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Microsoft 365 Word Tips and Tricks

By : Heather Ackmann, Bill Kulterman
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Microsoft 365 Word Tips and Tricks

By: Heather Ackmann, Bill Kulterman

Overview of this book

If you’re proud of yourself for finally learning how to use keyboard shortcuts and the search function, but still skip a beat when asked to generate a table of contents, then this book is for you. Written by two experts who’ve been teaching the world about Word for decades, Microsoft 365 Word Tips and Tricks is a powerhouse of demystifying advice that will take you from Word user to Word master. This book takes you on a step-by-step journey through Word essentials with plenty of practical examples. With it, you'll explore different versions of Microsoft Word, its full functionality, and understand how these versions impact collaboration with others. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of working with the legendary text editor, including a whole chapter dedicated to concentrating better with the help of Word. Expert advice will fill your knowledge gaps and teach you how to work more productively and efficiently with text, images, styles, and even macros. By the end of this book, you will be able to make better documents faster and troubleshoot any Word-related problem that comes your way. And because of its clear and cohesive structure, you can easily come back to refresh your knowledge whenever you need it.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
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Section 1: Working More Efficiently, Together or Alone with Word
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Section 2: Making Sense of Formatting Short and Long Documents
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Section 3: Help! Word Is Being Strange! Troubleshooting Common Problems

Chapter 8: Saving Time and Ensuring Consistency with Styles

From the moment you open a Microsoft Word document and begin to format text, from the Home tab, you will find several groups of options designed to help you quickly do just that. Many people choose options in the Font and Paragraph groups to change the appearance of text, but fewer will notice the far more useful options in the Styles group.

You can use Word styles to not only format your document faster but to create a more consistent look throughout. Styles are also helpful for using other features in Word, such as the Table of Contents, and even for navigating long documents via the Navigation pane. Styles are essential for people who read documents with screen readers too. So, knowing how best to incorporate and apply styles to your documents is a must-have skill.

In this chapter, we will cover the following main topics:

  • What is a style?
  • Applying Quick Styles
  • Understanding how themes affect styles...