template for procedure manual

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I've found lots of templates for different kinds of documents, but am looking
for one for a procedure manual. There's a semi-standard format I've seen at
ISO shops, etc., but now that I've got to create my own I'd rather not start
from scratch and have to figure out all the different styles, boxes, tables,
indexes, TOC, etc. Call me lazy, but I'm sure someone's already done it much
better than I could ever do.

Thanks in advance.

Sue
 
Take a look at the manual template that is at
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/CreateATemplatePart2.htm. A TOC
can be automatically generated if you use heading styles for your headings.
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/complex_documents.htm.

Hope this helps,
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I am currently working on a policy manual. Because I was doing a lot of this
from scratch, I've done A LOT of research on manuals on the web. Believe me,
they are out there. Use Google. Search for industries similar to yours. If
you don't find what you want with one set of words, rephrase your search.
Even if you don't find an editable document, I'm sure you can find a .pdf
file that you can mimic. And don't forget to save it as a template.
 
Sounds like I'm going to have to do this from scratch (by that I mean setting
up all the styles, formats, figuring out how to get the numbering system to
work). I had hoped to find something REALLY simple (don't need fancy fonts
and pictures) that I could just type into and not have to learn all the
behind the scenes formatting stuff in Word. I need numbering, a table of
contents and an index.

I'm a very low end Word user and had hoped to avoid a major time investment
in learning this level of detail in Word.

I've found a document that has the TOC set up, and I've figured out how to
update that. What is NOT working is automatic assigning of the numbers (when
you hit enter to add a new topic - like 1.0, 1.1, 1.1.1, then 1.2, etc.) I
know how plain old outline numbering works (I,A,1,a,i, etc.), but not like
you'd use in a procedure manual. So this means if I delete a topic, or stick
one in the middle, I'm manually renumbering which I'm sure is completely
idiotic.

I had hoped to find a document (or I guess it's called a template) that
already had the behind the scenes stuff set up, then I'd just piggy back off
that. Like the old days when I stole other people's JCL!

Thanks in advance for any other suggestions anyone may have.

Sue

JoAnn Paules said:
I am currently working on a policy manual. Because I was doing a lot of this
from scratch, I've done A LOT of research on manuals on the web. Believe me,
they are out there. Use Google. Search for industries similar to yours. If
you don't find what you want with one set of words, rephrase your search.
Even if you don't find an editable document, I'm sure you can find a .pdf
file that you can mimic. And don't forget to save it as a template.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



suemt said:
I've found lots of templates for different kinds of documents, but am
looking
for one for a procedure manual. There's a semi-standard format I've seen
at
ISO shops, etc., but now that I've got to create my own I'd rather not
start
from scratch and have to figure out all the different styles, boxes,
tables,
indexes, TOC, etc. Call me lazy, but I'm sure someone's already done it
much
better than I could ever do.

Thanks in advance.

Sue
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Outline numbering is outline numbering. If you can do "I,A,1,a,i, etc.," you
can do the other kind. See
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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suemt said:
Sounds like I'm going to have to do this from scratch (by that I mean setting
up all the styles, formats, figuring out how to get the numbering system to
work). I had hoped to find something REALLY simple (don't need fancy fonts
and pictures) that I could just type into and not have to learn all the
behind the scenes formatting stuff in Word. I need numbering, a table of
contents and an index.

I'm a very low end Word user and had hoped to avoid a major time investment
in learning this level of detail in Word.

I've found a document that has the TOC set up, and I've figured out how to
update that. What is NOT working is automatic assigning of the numbers (when
you hit enter to add a new topic - like 1.0, 1.1, 1.1.1, then 1.2, etc.) I
know how plain old outline numbering works (I,A,1,a,i, etc.), but not like
you'd use in a procedure manual. So this means if I delete a topic, or stick
one in the middle, I'm manually renumbering which I'm sure is completely
idiotic.

I had hoped to find a document (or I guess it's called a template) that
already had the behind the scenes stuff set up, then I'd just piggy back off
that. Like the old days when I stole other people's JCL!

Thanks in advance for any other suggestions anyone may have.

Sue

JoAnn Paules said:
I am currently working on a policy manual. Because I was doing a lot of this
from scratch, I've done A LOT of research on manuals on the web. Believe me,
they are out there. Use Google. Search for industries similar to yours. If
you don't find what you want with one set of words, rephrase your search.
Even if you don't find an editable document, I'm sure you can find a ..pdf
file that you can mimic. And don't forget to save it as a template.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



suemt said:
I've found lots of templates for different kinds of documents, but am
looking
for one for a procedure manual. There's a semi-standard format I've seen
at
ISO shops, etc., but now that I've got to create my own I'd rather not
start
from scratch and have to figure out all the different styles, boxes,
tables,
indexes, TOC, etc. Call me lazy, but I'm sure someone's already done it
much
better than I could ever do.

Thanks in advance.

Sue
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