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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

Summary

In this chapter, you explored a number of different ways in which to improve your workflow when working with short documents such as letters and résumés. Whether you start from a Microsoft-supplied template and modify it for your own use, create your own custom template, or use or create your own custom Quick Part, there are many ways in which to save and reuse documents and document parts in Microsoft Word.

In the next chapter, we will be expanding upon these ideas and exploring ways in which to use tools within Microsoft Word to discuss how to create, navigate, and best format long documents such as multi-page reports and essays.