Just a tool, you know.

Thanks,
Annafofanna

[Annafofanna]

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Looks like you can find it he http://www.recipes4word.com/ (first hit on
Google) or specifically he
http://www.recipes4word.com/wizards_for_authors_top.htm. But it costs $120.

--
Suzanne,
Thanks so much. I had seen that also, but not wanting to spend that kind of
money. I have downloaded the template from your MVP Word site and am working
with that. It is great! You have made it so easy to work with the settings in
Word to customize it for what I want to use it for. Glad you're not a Geek,
otherwise, I wouldn't be able to understand. I'm not a geek either, just a
writer that's been out of the loop for quite some time. Used the old
WorpPerfect software years ago in college, but as you say, that's prehistoric
and publishers all want Word.
Thanks again,
Anna


Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Annafofanna" wrote in message
...


"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote:

Hi Anna

Annafofanna wrote:
Would like to be able to use the Word 2003 program for
novel/storywriting.
The Wizard for Authors would add much to help with formatting and
styles for
this type of writing.

Hmm, is this an existing Wizard you have in mind? I'm not familiar with
such (with doesn't mean much :-)), but for writing novel-like text, you
only need a very basic template with literally a handful of styles only.
I'd place them on a toolbar and/or assign keyboard shortcuts to them.

No bells'n'whistles (on the contrary: while writing one does not need
any unnecessary distractions, IMHO).

So, if you want to setup your own template and run into problems, just
ask in here.

Greetinx
Robert
--
/"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MS
\ / | MVP
X Against HTML | for
/ \ in e-mail & news | Word


Hi Robert,

Yes, the Wizard for Authors is a Word program. I am having trouble finding
it. It was recommended by a writer. There are supposedly a whole group of
wizards, 'Wizards 4 Word', but am really only interested in the Wizard for
Authors.

You are absolutely correct about the bells and whistles, but this is a
very
simple wizard that will automatically format the book for publishing and
keep
an eye on style. Just a tool, you know.

Thanks,
Annafofanna