Microsoft Word 97 at a glance / Jerry Joyce and Marianne Moon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Joyce, Jerry, 1950-

Contributor:

Moon, Marianne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft Word.

Word processing.

Physical Description:

x, 320 pages : illustrations ; 19 x 23 cm

Other Title:

Microsoft Word ninety-seven at a glance

Place of Publication:

Redmond, Wash : Microsoft Press, 1997.

Summary:

Here's the visual way to quickly get to work using Microsoft Word 97. Microsoft Word 97 At A Glance lets you focus on a particular task and shows you, with clear, numbered steps, the easiest way to get it done.

Now it's easy to learn about Microsoft Word 97--At a Glance!

Contents:

No Computerese! 1

A Quick Overview 2

A Final Word (or Two) 3

2 Jump Right In 5

Microsoft Word at a Glance 6

Creating a Document 8

Working with an Existing Document 10

Editing Text 12

Storing and Reusing Text 14

So Many Ways to Do It 16

Proofreading a Document 18

Printing a Document 20

3 Improving the Look of Your Document 21

Using Toolbars 22

Word's Most Useful Toolbars 24

Managing Toolbars 26

Adding Character Emphasis 28

Changing Fonts 30

Changing Paragraph Alignment 31

Customizing Paragraphs 32

Indenting Paragraphs 34

Changing the Spacing Between Lines 36

Creating Tab Stops 37

Copying Paragraph Formats 38

Using Standard Paragraph Formats 39

Creating Lists 40

Converting Paragraphs into a List 41

Adding Borders to a Paragraph 42

Setting Up the Page 44

Formatting Unformatted Documents 45

Word's Behind-the-Scenes Magic 46

4 Creating Specialized Documents 47

Creating a Letter 48

Creating a Memo 50

Creating a Fax Cover Sheet 52

So Many Ways to View It 54

Creating a Document from Any Template 56

Creating Your Own Template 58

Customizing a Template 60

Creating a Template from a Document 62

Creating a Sequence of Styles 64

Changing the Design 65

Copying Between Templates 66

Designing for Your Letterhead 67

Creating Your Own Letterhead 68

Creating Mailing Labels 69

Addressing an Envelope 70

Creating Styles from Scratch 72

5 Creating a Complex Document 75

Putting Information in a Table 76

Anatomy of a Table 78

Customizing a Table Layout 79

Changing the Size of Columns and Rows 80

Changing the Look of a Table 82

Changing the Look of Text in a Table 84

Changing the Location of a Table 86

Creating a Large Table 87

Modifying a Large Table 88

Adding Clip Art 90

Adding a Picture 91

Modifying a Picture 92

Alien Objects 94

Inserting Frequently Used Information 96

Creating Your Own Commands 98

Adding Commands to Your Menus 100

Customizing the Toolbars 102

6 Creating a Long Document 105

Organizing with Styles 106

Keeping Track of Your Styles 108

Controlling Page Breaks 109

Quickly Applying Standardized Formatting 110

Storing Toolbars 112

Preparing for a Bound Document 113

Creating a Double-Sided Document 114

Creating a Running Head 115

Creating Variable Running Heads 116

Inserting a Word Document 118

Inserting Part of a Word Document 119

Finding Items in a Document 120

Finding Topics in a Long Document 121

Reorganizing a Long Document 122

Finding Text 124

Replacing Text 126

Replacing a Style 127

Replacing Text and Formatting 128

Adding Page Numbers 129

Using Different Layouts in a Document 130

Creating Chapters or Sections 132

Creating a Table of Contents 133

Tracking Versions 134

Creating a Summary 136

Organizing a Multiple-Authors Document 138

Using Multiple Documents as a Single Document 140

7 Creating a Technical Document 143

Inserting Symbols and Special Characters 144

Inserting Symbols Automatically 146

Entering Symbols with Keys 147

Creating Footnotes 148

Changing the Look of Footnotes 149

Editing Footnotes 150

Creating Endnotes 151

Creating a Table of Figures 152

Creating Captions 153

Creating Cross-References 154

Numbering Headings 155

Numbering Lines 156

Creating a Numbered Outline 158

Creating a Chart 159

Summing Table Rows and Columns 160

Calculating a Value 162

Calculating Values Outside a Table 163

Creating an Equation 164

Crunching Data 165

Copying Data from Excel 166

Connecting to Excel Data 167

Adding an Excel Chart 168

Connecting to an Excel Chart 170

Creating an Organization Chart 171

Opening Files of Different Types 172

Saving Files in Different Formats 173

Creating an Index 174

8 Creating Merged Documents 175

Creating Form Letters 176

Reviewing Mail Merged Documents 178

Addressing Mailing Labels 180

Addressing Envelopes 182

Printing Envelopes Without a Return Address 184

Wandering and Wondering Through Word's Fields 185

Creating Awards 186

Creating a Data Source 188

Editing Data 190

Modifying a Data-Source Document 191

Incorporating Excel Data 192

Incorporating Access Data 193

Selecting Records to Merge 194

Merging Records in Order 196

Merging Conditionally 197

Personalizing Merged Documents 198

E-Mailing Merged Documents 200

Faxing Merged Documents 201

9 Working with Your Workgroup 203

Sharing Templates 204

Sending a Document Out for Comments 206

Sending a Document Out for Editing 208

Routing a Document 210

Reviewing a Routed Document 212

Adding Comments to a Document 213

Highlighting Text 214

Tracking Changes to a Document 215

Limiting Access to a Document 216

Reading a Document On Line 217

Summarizing a Document 218

10 Working On Line 219

Using Word in Outlook E-Mail 220

Faxing Several People 222

Creating a Hyperlink to a Document 224

Jumping to Part of a Document 226

Jumping to a Folder 227

Jumping Around in a Word Document 228

Converting Text into Hyperlinks 230

Making Text Stand Out 232

Creating a Background 234

Recording a Message 235

Adding a Video Clip 236

Adding a Sound Clip 238

Getting a Document from the Internet 239

Creating an Online Word Document 240

Jumping to a Web Site 241

Creating a Web Page 242

Converting a Document to a Web Page 244

11 Desktop Publishing 247

Wrapping Text Around an Object 248

Creating a Drawing 250

Positioning Objects on a Page 252

Aligning Objects 254

Creating a Callout 256

Creating a Floating Caption 258

Creating a Dropped Capital Letter 259

Creating a Pull Quote 260

Flowing Text in Columns 261

Creating Margin Notes 262

Creating Side-by-Side Paragraphs 264

Flowing Text Between AutoShapes 265

Flowing Text in Sidebars 266

Creating Stylized Text 268

Writing Text Sideways 270

Creating an Inline Heading 271

Adding a Line Border Around a Page 272

Adding an Art Border Around a Page 273

Creating a Watermark 274

Fine-Tuning a Document 276

Adjusting the Spacing Between Characters 278

12 Automating Your Work 279

Controlling Automatic Changes 280

Watching Your Grammar 282

Correcting Your Spelling Dictionary 283

Adding or Creating a Custom Dictionary 284

Changing What Gets Proofed 285

Finding Alternative Wording 286

Keeping Track of Document Information 287

Inserting Document Information 288

Creating an Online Form 290

Using an Online Form 292

Converting a Document into Word 97 Format 293

Adding Components 294

Getting System Information 295

Getting More Help 296

Getting Free Stuff 298.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1572313668

OCLC:

35650995