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From: Jim Homme
Date: Aug 14, 2016 1:12PM

Hi Lisa,
FFor the sake of argument, let me assume Microsoft Word.

The title of the document would use the Title style.

I would then apply headings using the Heading 1 style for each major section, and then use Heading 2 through the necessary level of heading style. If you think the document will ever be converted to the web, avoid levels 7 and higher.

Once you have the headings in place, go back through and use the multi-level list, rather than typing in the numbers by hand. Word has numbering schemes for various document types.

Then, if your document requires a table of contents, put your curser where you want it to go, right click or SHIfT+F10, and choose the automatic table of contents entry.

For the addressing part of the letter, I think there is the Address style, but I'd have to check that.

Hope that helps.

Jim


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On Aug 14, 2016, at 3:04 PM, L Snider < <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >> wrote:

Hi Everyone,

I have been thinking about this one for a while, and wanted to hear how you
approach this one.

To make reports, and the like, accessible is pretty straightforward.
However, when working with a letter, do you use styled headings?

In some letters, I can see making the RE: line a heading (H2) and maybe
even the company name if it is in text at the top (H1). Do you do this?

Also for contracts, I can see the sub titles in a contract styled into
headings, but most of them have the 'this is a contract between X and X',
do you make that into an H1? Do you do this?

Thanks in advance! Curious to know what everyone does for these kinds of
docs!

Cheers

Lisa