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Thrive's Top Tips - Formatting Marks in Word

This post is a part of the series 'Thrive's Top Tips' - these blog posts are focussed on different elements of programs or systems that can help you to #worksmarternotharder. This post is about using the Formatting Marks tool in Word to help you identify formatting issues before it leaves your desk!

If you are a member of our Document Dynamos group over on Facebook, you will have seen the Live video I did where we ran through what a difference using the 'formatting marks' button can make to your…

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Thrive's Top Tips: Tame those Tables!

This post is a part of the series 'Thrive's Top Tips' - focussing on a specific topic to help you #worksmarternotharder, with some of my personal shortcuts and tips thrown in for good measure!

This post is about creating and managing tables in Microsoft Word.

If you work in documents regularly, chances are you have wrangled more than once with a table that just will.not.play.

Trust me - it happens to the best of us! 😊

So, what I wanted to do was cover off on some of the things I always do when I cre…

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It's our first birthday!

Welcome to 2021. By now, most of us are all back at the desk (in some form), and starting to get a feeling for what we want this year to be.

Here at Thrive, it's no different. I've been back for just over a week now, and there's so much happening. But today, I wanted to indulge a little, and celebrate a massive milestone - Thrive's first birthday!

Our birthday is technically next week, on the 20th. That's the day that Thrive was 'born' in a practical sense - the business name registration, domai…

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2020 - A reflection

Now, I know what you are thinking - oh, gosh (or swear word of your choice!), it's another one of those '2020 was so horrible but I'm #blessed' posts. Well, it is and it isn't.

I'm about to switch off for a couple of weeks, to spend time with family, as you do at this time of year. I know how lucky I am that I can do this - and if you are reading this from somewhere where being with your family isn't possible, I really hope that you find a way to stay connected.

My brother and sister-in-law, alo…

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Thrive's Top Tips: Say it with Styles

This post is a part of the series 'Thrive's Top Tips' - these blog posts are focussed on a different program or system that can help you to #worksmarternotharder, with some of my favourite ways to use these programs that might be new or helpful to you!

Today, I want to walk you through an element of Word - Styles!

A huge part of your brand, and the way your clients recognise you, is in the way your documents look. This is a combination of some basic elements, namely:



  • colours,

  • fonts,

  • …

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Thrive's Top Tips - Word Templates

This post is a part of the series 'Thrive's Top Tips' - these blog posts are focussed on a different program or system that can help you to #worksmarternotharder, with some of my favourite ways to use these programs that might be new or helpful to you!

As a virtual admin (VA), I spend a LOT of time in front of the computer.

In fact, I was spending a lot of time here well before I became a VA too - in my 'former life', I was a PA, an EA, an all-round admin superstar employee. All of which requir…

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