Ivan Walsh

"Thanks Naveen. I'll be writing more about action plans this week, fwiw. Regards, Ivan" - Ivan Walsh

"Hi Chris, there's a great article on HBR this week about listening skills. Worth tracking down Regards, Ivan" - Ivan Walsh

"Hi Khalid, In general, the business rules should be statements - eg a credit card can ONLY be given if someone is over 18 - whereas the requirements are more complex, eg when, where, why can they be offered. I'd say that you'll understand the rules quite quickly, but the requirements will take much more effort, eg 80% of the effort, Regards, Ivan" - Ivan Walsh

On the Developer tab, in the Controls group, click Design Mode, and then insert the controls that you want, for example, let’s enter a series of rich text controls for a report. How to insert a text control where users can enter text In a rich text content control, users can format text as bold [...] Related posts: How to add content controls to MS Word Templates How to add ‘building blocks’ to MS templates How to Add Fields and Forms to MS Word Templates - Ivan Walsh

Building blocks are reusable pieces of content or other document parts that are stored in galleries to be accessed and reused at any time. You can also save building blocks and distribute them with templates. For example, you may create a report template that provides your template users with two cover letter types to choose [...] Related posts: How to Add Fields and Forms to MS Word Templates How to add content controls to MS Word Templates Insert a combo box or a drop-down list in MS Word Template - Ivan Walsh

Whether you’re starting from a built-in template or updating one of your own, Word’s built-in tools help you update templates to suit your needs. To update your template, open the file, make the changes you want, and then save the template. Click File, Open. Double-click Computer. Browse to the Custom Office Templates folder that’s under [...] Related posts: How to Add Fields and Forms to MS Word Templates How to Fix Damaged & Corrupt Word 2007 Documents – Part 1 How to Improve Word Templates - Ivan Walsh

"Asmaa, drop me a line and we can resolve this. Ivan" - Ivan Walsh

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In a combo box, users can select from a list of choices that you provide or they can type in their own information. In a drop-down list, users can only select from the list of choices. On the Developer tab, in the Controls group, click the Combo Box Content Control combo-box control or Drop-Down List [...] Related posts: How to add content controls to MS Word Templates How to Add Fields and Forms to MS Word Templates How to change the default list of document in MS Word - Ivan Walsh

On the Developer tab, in the Controls group, click Design Mode, and then insert the controls that you want, for example, let’s enter a series of rich text controls for a report. Click here to enter text. Enter any content that you want to repeat, including other content controls. You can also insert this control [...] Related posts: How to Add Fields and Forms to MS Word Templates HOWTO: Add Spacing Between Cells in MS Word Tables How to Fix Damaged & Corrupt Word 2007 Documents – Part 1 - Ivan Walsh

Whether you’re starting from a built-in template or updating one of your own, Word’s built-in tools help you update templates to suit your needs. To update your template, open the file, make the changes you want, and then save the template. Click File, Open. Double-click Computer. Browse to the Custom Office Templates folder that’s under [...] Related posts: How to Improve Word Templates How to create your first Word template How to create reusable document parts - Ivan Walsh

Use the Picture placeholders option if your document has lots of graphics. When you turn on this option it displays an empty white box in place of the graphic. This loads the document faster and let your scroll quicker. To use the Picture placeholders option, follow these steps: On the Tools menu, click Options, and [...] Related posts:How To Use ‘Draft Fonts’ to Open MS Word Faster 5 workarounds if MS Word won’t print images How to Turn off the Startup Task Pane in MS Word - Ivan Walsh

Follow these steps to prevent the task pane from opening automatically when you start Word 2003. The startup pane is the pane that’s displayed in the right-hand side of the screen when you start Word. To turn off the Startup Task Pane, follow these steps: On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click View. Clear [...] Related posts:Turn off Automatic Spelling & Grammar Check How to Turn off ScreenTips in MS Word How do I turn off Automatic Hyperlinks in Microsoft Word? - Ivan Walsh

"Hi Diana, Another suggestion is to make videos where you demonstrate your expertise in a specific area but do NOT try to sell any product or service. Why? Because if you are the authority in an area, you should be beyond hustling affiliate products etc, which is what most fly-by-nights do. I feel this is a very effective method for people who has real knowledge and have paid their dues, so to speak, as it indirectly positions you as an authority. And once you're seen as the authority.... Regards from a rain-soaked Ireland, Ivan" - Ivan Walsh

"Hi Julie, any suggestions on how many posts to send before you make a direct pitch? Thanks ?Ivan" - Ivan Walsh

"Hi James, You probably know this re where eat a frog comes from, maybe others don't. The French writer Nicolas Chamfort (not Mark Twain) recommended that you should start your day by eating a frog. What he meant was to do that one thing you hate the most first. His Wikipedia page explains more. worth a look. Ivan" - Ivan Walsh

"Thanks Lee, the suggestions about interviews are a good one. Must do this. I know I should but you know.... :)" - Ivan Walsh