Microsoft Office Word 2007 Plain & Simple

Description

Here’s WHAT You’ll Learn

* Easily navigate the new user interface
* Create effective documents-from letters to reports
* Format text, create tables, apply themes and styles
* Print documents, envelopes, and labels
* Share your work with others and keep track of changes

Here’s HOW You’ll Learn It

* Jump in wherever you need answers
* Easy-to-follow STEPS and SCREENSHOTS show exactly what to do
* Handy TIPS teach new techniques and shortcuts
* Quick TRY THIS! exercises help you apply what you learn right away

CONTENTS:

Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: About This Book; 1.1 No Computerspeak!; 1.2 A Quick Overview; 1.3 What’s New in Word 2007?; 1.4 A Few Assumptions; 1.5 A Final Word (or Two); Chapter 2: Reading and Writing; 2.1 What’s Where in Word?; 2.2 Creating a New Document; 2.3 Working with an Existing Document; 2.4 Editing Text; 2.5 Working with Old Documents; 2.6 Reading a Document; 2.7 Using Only the Keyboard; 2.8 So Many Ways to View It; 2.9 Changing Your View; 2.10 Researching a Subject; 2.11 Translating Foreign-Language Text; 2.12 Finding Text; 2.13 Replacing Text; 2.14 Adding Page Numbers; 2.15 Inserting Frequently Used Content; 2.16 Correcting Your Spelling and Grammar; 2.17 Correcting Text Automatically; 2.18 Moving and Copying Text; 2.19 So Many Ways to Do It; 2.20 Printing a Document; 2.21 Getting Help; Chapter 3: Designing Your Documents; 3.1 Formatting Text; 3.2 Controlling the Look: Themes, Styles, and Fonts; 3.3 Using Any Style; 3.4 Switching Quick Styles; 3.5 Changing Character Fonts; 3.6 Adjusting Paragraph Line Spacing; 3.7 Setting Paragraph Alignment; 3.8 Indenting a Paragraph; 3.9 Formatting with Tabs; 3.10 Adding Emphasis and Special Formatting; 3.11 Creating an Inline Heading; 3.12 Adjusting the Spacing Between Characters; 3.13 Copying Your Formatting; 3.14 Setting the Overall Look; 3.15 Placing a Line Border Around a Page; 3.16 Placing an Art Border Around a Page; 3.17 Adding a Decorative Horizontal Line; 3.18 Adding a Border or Shading to a Paragraph; 3.19 Creating a Bulleted or Numbered List; 3.20 Creating a Multilevel List; 3.21 Formatting a List; 3.22 Formatting a Table; Chapter 4: Creating a Layout; 4.1 Laying Out the Page; 4.2 Changing Page Orientation Within a Document; 4.3 Changing Margins Within a Document; 4.4 Improving the Layout with Hyphenation; 4.5 Fine-Tuning Your Layout; 4.6 Flowing Text into Columns; 4.7 Creating Chapters; 4.8 Creating a Table from Scratch; 4.9 Using a Predesigned Table; 4.10 Creating a Table from Text; 4.11 The Anatomy of a Table; 4.12 Adding or Deleting Rows and Columns; 4.13 Positioning Elements in a Table; 4.14 Customizing a Table Layout; 4.15 Aligning a Table; 4.16 Moving a Table; 4.17 Creating a Side-by-Side Layout; Chapter 5: Creating Specialized Documents; 5.1 Composing Different Types of Documents; 5.2 Word’s File Formats; 5.3 Creating an Online Document; 5.4 Writing and Publishing a Blog; 5.5 Printing an Envelope; 5.6 Printing a Mailing Label; 5.7 Mail Merge: The Power and the Pain; 5.8 Creating a Form Letter; 5.9 Personalizing a Form Letter; 5.10 Addressing Envelopes from a Mailing List; 5.11 Switching Templates; 5.12 Creating Running Heads; 5.13 Creating Variable Running Heads; 5.14 Organizing Your Information; 5.15 Reorganizing a Document; 5.16 Creating a Master Document; Chapter 6: Adding Graphics to Your Documents; 6.1 Inserting a Picture; 6.2 Changing the Size of a Picture; 6.3 Adding Clip Art; 6.4 Adding Shapes; 6.5 Editing a Picture; 6.6 Wrapping Text Around a Graphic; 6.7 Formatting a Shape; 6.8 Arranging Multiple Graphics; 6.9 Positioning Graphics on the Page; 6.10 Combining Graphics; 6.11 Creating Stylized Text; 6.12 Inserting a Relational Diagram; 6.13 Creating a Chart; 6.14 Inserting an Excel Chart; Chapter 7: Adding Specialized Content; 7.1 Inserting a Cover Page; 7.2 Numbering Headings; 7.3 Adding Line Numbers; 7.4 Inserting an Equation; 7.5 Creating an Equation; 7.6 Inserting Microsoft Excel Data; 7.7 Using Hyperlinks; 7.8 Inserting Special Characters; 7.9 Adding a Sidebar or a Pull Quote; 7.10 Creating Custom Text Boxes; 7.11 Creating a Dropped Capital Letter; 7.12 Creating Footnotes and Endnotes; 7.13 Creating Cross-References; 7.14 Inserting a Bookmark; 7.15 Inserting Information with Smart Tags; 7.16 Inserting a Watermark; 7.17 Adding Document Properties; 7.18 Having Word Insert Information for You; 7.19 Adding Captions to Tables and Figures; 7.20 Creating a Table of Figures, Equations, or Tables; 7.21 Creating a Table of Contents; 7.22 Inserting a Citation; 7.23 Inserting a Bibliography; 7.24 Creating a Table of Authorities; 7.25 Creating an Index; Chapter 8: Reviewing and Finalizing; 8.1 Marking Changes in a Document; 8.2 Comparing Changes in a Document; 8.3 Combining Reviews; 8.4 Comparing Documents Side by Side; 8.5 Comparing Different Parts of a Single Document; 8.6 Standardizing the Formatting; 8.7 Proofreading in Another Language; 8.8 Checking the Word Count; 8.9 Checking the Compatibility; 8.10 Finalizing Your Document; Chapter 9: Customizing Your Content; 9.1 Creating Your Own Styles; 9.2 Creating a Table Style; 9.3 Creating a Quick Style Set; 9.4 Creating a Custom Cover Page; 9.5 Creating a Custom Table of Contents; 9.6 Creating a Custom Table of Tables or Figurrrrrres; 9.7 Saving Your Custom Table Design; 9.8 Customizing a Template; 9.9 Designing a Template; 9.10 Customizing a List; 9.11 Customizing a Multilevel List; 9.12 Customizing the Page Numbers; 9.13 Organizing with Styles; Chapter 10: Customizing and Securing Word; 10.1 Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar; 10.2 Customizing the Window; 10.3 Creating Keyboard Shortcuts; 10.4 Specifying What You Want Word to Display; 10.5 Changing Your User Information; 10.6 Changing the Way Word Saves Files; 10.7 Customizing the Way Word Checks Spelling and Grammar; 10.8 Customizing Your Spelling Dictionaries; 10.9 Creating Your Own Commands; 10.10 Transferring Styles and Macros; 10.11 Safeguarding a Document; 10.12 Restricting Access to a Document; 10.13 Restricting Changes to a Document; 10.14 Signing a Document with a Certificate; 10.15 Signing a Document with a Visible Signature; 10.16 Protecting a Document with a Password; 10.17 Controlling Macros, Add-Ins, and ActiveX Controls; 10.18 Fixing Word; 10.19 Adding or Removing Word Components; About the Authors; Choose the Right Book for You; Published and Upcoming Titles;