Word 2001 for Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

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• Task-based—Information is broken down into concise, one- and two-page tasks.

  • Allows students to learn the most important tasks of a program or operating system and get right to work on any project. Ex.___

• Step-by-Step—Numbered, easy-to-follow instructions.

  • Succinct numbered instructions provide a logical approach to learning tasks. Ex.___

• Visual Reference—Plenty of screen shots illustrate the step-by-step instructions.

  • Visually demonstrates and reinforces the instructions for a particular task as the students work at their computers. Ex.___

• Quick Reference Tabs—Tabs on each page identify the task.

  • Easy for the instructors and students to find a particular task and makes these texts useful after the course ends. Ex.___

• Shaded sidebars.

  • Sections that call attention to important features and additional helpful information. Ex.___

• Tips.

  • Highlighted through the book offer author advice, time-saving shortcuts, and pointers for students who want a further understanding of the program. Ex.___

• Industry-leading Authors.

  • Many of the authors are industry-leading teachers, writers, and designers, providing students with expert, professional training. Ex.___

• Value-priced.

  • All Visual QuickStart Guides are reasonably priced, making them an affordable option for learning multiple software programs. Ex.___

Description

It's already the industry leader for word processing, and now Microsoft Word is more powerful and user-friendly than ever. Thanks to Word 2001, you'll be able to create a wide variety of documents, ranging in complexity from simple letters to full-scale reports with tables, indexes, and illustrations. Features like Data Merge Manager simplify the creation of mail-merge lists, and Click and Type lets you click anywhere in a document and begin typing, without the need to indent manually or go through the cumbersome process of formatting the text.

Like all Visual QuickStart Guides, Word 2001 for Macintosh is filled with tips and techniques. Concise, step-by-step instructions walk you through each task, and hundreds of screen shots reassure you that you're in the correct dialog box, pop-up menu, or entry field.

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Table of Contents

Introduction.

New and Improved Features in Word 2001.

Meet Microsoft Word. The Word Screen. The Mouse. Menus. Shortcut Keys. Toolbars & Palettes. Views. Document Navigation. Windows. The Office Assistant. Word Help.

Word Processing Basics. Launching Word. Quitting Word. Word Documents, Templates, & Wizards. The Project Gallery. Creating Documents. Opening Existing Documents. Entering Text. Nonprinting Characters. The Insertion Point. Inserting & Deleting Text. Click and Type. Editing Selected Text. Copying & Moving Text. Undoing, Redoing, & Repeating Actions. Find & Replace. Saving Documents.

Formatting Basics. Revealing Formatting. Font Formatting. Applying Font Formatting. Paragraph Formatting. Applying Paragraph Formatting. Tabs. Document Formatting. Setting Document Formatting.

Advanced Formatting. Character Spacing. Drop Caps. Changing Case. Bullets & Numbering. Borders & Shading. The Format Painter. Styles. AutoFormat. Page, Section, & Column Breaks. Columns. Headers & Footers.

Word's Writing Tools. The Spelling & Grammar Checkers. AutoCorrect. The Dictionary. The Thesaurus. Hyphenation. Word Count.

Printing Documents. Printer Drivers. Page Setup. Print Preview. Printing. Printing to a File.

Special Elements. AutoText & AutoComplete. Word Fields. Symbols & Special Characters. Footnotes & Endnotes. Files. Pictures. Movies. Working with Graphic Objects.

Outlines. Building an Outline. Rearranging Outline Components. Viewing Outlines. Working with an Outline in Another View. Creating a Table of Contents.

Tables. Creating a Table. Anatomy of a Table. Selecting Table Cells. Entering & Formatting Table Information. Inserting & Deleting Cells. Merging & Splitting Cells. Resizing Columns & Rows. Using AutoFit. Table Headings. Table AutoFormat. Removing a Table.

Envelopes & Labels. Creating an Envelope. Creating Labels.

Data Merge. The Data Merge Manager. Creating a Main Document. Creating or Opening a Data Source. Completing a Main Document. Merging Documents.

Collaboration Features. Document Properties. Comments. Versions. Revision Tracking. Document Protection.

Using Word with Other Applications. OLE Objects. Using Excel with Word. Using PowerPoint with Word. Using Entourage with Word. Using FileMaker Pro with Word.

Web Pages. Creating a Web Page. Editing Text. Formatting Text & Pages. Hyperlinks. Working with Web Page Files.

The Preferences Dialog Box. View Preferences. General Preferences. Edit Preferences. Print Preferences. Save Preferences. Spelling & Grammar Preferences. Track Changes Preferences. User Information Preferences. Compatibility Preferences. File Locations Preferences.

Menus & Shortcut Keys. File Menu. Edit Menu. View Menu. Insert Menu. Format Menu. Font Menu. Tools Menu. Table Menu. Window Menu. Work Menu. Help Menu.

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