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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

Mentioning others in comments

So far, we have seen how helpful it can be to use comments when collaborating on a document. However, a comment is only effective if the person it is intended for sees it. If you really need to get somebody's attention in your organization with a comment, you can @mention them.

When you use the @ symbol before someone's name in a comment, they will receive an email, alerting them that someone has mentioned them in a document. The email will also contain a link to the comment in the document. @ mentioning only works with Word 365 and other Microsoft 365 apps, and you must be signed in to your Microsoft 365 account. @mention does not work in Office 2019 or older versions. @mention also works across different platforms, such as Android, iOS, and Mac.

If you want to @mention someone in a comment, then you should create a new comment, enter the @ symbol, and begin to type the first few letters of the person's name. Their name should appear...