Word 2016 For Professionals For Dummies

By (author) Gookin, D
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The most comprehensive guide to Microsoft Word 2016 If you''re a professional who uses Word, but aren''t aware of its many features or get confused about how they work best, Word 2016 For Professionals For Dummies answers all your burning questions about the world''s number-one word processing software.
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The most comprehensive guide to Microsoft Word 2016 If you''re a professional who uses Word, but aren''t aware of its many features or get confused about how they work best, Word 2016 For Professionals For Dummies answers all your burning questions about the world''s number-one word processing software. Offering in-depth coverage of topics you won''t find in Word 2016 For Dummies, this guide focuses on the professional''s needs, giving you all you need to know not only do your job well, but to do it even better. As Microsoft continues to hone Word with each new release, new features are added beyond basic word processing. From using Word to create blog posts to importing data from Excel to expertly flowing text around objects, it covers the gamut of Word''s more advanced capabilities including those you probably don''t know exist. Whether you''re looking to use Word to build a master document, collaborate and share, publish an ebook, or anything in between, the thorough, step-by-step guidance in Word 2016 For Professionals For Dummies makes it easier. * Discover neat Word editing tips and tricks to create complex documents * Share documents and collaborate with others * Format text, paragraphs, and pages like never before * Add Excel charts and graphics to Word documents * Create an ebook Essential reading for the Word power user who wants to be more productive and efficient at work, this handy guide gives you the boost to take your skills to the next level.
Table of contents
INTRODUCTION 1 About This Book 1 How to Use This Book 2 Foolish Assumptions 3 Icons Used in This Book 4 Beyond the Book 5 Where to Go from Here 5 PART 1: FANCY FORMATTING AND FROUFROU 7 CHAPTER 1: Font Fun 9 A Knowledge of Fonts 9 Describing text 10 Understanding text attributes 12 Selecting the proper typeface 14 Font Control 15 Exploring the Font group 15 Using the Font dialog box 16 Choosing fonts with a theme 17 Changing the default font 18 Typography Control 19 Changing text scale 19 Setting character spacing 20 Adding kerning and ligatures 21 Adjusting text position 22 Text Effects Strange and Wonderful 23 Accessing the Format Text Effects pane 24 Changing text fill 25 Setting a text outline 26 Adding a text shadow 28 Configuring text reflection and glow 29 Creating hidden text 29 Find and Replace Text Formatting 31 CHAPTER 2: Paragraph Layout 35 A Typical Paragraph 35 Understanding paragraph formatting 36 Finding paragraph control in Word 38 Working with the Ruler 39 Pure Paragraph Formatting 40 Using justification 41 Working with paragraph indents 42 Setting a first-line indent 43 Creating a hanging indent 44 Increasing space before or after a paragraph 45 Adjusting line spacing 46 Adding some shade 48 Hyphenation 49 Adding a manual hyphen 50 Automatically hyphenating text 51 Inserting an unbreakable hyphen 52 Of Widows and Orphans 52 CHAPTER 3: Tabs and Lists 55 The Whole Tab Thing 56 Understanding tab stops 56 Setting tab stops on the Ruler 58 Using the Tabs dialog box 60 Viewing tab characters 62 Tab Cookbook 62 Building a hanging-indent list 63 Building a double-tab hanging-indent list 64 Creating a tabbed list 65 Setting a Center tab stop 66 Building a left-justified, right-justified list 66 Building a back-to-back list 68 Lining up values with a decimal tab 69 Creating a leader tab