Customizing Word for a Law Office

Agenda / Content Covered

10:00 — 11:00, Barron Henley

1. Customizing Word's Interface for a Legal User
   1. Quick Access Toolbar
   2. Status Bar
   3. Contextual Tabs
   4. Ribbons and Keyboard Shortcuts
2. Default Formatting - How to Permanently Fix Word's Defaults for Legal Documents
3. Role of the Default Template (Normal.Dotm) and How to Customize it
4. Fixing Word's Default Settings - the Key to Making Word Usable in a Legal Environment

Accreditation Details:

Barron K Henley , Esq. is one of the founding partners of Affinity Consulting Group, a legal technology consulting firm focused on automating and streamlining law firms and legal departments. Mr. Henley is the primary author of Microsoft Word for Legal Professionals and has taught Word classes for lawyers and legal support staff for over 25 years. He earned his B.S./B.A. degree (marketing and economics) and his J.D. degree from The Ohio State University; and is a member of the American, Ohio State and Columbus bar associations; and the Worthington Estate Planning Council. He is a fellow of the College of Law Practice Management, a fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a member of Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Technology and the Courts, and a member of both the ABA Law Practice Management and the Real Property Trust and Estate Law ("RPTE") sections. He's also a former member of RPTE Futures Task Force, a former board member for the ABA TECHSHOW, and the former chair of the Ohio State Bar Association's Law Office Automation & Technology Committee.