Webinar: How to create a template for a legal brief

Want an easier path to creating your next trial court or appellate brief? Make a template with all your Styles and static content already in place! In this 50-minute webinar, I show you how to configure Microsoft Word Styles for your headings, table of authorities and table of contents, plus some formatting tricks for your cover page, certificate of service and other "boilerplate" elements.
0:00 Intro
0:53 A reader question
1:20 The plan of attack
2:42 The two types of Word templates
3:11 Where to store your custom templates
5:47 Workgroup templates
6:07 How (and why) to insert section breaks
12:51 Setting the basic +Heading and +Body fonts
16:43 Modifying Heading Styles
25:33 Modifying TOC Styles
31:58 Modifying TOA Styles
35:37 Inserting and formatting static elements
41:23 Why you shouldn't use the Word Count field
43:22 Inserting a self-updating ordinal date
46:54 How to use your template to create a new document
47:14 How to modify your template later
48:31 Make sure you apply Styles to static elements
49:31 Thanks for attending! Hit the Like button
Other how-to videos referenced in this webinar:
Microsoft Word's Word Count isn't always accurate: • MS Word's Word Count i...
How to number your pages by section in Word: • How to number your pag...
How to create an "ordinal date" Quick Part: • Create a self-updating...
Complete guide to using the Table of Contents feature: legalofficeguru.com/table-con...
Want more instruction on these subjects? Check out my Brief Builder's Workshop and Attorney's Guide to Microsoft Word Styles courses here: legalofficeguru.com/courses
Subscribe for more free Microsoft Office tips: goo.gl/vMh44E
Get my Brief Requirements Checklist here: legalofficeguru.com/brief-req...
Before you publish your next Table of Authorities, run it through this 2-page checklist: legalofficeguru.com/table-of-...
Get my Fast Formatting Fixes Guide here: legalofficeguru.com/fffg/
Assess your Microsoft Word skills with my Word Skills Checklist: legalofficeguru.com/basic-wor...
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[@laobrien4982]

Thank you. Very helpful.

[@DeborahSavadra]

Glad to hear it!

[@georgearnold977]

Excellent!!!

[@DeborahSavadra]

Glad you like it!

[@aliciazermeno1431]

You are awesome!

[@DeborahSavadra]

Thank you! Hope that was helpful.

[@lambchop857]

You are AMAZING

[@DeborahSavadra]

Thank you! I do hope that video helped you.

[@Paris75018montmartreparis]

Could you upload a template of word document for example ?

[@DeborahSavadra]

Unfortunately, there's no place to do that within UA-cam. And since formats differ so widely from state to state and from court to court, the webinar aims to teach you how to create your own with the features your court requires.