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Subject:Re: Pray for me From:Eric Ray <ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com> To:Tim Altom <taltom -at- simplywritten -dot- com> Date:Sun, 23 Jul 2000 13:28:51 -0600
> You're toast. No amount of work will replace the planning and prep necessary
> to pull this off. You might have a good chance if the damned manual had
> included styles, but without them, you're in deep trouble.
Add to Tim's comments...
Use Word's AutoFormat feature to come up with at least a rough crack
at applying styles. They'll stink, but you'll be closer than you were, and
some creative global search and replace action will let you get something
acceptable ASAP.