1 Recommendations for formatting collaborative documents Don't Do not use returns to add spaces after paragraphs, use paragraph format . Do not use special characters in Times format, use symbol font. Do not use tab in first line of paragraph, use paragraph format, or better use styles. Do not use two spaces after period, only need one space.
Word knows about periods.
Avoid using Word's table feature, use insert table from excel. This is much easier to modify. Know how to add template to existing document. Use caption feature of Word for figure and table captions. Use Words footnote for rough drafts.