I want to write a book about my life I need to know how to set it up on the
computer page by page

(This is going to sound harsh - but I don't mean to be mean.) What you're
asking would take quite a bit of time out of our lives. I'd suggest you
invest a little time out of your "biographicable" life and read a book on
the basics of using Word. (BTW - it would be an autobiography if you're
writing it yourself.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"promissary letter" wrote in
message ...
I want to write a book about my life I need to know how to set it up on the
computer page by page

Page 1 should cover the time when you were eight and your brother Scout
broke his arm. It should flow by itself from there.





"promissary letter" wrote in
message ...
I want to write a book about my life I need to know how to set it up on the
computer page by page

(BTW - it would be an autobiography if you're
writing it yourself.)


Perhaps his life has an independent life, hence 'biography of *my life*'
rather than 'biography of me' ...

You are the only person who can decide how to set it up, at least until you
have a publisher, but see he

So You Want to Write a Book with MS Word
http://daiya.mvps.org/bookword.htm

If you wanted advice on what goes into a biography, this newsgroup is
designed to advise on the technical aspects of using Word, not to give
advice on the *content* of documents written in Word. It is not the best
place to ask your question. Search the web for examples (using Google at
http://www.google.com/ or another search engine), or use your imagination.

On 9/2/05 9:43 PM, "promissary letter" wrote:

I want to write a book about my life I need to know how to set it up on the
computer page by page

--
Daiya Mitchell, MVP Mac/Word
Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/
MacWord Tips: http://www.word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/
What's an MVP? A volunteer! Read the FAQ: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/

Wow - you know the OP! ;-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Jezebel" wrote in message
...
Page 1 should cover the time when you were eight and your brother Scout
broke his arm. It should flow by itself from there.





"promissary letter" wrote in
message ...
I want to write a book about my life I need to know how to set it up on
the
computer page by page

Or maybe the OP has multiple personalities and it's one of the late comers
who's doing the writing.

(I know - that's bad.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Jezebel" wrote in message
...
(BTW - it would be an autobiography if you're
writing it yourself.)


Perhaps his life has an independent life, hence 'biography of *my life*'
rather than 'biography of me' ...

Well, it so happens....that I am doing exactly that; and have been working
at it off and on for about two years. I have about 40 separate Word
documents so far, with a total of about 17 MB. A lot of the 17MB is
pictures that I have pasted into the document(s) to illustrate what I am
writing about. Generally, how I have it set up so far is:

- a master Windows XP folder I call "JPH History" that resides on my
desktop.
- subfolders for selected topics; e.g., I lived in England for a time,
so I have a folder called "Idylls of England".
- each file has a unique and memorable name, reflecting the content of
that chapter. Some of my files are simply lists; e.g., a list of all the
addresses
of houses I lived in during my life; another is a list of all the cars I
ever owned.
- I generally write with what I might call 'stream of consciousness'
flow - just getting it down on the screen and leaving the tweaking to later;
also go back to add to the files when I think of something to add.
- a subfolder I call "Photos and Images" to collect images for later
inclusion in a chapter.
- I keep a separate CD backup for my JPH History folder -- I now have a
lot invested in this project and make frequent CD backups.
- I bought a HP 3970 Scanner for the project -- I use this to transfer
selected old family photos into digital images that will go into a folder
named, say, "Family of Origin Photos". I also used the scanner to digitize
my birth certificate, baptismal certificate, college diploma, etc.
- I bought my own copy of Word 2002 for Dummies, and read through the
whole thing so I would have basic skills. I was already a very good typist,
but I wanted to be reasonably efficient about my project.
- I am doing a lot of 'googling' searching for background material.
Also,
do a google search for _writing your autobiography_ You will get lots of
references
and hints.

Good luck!
--
John Hanley

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computer page by page