Chapter 9. Tools

The Tools menu contains commands that customize the Word interface, automate tasks, proof a document’s spelling and grammar, and collaborate with other Word users in several ways. This chapter examines commands in the first and third command groups of the menu — commands that concern spelling and language, AutoCorrect, AutoSummarize, Mail Merge, envelopes, and letters.

Commands in the second group, those that deal with collaboration, are detailed in Chapter 13. The Tools Macro submenu is covered in Chapter 18. The Tools Customize and Tools Options commands are covered in Chapter 3.

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