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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)
1
Section 1: Working More Efficiently, Together or Alone with Word
6
Section 2: Making Sense of Formatting Short and Long Documents
14
Section 3: Help! Word Is Being Strange! Troubleshooting Common Problems

Summary

As you can see, Microsoft Word offers many no-code methods for automating tasks, formatting, workflows, keystrokes, and commands on the PC, and each method has advantages and disadvantages. With custom keyboard shortcuts, you can save time and open specialized or hidden Word commands or simply create a keyboard shortcut that is easier for you to remember. Keeping your hands on the keyboard does save time in the long run but having to remember and memorize a lot of keyboard shortcuts takes time and is not for everyone. For others, using Word's AutoCorrect and AutoFormat features in not-so-common ways to create short lists and add hard-to-remember and -spell words or company jargon and acronyms can be a timesaver. Or, for bigger lists and blocks of text, using some of Word's custom Quick Parts or building blocks might be a good option. The downside is that some of these features are not compatible with Mac users yet. And of course, there are always macros, which is...