Microsoft 365 Word tips and tricks : discover top features and expert techniques for creating, editing, customizing, and troubleshooting documents / Heather Ackman, Bill Kulterman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ackmann, Heather, author.

Kulterman, Bill, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft Word.

Word processing.

Text processing (Computer science).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (473 pages)

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England ; Mumbai : Packt, [2021]

Summary:

Learn how to get the most out of Word with expert help and take your documents to a new levelKey Features* Lean into expert advice from Microsoft Certified trainers with decades of experience* Collaborate effortlessly with other even when you're using different formats and versions of Word* Learn to undo tricky mistakes and troubleshoot difficult scenarios without panicBook DescriptionIf 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.What you will learn* Track a document's changes as well as comment on and review changes by others, both locally and remotely* Use Word's navigation and view features to improve productivity* Generate more consistently formatted documents with Styles* Perform common tasks through simple formatting techniques, Quick Parts, customizing AutoCorrect/AutoFormat, and memorizing keyboard shortcuts* Troubleshoot the most frustrating formatting problems experienced by Word users* Create more universally accessible documents by adding Alt Text using the accessibility checker and other Word featuresWho this book is forAuthors, copywriters, teachers, professionals, and everyone else who uses Word on a daily basis, but is still a little intimidated by it, will get a lot out of this book. You won't need any prior knowledge of Microsoft Word's advanced functions to get started, but the basics - like open, save, copy, and paste - are a must.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright and Credits

Foreword

Contributors

Table of Contents

Preface

Section 1: Working More Efficiently, Together or Alone with Word

Chapter 1: There Is No One Word

How to check your version

On a PC

On a Mac

The different versions of Word

Microsoft 365 Word

Word 2019

Older versions

Word for different devices

Word for the Web and mobile

Word on different operating systems

Word on a Mac

About this book

Summary

Chapter 2: Working with Others Remotely (Sharing and Collaboration)

Introduction to cloud storage

Saving Word documents to the cloud

Saving to OneDrive

Saving to SharePoint and Teams

Sharing a Word document

Accessing and sharing Word documents, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams

SharePoint and Teams

AutoSave

AutoSave is always on, unless it's not

Turning AutoSave off

Retrieving unsaved documents

When disaster strikes

Changing AutoRecover settings

Changing the AutoRecover interval

Changing the AutoRecover location

Chapter 3: Reviewing Documents Remotely

Using Track Changes

Turning on Track Changes

Commenting

Changing the privacy settings in Word

Replying to comments

Resolving and reopening a comment

Showing or hiding comments

Reviewing and deleting comments

Mentioning others in comments

Viewing, comparing, and combining changes

Comparing documents

Comparing versions of the same document

Comparing documents with tracked changes

Combining documents

Combining documents with tracked formatting changes

Chapter 4: Concentrating Better with Microsoft Word

The Navigation pane

Turning on the Navigation pane

Jumping to a specific page

Searching for a keyword

Dictate

What you will need before getting started

Starting dictation.

Immersive Reader

Using the Immersive Reader tool

The reading view

Switching to the reading view

Getting out of the reading view

Focus

Turning on the Focus view

Getting out of the Focus view

Section 2: Making Sense of Formatting Short and Long Documents

Chapter 5: Working with Short Documents

Starting from a template

Browsing Microsoft Word templates

Downloading a template in Microsoft Word

Formatting essentials for templates

Exploring a template

Editing a template

Editing the template's content controls

Saving time with Quick Parts

Exploring the Quick Parts gallery

Creating your own custom Quick Part

Chapter 6: Lists and Characters

Working with bulleted and numbered lists

Creating a bulleted and numbered list

Creating multilevel lists

Applying a bullet

Defining a bullet

Applying numbering

Defining a number format

Applying a multilevel list

Defining a new multilevel list

Changing list indents

Renumbering a list

Viewing word and character counts

Special characters

Inserting special characters

Chapter 7: Structuring Long Documents for Better Organization

Creating breaks

Types of breaks

Creating a page break

Creating section breaks

Creating different page orientations

Changing the page orientation

Numbering sections and pages

Customizing the header and footer

Adding page numbers to your footer

Navigating Microsoft Word by section

Chapter 8: Saving Time and Ensuring Consistency with Styles

What is a style?

Applying Quick Styles

Types of styles

Using the Styles pane

Understanding how themes affect styles

Changing the theme

Changing theme colors

Creating a new style by modifying an existing style

Creating a style from formatting.

Creating a new style by modifying an existing style

Chapter 9: Working Faster with Automation

Preparing for automation

Why automate?

Identifying tasks for automation

Prioritizing the list of tasks

Identifying the best automation system

Keyboard shortcuts

Viewing and customizing keyboard shortcuts

AutoCorrect and AutoFormat

AutoFormat as You Type

Creating custom Quick Parts

Creating a custom header

Creating and running a macro

Turning on the Developer tab

Understanding macro security

Creating a macro

Recording a macro

Running a macro

Chapter 10: Working with Illustrations, Charts, and Tables

Inserting illustrations

Inserting pictures

Inserting shapes

Inserting icons

Wrapping text around illustrations

Exploring the default layout for illustrations

Different text wrapping options

Editing wrap points

Keeping illustrations in place

Working with anchors

Using charts and tables as illustrations

Chapter 11: Writing for Everyone - Understanding Document Accessibility

Designing for document accessibility

Applying headings

Creating Word lists

Inserting meaningful hyperlinks and ScreenTips

Writing concise and contextual alt text

Writing alt text for pictures

The new and improved Accessibility Checker

Running the Accessibility Checker

Learning about accessibility guidelines

Checking accessibility from the status bar

Fixing accessibility issues from the Accessibility Checker

Typing with your voice

Turn on Dictate

Transcribing audio

Section 3: Help! Word Is Being Strange! Troubleshooting Common Problems

Chapter 12: Formatting Problems - Too Much Space

Removing different types of spacing

Removing extra space between letters

Hidden formatting marks.

Turning on the hidden formatting marks and symbols

Troubleshooting paragraph spacing, line spacing, indents, and tab stops

Horizontal space issues - the ruler, tab stops, and indents

The easiest way to work with tab stops

Working with indentation

Using the Set As Default button in the Paragraph settings window

Vertical space - line, paragraph, and page

The magical Clear All Formatting button

Chapter 13: Transforming Annoying Automation

Stopping Word from automatically adding or changing text

Updating your name and initials in Microsoft Word

Understanding and working with AutoFormat

AutoFormat as you type

Changing how Word corrects and formats text automatically

Creating custom keyboard shortcuts

Creating a custom keyboard shortcut by inserting symbols

Creating a keyboard shortcut from Word Options

Customizing custom dictionaries

Adding or removing words from Word's custom dictionary

Chapter 14: Fixing Frustrating Numbers and Bullet Lists

Examining problems when copying lists

The number or bullet looks different than the line text

Defining a new list style

Chapter 15: Stuck Like Glue - Word's Deceptively Simple Paste Options

Paste options

Keep Source Formatting

Merge Formatting

Picture

Keep Text Only

Other options

The Word Clipboard

Changing default paste options

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Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-80056-750-2

OCLC:

1283843135