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WritersUA West

By Richard Hamilton, on March 18th, 2019

XML Press author Robert Delwood, author of The Secret Life of Word, will be speaking at WritersUA Web, which is being held March 28-29, 2019, in Denver, Colorado.

Robert’s talk is titled “Creating Great Documentation From Good Documentation in Seven Steps.”

New Reviews for The Secret Life of Word

By Richard Hamilton, on February 9th, 2012

“I’ve never come across another book like it, and my experience using Word since reading this book has been a fun learning experience. Excellent!” – Sandra, on goodreads.com

“The Secret Life of Word tackles some of the higher end topics in Microsoft Word like creating macros, find and replace; fields, form fields, and content controls; […]

Optimizing VBA Code: Part Two: Loops

By Robert Delwood, on September 12th, 2011

This is part two of “Optimizing VBA Code.” You do not need to read Part One: Variables to use the information in this article, but I hope you do. The material in both articles is derived from my book, The Secret Life of Word. This article is also available in PDF form.

This article looks […]

Optimizing VBA Code: Part One: Variables

By Robert Delwood, on August 30th, 2011

This is the first in a series of articles about optimizing VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) code. The information here is drawn from my book, The Secret Life of Word: A Professional Writer’s Guide to Microsoft Word Automation. This article is also available in PDF form

VBA is known to be a slow language. Often […]

Robert Delwood Interview

By Richard Hamilton, on August 18th, 2011

Robert Delwood, author of The Secret Life of Word: A Professional Writer’s Guide to Microsoft Word Automation, was interviewed by Robert Reynolds in the latest issue of sound.views, the newsletter of the Puget Sound Chapter of the STC.

The interview discusses Robert’s approach to Microsoft Word automation, and how he uses automation […]

Keyboard Shortcuts in Microsoft Word — Guest Article

By Robert Delwood, on June 1st, 2011

This article is an excerpt from The Secret Life of Word: A Professional Writer’s Guide to Microsoft Word Automation.

Many users seem intimidated by automation in Word, thinking it requires programming or complex procedures. Nothing is further from the truth. Once you realize how simple it can be, it’s hard to imagine not having used […]

The Secret Life of Word Now Available

By Richard Hamilton, on May 10th, 2011

Robert Delwood’s new book, The Secret Life of Word: A Professional Writer’s Guide to Word Automation, is now available at Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com.

If you’re a professional writer who uses Microsoft Word, this book will help you take full advantage of Word’s automation features. It gives you an in-depth look […]

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