This comprehensive guide won't waste your time with features irrelevant to the legal community. Microsoft Word 2002 software contains features that finally meet the requirements that law firms and legal departments have been asking about for years. And this book explains them all! It provides industry-specific information about Word 2002 to help you operate effectively and efficiently in your legal environment. Whether you are completely new to Word or simply updating to the newest version, this book will increas your productivity and guide you to making the most of this new software.
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Payne Consulting Group provides expert training and development services and specializes in migrating law firms to Microsoft Office applications. The firm is a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider, and Donna Payne was a member of the Microsoft Legal Advisory Counsel.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
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Sustains The Quality Of Previous Editions,
By Ruth Edlund "dark goddess of replevin" (King County, Washington:) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Microsoft Word 2002 for Law Firms w/CD (Miscellaneous) (Paperback)
As a long-time user of Word in a legal environment, I have purchased every edition of this book from _Word 97 for Law Firms_ onward. I am pleased to report that this book sustains the high quality that so interested me in the first version. New, and particularly noteworthy, was an expanded section containing a point-by-point list of new features of Word, and improved old features of Word (although I disagree with a few characterizations). The text as a whole, however, does not assume that you used previous versions of Word, so novices need not fear. The take-away message from this review is that if you use Word XP in a law firm, you must have this book. Another new feature, and unique to computer books AFAIK, is a chapter on "Document Forensics." It's handy to have curative suggestions collected in a single chapter. My chief quibble--I can't even call it a complaint--is that the book appears to have a slight orientation toward users who are word processors in high-budget big firm environments. I would like to see a little more thought devoted to the needs of the sole practitioner attorney producing her own documents without staff. For example, when discussing the Pleading Wizard, the text dismissively says, "Most law firms choose to skip the Pleading Wizard and deploy a third-party solution." Excuse me? Perhaps most big law firms do, but if so, why? A discussion of the technical problems, and how to circumvent them if you don't want to go third-party after shelling out a lot of money on Office XP, would be in order. I have never seen a technical discussion of how to alter the pleading paper created by the Pleading Wizard, and I can't be the only person who doesn't like the standard options. I also think that the book is a bit thin on its discussion of VBA and of using Word in document assembly with information supplied from a database. Perhaps these topics are considered too advanced for this book's target audience, in which case may I beg the excellent authors to consider a companion volume to this work.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
If You Have to Use Word This Book Is For You,
By A Customer
This review is from: Microsoft Word 2002 for Law Firms w/CD (Miscellaneous) (Paperback)
As a former diehard WordPerfect user who was dragged kicking and screaming into the world of Microsoft Word I have to say 'Word 2002 For Law Firms' has helped to resolve most of the bias and trepidation I previously held towards Word. This book is well written and enjoyable to read. It is obvious that the authors have a great deal of experience in the legal field. Having read through other books on Microsoft Word, I found this one to be particularly useful (and superior) and focused for legal professionals who require a specific set of information. Great hands on exercises and insightful tips helped me understand many of those Word features that previously 'drove me crazy!' I highly recommend this book to those legal users who truly want to understand Word.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Really Great Book,
By Lynne Hawkins (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Microsoft Word 2002 for Law Firms w/CD (Miscellaneous) (Paperback)
I was taught Word last year by Payne Consulting so when I saw this book, I picked it up. The book, just like the classes are of the highest caliber. The first chapter on what is new and improved was especially helpful. I also liked the chapters on numbering, styles, and document forensics. The whole book is outstanding and I highly recommend it.
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