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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
14
Section 3: Help! Word Is Being Strange! Troubleshooting Common Problems

Commenting

Commenting in Word is a great way for collaborators to communicate questions, feedback, and other comments to each other directly in the document. A comment can be added to a particular passage or section, and others can respond to it by replying directly to the comment. Comments appear in an expanded right-hand margin and can be deleted or hidden at any time.

To add a comment, select the Review tab from the ribbon and go to the Comments section. Place your insertion point (the blinking line) in the document where you want your comment to be or select the specific text. Then, from the Comments section, click New Comment.

The following screenshot shows the Comments section of the Review tab:

Figure 3.12 – The Comments section

You will see a colored line drawn from the spot of your insertion point to the now expanded right margin, where there will be a balloon with space to add your comment. The insertion point should appear in the balloon...