As a professional who has worked extensively in Microsoft Word for document preparation and writing, I have come across a number of pitfalls and common mistakes that have compelled me to write this brief checklist for others on document preparation in 
Microsoft Word. If I could use one word to describe my argument, it is consistency. No matter what you do, what audience the document is for, or how many people are going to see this document, there is nothing more frustrating to a reader (especially one with an editorial mind) than inconsistencies in writing and formatting. Microsoft Word, along with other word processing software, has all sorts of tools to aid even the mostinexperienced of writers in their publishing efforts.
1. Table of Contents- Microsoft Word has a nifty way of allowing writers to make a table of contents fairly easily. Go to Insert, then Reference, and then Tables and Figures, which leads to a variety of options in outlining your contents section. This includes creating hyperlinks from the section titles in the document to the corresponding section title in the table. The best way to approach the table of contents, after setting it up in Word, is to use the same font for each level of content (ex. Times New Roman 12 for primary headings, size 10 for secondary headings, etc.). As well, you should set up the Bullets and Numbering (under the Format tab) so that it automatically numbers each section in your document so that when you set up the table, it is much easier to do.
1. Table of Contents- Microsoft Word has a nifty way of allowing writers to make a table of contents fairly easily. Go to Insert, then Reference, and then Tables and Figures, which leads to a variety of options in outlining your contents section. This includes creating hyperlinks from the section titles in the document to the corresponding section title in the table. The best way to approach the table of contents, after setting it up in Word, is to use the same font for each level of content (ex. Times New Roman 12 for primary headings, size 10 for secondary headings, etc.). As well, you should set up the Bullets and Numbering (under the Format tab) so that it automatically numbers each section in your document so that when you set up the table, it is much easier to do.
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