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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)
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

Applying Quick Styles

When you open a new blank Word document, on your Home tab, in your Styles group, you will see a set of predefined Styles ready for you to use:

Figure 8.3 – Quick Styles pane

To preview what a style will look like applied to your text or paragraph, simply move your cursor to where you would like the style applied and hover your mouse over a style in the Styles gallery:

Figure 8.4 – Previewing styles on mouse hover

If you would like to view more styles, click on the More button to open the Styles gallery:

Figure 8.5 – More styles

When you click on the More button, the Styles gallery will expand and display the complete list of styles available in your Word document, along with additional options for creating new styles and clearing formatting:

Figure 8.6 – The Styles gallery

To apply the style, click or tap on any style in the Styles gallery...