Your Microsoft Word & PowerPoint Specialist
For great-looking documents, presentations, and more!
About Carol Allen Design Services
Welcome
Welcome to Carol Allen Design Services — where our business is making your projects shine.
For over 25 years, we have provided professional desktop publishing, presentation design, and word processing services to satisfied clients, and would love to help your business too.
From complex Microsoft Word formatting and design to beautiful PowerPoint presentation creation, we have the experience you need to make your next project a success!
We are located in Connecticut and look forward to serving you. Scroll below to learn more!
PowerPoint Presentations
Using the powerful features of PowerPoint, along with eye-catching charts and graphics, we can create presentations for you that look terrific!
Following are just a few services we provide:
- PowerPoint presentation input, design, and formatting
- Customized template design to fit your branding
- Adding images and icons to bring your slides to life
- Creation of bar charts, infographics, org charts, tables, animations, and more
- Converting your presentations to video
We have a variety of templates to choose from — or we can create one based on your specifications.
The video below shows a sample presentation designed in PowerPoint and saved to video. To view more samples, please see our Portfolio page.
Microsoft Word Design
Getting great-looking documents designed has never been easier.
Does working with MS Word styles, headers, footers, bullets, contents, etc., leave you frustrated?
From initial input to final design, here are just a few ways we can help you:
- MS Word formatting/word processing of large, complex documents — incorporating logos, images, charts, tables, etc.
- Layout and design of large employee manuals and booklets
- Formatting of PDFs converted to Word
- Word tables, charts, and fill-in forms
- Formatting your resume and more!
Working with complex Word files is a specialty!
Employee Benefits Communications
Need help with your benefits communications projects?
Below are a few services we provide:
Formatting, layout, and design in Microsoft Word of:
- Complex benefits handbooks and SPDs
- Benefits newsletters and updates
- Summary of Benefits and Coverage forms
PowerPoint Presentations to communicate benefits information and annual enrollment period information.
PDF conversions of SPDs and handbooks to Microsoft Word for formatting, design, and updates. And, conversions back to PDF with clickable contents and hyperlinks.
Proofreading and editing of communications materials, checking for grammar, consistency, typos, etc.
Click here to view a few pages of a sample booklet.
Microsoft Word Document Cleanup
When Your Microsoft Word Documents Need Fixing
We can help...
- Fix and adjust your bulleted lists
- Update your tables of contents
- Modify your document styles for consistency
- Format your headers/footers so they work properly
- Update your resume's formatting to help you land that job, and
- Properly format your PDF conversions so you can work with the files more easily
Even if it's a quick fix, no job is too small!
Adobe PDF Conversions
No more retyping files!
Using Adobe Acrobat Pro, we can convert your PDF files to Microsoft Word for updates and editing.
- PDF conversions can include additional formatting to make your documents easier to work with in Microsoft Word.
- Finally, your files can be converted back to PDF when complete!
PDF Edits & Forms
- If you have a PDF needing minor text edits or need updates to a PDF fill-in form, reach out and we would be happy to see if we can help!
Proofreading & Editing
When you have a large document needing proofreading, please keep us in mind. We have many years of experience and will give your files a thorough review.
- Edits can be marked using Microsoft Word redlines or PDF comments.
- All documents will be checked for typographical errors, consistency, grammar, and clarity, and any discrepancies will be noted for review.
Please read our Terms of Service here.
Resume Formatting
Need help formatting your resume?
We can...
- Bring your current resume into a new design
- Add new information to your existing resume
- Help with bullets, layout, and overall formatting
- Convert your resume from PDF to Word for updates
- And, help you land that role!
Here is one website that offers a variety of resume templates to choose from (we have no affiliation with this site): https://www.getlanded.com/
Contact Us
For more information
Please email Carol at carol@carolallendesign.com
