Tutorial: Microsoft Office Word 2003

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Microsoft Office Word 2003

Part I: Word Basics: Get Productive Fast Chapter 1. What's New in Microsoft Office Word 2003 Discovering Microsoft's Key Word 2003 Enhancements Research Tools Review and Collaboration Improvements Document Security with Information Rights Management (IRM) Productivity Improvements XML Support Chapter 2. Navigating Word 2003 Quick Tour of the 'Cockpit' Using Find, Replace, and Go To Getting Help Activating Word or Office Troubleshooting Chapter 3. Essential Document Creation and Management Techniques Creating New Documents Using the New Document Task Pane Basic Editing Saving Your Documents Using Word's Program and File Recovery Features Retrieving Your Documents Finding the File You're Seeking Switching Among Files You've Opened Troubleshooting Chapter 4. Quick and Effective Formatting Techniques Understanding the Basics of Direct Formatting Introducing Font Formatting Working with Paragraph Formatting Controlling How Paragraphs Break Between Pages Using Bullets and Numbered Lists Comparing, Selecting, and Copying Formatted Text Using On-the-Fly Format Checking Troubleshooting Chapter 5. Controlling Page Features Using Word's Page Setup Features Using Headers and Footers Working with Multiple Columns Using Borders and Shading Troubleshooting Chapter 6. Printing and Faxing in Word Printing the Entire Document Specifying What to Print Other Useful Print Settings Creating a Print File from Which You Can Print Later Printing Envelopes in Word Using E-Postage with Word Printing Labels Printing Many Files at the Same Time Using Print Preview Sending a Fax from Word Troubleshooting Chapter 7. Using Word's Speech Control, Dictation, and Handwriting Features Understanding Word's Speech Features Preparing for Speech Recognition Training Word to Understand Speech Issuing Voice Commands to Word Dictating to Word Creating Multiple Speech Profiles Using Word's Handwriting Features Using Additional Ink Features on the Tablet PC Troubleshooting Part II: Building Slicker Documents Faster Chapter 8. Making the Most of Word's Proofing and Research Tools Using Automatic Spelling and Grammar Checking Disabling or Hiding Automatic Spelling and Grammar Checking Checking Spelling Through the Spelling and Grammar Dialog Box Controlling Spelling Settings Creating Custom Dictionaries for Custom Needs Spell Checking Text in Foreign Languages A Closer Look at the Grammar Checker Using the Word Thesaurus Using Word's Built-In Language Translation Tools Working with Additional Research Services Counting a Document's Words, Pages, Lines, and Characters Displaying Readability Statistics Controlling Hyphenation Troubleshooting Chapter 9. Automating Your Documents AutoCorrect: Smarter Than Ever AutoText: The Complete Boilerplate Resource AutoFormatting: The Fastest Way to Format Working with AutoSummarize Working with Smart Tags Troubleshooting Chapter 10. Streamlining Your Formatting with Styles Why Styles Are So Valuable What Styles Are and How They Work Understanding and Using Word's Default Styles Creating Styles Changing Styles Managing Styles Troubleshooting Chapter 11. Templates, Wizards, and Add-Ins What Templates Are and How They Work Using Word's Built-In Template Library Using Templates from Microsoft Office Online The Normal Template: Crucial to All Documents Creating a New Template Understanding Global Templates Understanding the Relationship Between Styles and Templates Attaching Templates to Documents and Email Messages Linking CSS Style Sheets to Web Pages Using Themes to Change the Styles in Your Template Previewing New Templates with Style Gallery Moving Elements Among Templates Managing Templates to Minimize Your Work Using Workgroup Templates Storing Templates on a Web Server Using Word Wizards Understanding Word Add-Ins Troubleshooting Chapter 12. Structuring and Organizing Information with Tables Understanding What Word Tables Can Do Word's Multiple Approaches to Creating a Table Editing in a Table Changing a Table's Structure or Formatting