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Microsoft 365 Word Tips and Tricks

By : Heather Ackmann, Bill Kulterman
Book Image

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 5: Working with Short Documents

Technology has advanced dramatically, and with those advancements, how we write and communicate in the workplace has adapted and changed. The letter or memo, once a common form of business and interoffice communication, now seems in some business circles like an ancient relic, having been replaced with email and other communication and electronic tools. Unless you work in a field that still relies heavily on written documentation, you might find that your skills of writing short documents in programs such as Microsoft Word have atrophied a bit. So, when occasions arise where you need to write a short document, such as a cover letter or a résumé, "the old-fashioned way," you might have a difficult time getting started, struggle to get your document to look "just right," or have trouble finding the most efficient workflows. Or, worse, you might feel unjustly unqualified for the task.

The purpose of this chapter...