Word 2019 For Dummies
By (author) Gookin, D
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By (author) Gookin, D
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The bestselling beginner’s guide to Microsoft Word
Whether you''ve used older versions of this popular program or have never processed a single word, this hands-on guide gets you going with the latest version of Microsoft Word. In no time, you''ll begin editing, formatting, proofing, and dressing up your Word documents like a pro.
In this leading book about the world’s number one word processing application, Dan Gookin talks about using Microsoft Word in friendly, easy-to-follow terms. Focusing on the needs of the beginning Word user, it provides everything you need to know about Word—without any painful jargon.
- Covers the new and improved features found in the latest version of Word
- Create your own templates
- Explains why you can’t always trust the spell checker
- Offers little-known keyboard shortcuts
If you’re new to Word and want to spend more time on your actual work rather than figuring out how to make it work for you, this new edition of Word X For Dummies has you covered.
Table of contents
Introduction 1
About This Book 1
How to Use This Book 2
Foolish Assumptions 3
What’s Not Here 3
Icons Used in This Book 4
Where to Go from Here 4
Part 1: Your Introduction to Word 5
Chapter 1: Hello, Word! 7
Start Your Word Day 7
Behold the Word Program 9
End Your Word Day 16
Chapter 2: The Typing Chapter 21
Input Devices Galore 21
Keyboard Do’s and Don’ts 24
Stuff That Happens While You Type 26
Part 2: Your Basic Word 31
Chapter 3: To and Fro in a Document 33
Document Scrolling 33
Move the Insertion Pointer 36
Return to the Previous Edit 38
Go to Wherever with the Go To Command 39
Chapter 4: Text Editing 41
Remove Text You Don’t Want 41
Split and Join Paragraphs 45
Soft and Hard Returns 46
Undo Mistakes with Undo Haste 47
Chapter 5: Search for This, Replace It with That 49
Text Happily Found 49
Replace Found Text 56
Chapter 6: Blocks o’ Text 59
Meet Mr. Block 59
Mark a Block of Text 61
Manipulate a Block of Text 65
Chapter 7: Spell It Write 71
Check Your Spelling 71
AutoCorrect in Action 74
Grammar Be Good 77
All-at-Once Document Proofing 78
Document Proofing Settings 80
Chapter 8: Documents New, Saved, and Opened 83
Some Terms to Get Out of the Way 83
Behold! A New Document 84
Save Your Stuff! 85
Open a Document 90
Recover a Draft 94
Chapter 9: Publish Your Document 95
Your Document on Paper 95
Electronically Publishing Your Document 104
Part 3: Fun with Formatting 107
Chapter 10: Character Formatting 109
Text-Formatting Techniques 109
Basic Text Formats 110
Text Transcending Teensy to Titanic 114
More Colorful Text 115
Change Text Case 117
Clear Character Formatting 118
Behold the Font Dialog Box 118
Chapter 11: Paragraph Formatting 121
Paragraph-Formatting Rules and Regulations 121
Justification and Alignment 124
Make Room Before, After, or Inside Paragraphs 126
Paragraph Indentation Madness 128
Chapter 12: Tab Formatting 133
Once Upon a Tab 133
The Standard Left Tab Stop 138
The Center Tab Stop 141
The Right Tab Stop 142
The Decimal Tab 145
The Bar Tab 146
Fearless Leader Tabs 147
Tab Stop, Be Gone! 148
Chapter 13: Page Formatting 149
Describe
| Author | By (author) Gookin, D |
|---|---|
| EAN | 9781119514060 |
| Contributors | Gookin, D |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Languages | English |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Width | 188 mm |
| Height | 231 mm |
| Thickness | 22 mm |
| Product Forms | Paperback / Softback |
| Weight | 0.702000 |
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