Adding Table Borders and Shading Controlling Table Breaks and Table Headers Using Table Styles Working with Table Properties Converting Text to Tables Calculating with Tables Sorting the Contents of Tables Troubleshooting Part III: The Visual Word: Making Documents Look Great Chapter 13. Getting Images Into Your Documents Opportunities to Use Graphics Effectively Inserting a Photo or Another Image You've Created Finding and Inserting Images Through the Clip Art Task Pane Working with Microsoft Clip Organizer Finding Other Sources of Images Editing Images to Serve Your Needs Minimizing Graphics File Size by Compressing Pictures Adding Alternative Text to Your Image Using WordArt Working with Microsoft Office Picture Manager Troubleshooting Chapter 14. Using Word's Quick and Easy Drawing Tools Understanding How Word Drawings Work Drawing Lines and Other Basic Shapes AutoShapes: Word's Library of Predrawn Shapes Controlling Colors Adding Depth to Your Graphics Editing Objects in a Word Drawing Troubleshooting Chapter 15. Visualizing Your Message with Graphs, Diagrams, and Org Charts Understanding Graphs and Charts Creating Data to Be Graphed Choosing Among Word's Extensive Selection of Charts Working with Chart Options Formatting Chart Elements Creating a Chart from Scratch Creating and Using Custom Chart Types Using Trendlines Using Error Bars Revising Charts Automatically About Word's Organization Chart Feature Changing Organization Chart Layouts About Word's Business Diagrams Capabilities Troubleshooting Chapter 16. Word Desktop Publishing Word 2003: 'Almost' a Full-Fledged Desktop Publishing Program When to Use Word?And When 'Not' To Planning Your Document Quick and Easy Brochures with the Brochure Template Using Publication Layouts from Microsoft Office Online Using Drop Caps Inserting Symbols and Special Characters Using Text Boxes Troubleshooting Part IV: Industrial-Strength Document Production Techniques Chapter 17. Using Mail Merge Effectively An Overview of Word's Mail Merge Starting a Mail Merge with the Mail Merge Wizard Task Pane Working with the Mail Merge Toolbar Selecting a Starting Document Selecting Recipients Preparing the Content of Your Main Document Printing or Delivering Your Merged Documents Customizing Merged Documents with Word Fields Troubleshooting Chapter 18. Outlining: Practical Techniques for Organizing Any Document The Benefits of Outlining The Role of Heading Styles and Outline Levels in Outlining Creating a New Outline Understanding Outline View Controlling Your Outline View Applying Outline Levels to Specific Text Printing Your Outline Using Word's Automatic Outline Numbering Using List Styles Troubleshooting Chapter 19. Master Documents: Control and Share Even the Largest Documents The Advantages of Master Documents Creating Master Documents and Subdocuments Working with Master Document and Subdocument Files Style Behavior in Master Documents and Subdocuments Reorganizing a Master Document Creating a Table of Contents, an Index, or Cross-References for a Master Document Printing Master Documents and Subdocuments Working with Others on the Same Master Document Inserting Files Rather Than Using Master Documents Using Insert File to Insert Part of a Document Troubleshooting Chapter 20. Tables of Contents, Figures, Authorities, and Captions Tables of Contents Introducing Tables of Figures and Captions Introducing Citations Troubleshooting Chapter 21. Building More Effective Indexes How Word Indexes Work Creating a New Index Entry COMPILING YOUR INDEX Building Indexes from Multiple Documents Automating Indexing with Index AutoMark Files Placing More Than One Index in a Document Troubleshooting Chapter 22. Using Footnotes, Bookmarks, and Cross-References Using Footnotes and Endnotes Using Bookmarks Working with Cross-References Troubleshooting Chapter 23. Automating Your Documents with Field Codes Understanding Fields Fields That Might Already Be in Your Document Viewing Fields Inserting a Field Using the Field Dialog Box Placing Fields Directly into a Document Updating Your Fields Shortcuts for Working with Fields