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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

Preparing for automation

Before we start talking about how to automate in Word, let's take a moment to discuss why and how to prepare for automating tasks, or the work you do. This requires thinking about how often you repeatedly perform the same actions or tasks. You must work to prioritize tasks and develop a system to cut down on the amount of time you spend doing repetitive work.

Why automate?

When working in Word, you may find yourself repeating certain actions again and again. These can be things such as writing the same text at the top of a letter, your signature, legalese, a company slogan, an address block – anything. You are looking for any repetitive task that you do in Word. Those tasks are all great candidates for automation. How often you do them and how much time they take to type out will determine which ones you automate.

Identifying tasks for automation

To identify potential tasks for automation, I suggest blocking out time on your calendar...