Franco Rios wrote in a message to Ken Vaughan:
 FR> In message, KEN VAUGHAN wrote to ALL:
 FR> to get your phone number.   Why do people need typing done? 
 FR> Because they don't have the means or the time to do it
 FR> themselves.  If you can put together a letter in standard
 FR> format, you can probably run a typing service.  There are
 FR> textbooks on how to set up a standard business letter;
 FR> margins, type of font, etc.
Good morning Franco ;-)
Great reply, it got me going!
I was thinking of doing just the same thing in Seattle.  My typing is okay, 
but I don't know about all the forms that could come up, such as the thesis 
or final report which has headers, footnotes, bibliography, etc., and the 
certain structure that each professor wants.  I've been going to school for a 
while and each instructor seems to want a slightly different format.  Have 
you found this requirement when typing papers?  Also, have you had to rewrite 
college papers because of such bad grammer or paragraph structure that you 
couldn't take money for typing verbatim?  (I've proofread some papers for a 
few friends :-)
For business, I wouldn't know what to expect (business letters only?)
Is there a general reference(s) that you could recommend for the formatting 
of college and/or business type traffic? 
I'm not afraid of jumping in, I just don't want to accept a job and guess on 
how to do it, then have it come back improperly done.  I do have a couple 
library books on typing services, but they are about 20 years old.  According 
to one, if I was a real professional, I'd spend about $16,000 and get a Wang 
wordprocessor.
David 
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