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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

Inserting illustrations

In this section, we are going to learn about inserting illustrations into a Word document and explore the different types of illustrations.

Many types of graphic objects are considered as illustrations in Word. You can see them by going to the Insert tab and looking at the Illustrations section:

Figure 10.1 – The Illustrations section

Under the Illustrations section, we have the following:

  • Pictures: These are usually photographs or other images saved in one of many digital formats supported by Word. The most common of these are .jpg, .png, and .svg.
  • Shapes: These are line drawings of various common shapes such as rectangles and ovals. Shapes are scalable and most of their outlines can be manipulated to alter their shape. Shape outlines can be colored or hidden, and shapes can usually be filled with a color or pattern.
  • Icons: These are similar to shapes but are typically more complex, such as an icon of a computer...