Book description
You're beyond the basics with Word, so dive right in and really put your documents to work! This supremely organized reference packs hundreds of timesaving solutions, troubleshooting tips, and workarounds. It's all muscle and no fluff. Discover how the experts tackle Word 2010 -- and challenge yourself to new levels of mastery.
Master the tools to expertly organize, edit, and present your content
Craft professional-looking documents with Themes, Quick Style Sets, and Building Blocks
Add visual impact with SmartArt diagrams, charts, pictures, and drawings
Organize and clarify content with effective tables and charts
Use cross-references, tables of contents, and indexes in your complex documents
Produce Web sites and publish blogs directly from Word
Coauthor and collaborate on documents in real time -- and help keep them secure
Customize documents with macros, content controls, and other automation features
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Table of contents
- Acknowledgments
- Conventions and Features Used in This Book
- Introduction
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I. Word 2010: Make an Immediate Impact
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1. Spotlight on Microsoft Word 2010
- Imagining Word 2010
- What’s New in Word 2010?
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Finding Your Way Around the Word 2010 Window
- Get What You Need, Intuitively
- Exploring the Ribbon
- Keep Your Favorite Tools in Reach with the Quick Access Toolbar
- Using Dialog Launchers
- Working with Galleries
- Making Quick Formatting Changes with the Mini Toolbar
- Getting a New View of Your Document
- Finding What You Need Quickly with the Navigation Pane
- Displaying Rulers and Gridlines
- Viewing More Than One Page at a Time
- Working with Multiple Documents
- Understanding and Tailoring the Status Bar
- What’s Next?
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2. Managing Your Documents with Backstage View
- Introducing Backstage View
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Working with Document Properties in the Info Tab
- Adding and Using Document Tags and Comments
- Adding and Contacting Co-Authors
- Finding and Linking to Additional Files
- Customizing Document Properties Display
- Converting Documents from Earlier Versions of Word
- Protecting the Document
- Checking Document Compatibility
- Recovering Draft Versions of Your Files
- Recovering Unsaved Files
- Accessing Recent Files
- Starting a New File
- Previewing and Printing Documents
- Saving and Sending Your Documents
- Getting Help in Word 2010
- Setting Word Options
- What’s Next?
- 3. Right Now Document Design with Word 2010
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4. Templates and Themes for a Professional Look
- Where Does Your Document Get Its Design?
- Templates 101: Behind the Scenes
- Creating Custom Templates
- Modifying Existing Templates
- Using the Organizer to Rename, Delete, and Copy Styles
- Applying Themes in Word 2010
- Changing a Theme
- Creating a Custom Theme
- What’s Next?
- 5. Customizing Page Setup and Controlling Pagination
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6. Setting Up Your Layout with Page Backgrounds and Columns
- The Nature of Complex Documents
- Layout and Design Fundamentals
- Designing Backgrounds and Watermarks
- Adding Columns
- What’s Next?
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1. Spotlight on Microsoft Word 2010
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II. Creating Global Content: From Research to Review
- 7. Creating and Reusing Content
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8. Navigating Your Document
- A Quick Look at Navigation in Word 2010
- Finding Content with the Navigation Pane
- Navigating with Browse Object
- Finding Text and Elements Within the Current Document
- Moving Through the Document with Go To
- Creating Bookmarks for Document Navigation
- Changing the View
- Navigating Using Shortcut and Function Keys
- What’s Next?
- 9. Translating Text and Working with Languages
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10. Editing, Proofing, and Using Reference Tools
- Editing Tools in Word 2010
- Spell It Right!
- Proofing Your Document
- Judging Your Document’s Readability Level
- AutoCorrecting Your Document
- Adding References in Word 2010
- Adding and Managing Sources
- Inserting a Citation
- Generating a Bibliography
- Adding Footnotes and Endnotes
- Inserting Cross-References
- What’s Next?
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11. Formatting Your Document
- Paragraph Basics in Word 2010
- Managing AutoFormat Effectively
- Formatting Paragraphs by Aligning and Indenting Text
- Addressing Spacing Issues
- Controlling Alignment by Using Tabs
- Controlling Line and Page Breaks
- Taking Control of Hyphenation
- Creating Drop Caps in Existing Paragraphs
- Creating Effective Lists
- Creating a Quick List
- Enhancing Bulleted Lists
- Improving Numbered Lists
- Changing List Indents
- Creating and Using Multilevel Lists
- What’s Next?
- 12. Applying and Customizing Quick Styles
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13. Working with Outlines
- Getting Started Outlining in Word 2010
- The Basics of a Good Outline
- Eleven Reasons to Outline Your Next Complex Project
- Viewing a Document in Outline View
- Creating a New Outline
- Choosing Outline Display
- Working with Headings in Outline View
- Displaying Outline and Print Layout View at the Same Time
- Changing Your Outline
- Printing Your Outline
- The Navigation Pane vs. Using Outline View
- What’s Next?
- 14. Printing Documents Professionally
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III. Make Your Point, Clearly and Visually
- 15. Clarifying Your Concepts in Professional Tables
- 16. Create Compelling SmartArt Diagrams and Charts
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17. Adding and Editing Pictures and Screenshots
- Adding Art to Your Word Documents
- Editing Pictures
- Removing Picture Backgrounds
- Enhancing Pictures
- Modifying Shapes and Lines
- Adding Screenshots and Clippings
- Arranging Art on the Page
- What’s Next?
- 18. Adding the Extras: Equations, Text Boxes, and Objects
- 19. Command Attention with Borders and Shading
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IV. Word 2010 As a Team Effort, Anywhere, Always
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20. Securing Your Word Documents
- Protection Features in Word 2010
- Working with Protected View
- Marking a File As Final
- Encrypting Documents
- Applying Editing Restrictions
- Removing Personal Information and Hidden Data
- Preparing PDF and XPS Files
- Signing Your Documents with Digital Signatures and Stamps
- Working with the Trust Center
- Setting Permission Levels
- Checking Document Accessibility
- Ensuring Document Compatibility
- What’s Next?
- 21. Sharing Your Documents
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22. Collaborating and Co-Authoring in Real Time
- Benefits of an Organized Revision Process
- Familiarizing Yourself with Markup Tools
- Setting Reviewer Name
- Viewing Comments and Revisions
- Adding and Managing Comments Effectively
- Tracking Changes
- Configuring Balloon and Reviewing Pane Options
- Printing Comments and Tracked Changes
- Reviewing Comments and Tracked Changes
- Comparing or Combining Documents
- Co-Authoring Documents in Word 2010
- What’s Next?
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20. Securing Your Word Documents
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V. Word 2010 Interactive
- 23. Preparing Tables of Contents and Indexes
- 24. Special Features for Long Documents
- 25. Blogging and Using the Word Web App
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26. Creating Mailings Large and Small
- Mail Merge Overview
- Know Your Merge Terms
- Starting the Mail Merge Project
- Selecting the Document Type
- Starting Out with the Main Document
- Choosing Your Recipients
- Choosing and Sorting Recipient Information
- Adding Merge Fields
- Previewing the Merge
- Merging the Documents
- Creating a Directory
- Printing Envelopes and Labels
- What’s Next?
- 27. Customizing Documents with Content Controls
- 28. Working with Macros in Word 2010
- A. About the Author
- Index
- About the Author
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Microsoft® Word 2010 Inside Out
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2010
- Publisher(s): Microsoft Press
- ISBN: 9780735647831
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