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Using Microsoft Word 2010 Tim Huddleston

Using Microsoft Word 2010 By Tim Huddleston

Using Microsoft Word 2010 by Tim Huddleston

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Fully integrated with an unprecedented collection of online learning resources, "Using Microsoft Word 2010" is a customized, media-rich learning experience designed to help new users master Microsoft Word 2010 system quickly, and get the most out of it, fast.

Using Microsoft Word 2010 Summary

Using Microsoft Word 2010 by Tim Huddleston

Using Microsoft Word 2010 is a customized, media-rich learning experience designed to help new users master Microsoft Word 2010 system quickly, and get the most out of it, fast! It starts with a concise, friendly, straight-to-the-point guide to Microsoft Word 2010. This exceptional book is fully integrated with an unprecedented collection of online learning resources: online video, screencasts, podcasts, and additional web content, all designed to reinforce key concepts and help users achieve real mastery. The book and online content work together to teach everything mainstream Microsoft Word 2010 users need to know.

  • Practical, approachable coverage that completely flattens the Microsoft Word 2010 learning curve
  • Tightly integrated with online video, screencast tutorials, podcasts, and more: the total learning experience for new Microsoft Word 2010 users
  • A companion website offers supplemental media including video, screencast tutorials, podcasts, and more

    • About Tim Huddleston

    Tim Huddleston is a freelance writer, editor, and publishing consultant with more than 25 years of experience. He provides content development, technical writing, and editorial services for a diverse array of clients, including internationally known educational and trade publishers. Tim specializes in developing practical nonfiction content and has written and developed publications on a broad array of topics for the trade, educational, software, and institutional markets. His work can be found in print, online, and in software and multimedia applications of many kinds. In addition to a successful 15-year career as a freelance writer and editor, Tim has worked on-staff for major publishers such as McGraw-Hill, Macmillan, Que Corp., New Riders Publishing, and The Indianapolis Star-News. Tim's background also includes several years as a broadcast journalist. He holds a double B.A. in English and French from Centre College. Tim lives in Charlotte, N.C. with his wife, Tara, their two daughters, Savannah and Lucy, two dogs, a parrot, a collection of fire-bellied toads, and--from time to time--a gecko.

    More information can be found at Tim's website, located at www.timhuddleston.com. You can contact Tim via email at [email protected].

    Michael Miller has written more than 100 nonfiction how-to books over the past two decades, including Que's Googlepedia: The Ultimate Google Resource, Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics, YouTube for Business, Sams Teach Yourself YouTube in 10 Minutes, and Sams Teach Yourself Wikipedia in 10 Minutes. He also authored The Complete Idiot's Guide to Search Engine Optimization for Alpha Books. Collectively, his books have sold more than 1 million copies worldwide. Miller has established a reputation for clearly explaining technical topics to nontechnical readers and for offering useful real-world advice about complicated topics.

    More information can be found at the author's website, located at www.molehillgroup.com. He can be contacted via email at [email protected].

    Table of Contents

    Introduction 1

    How This Book Is Organized 1

    Using This Book 3

    Special Features 4

    About the USING Web Edition 5

    Bonus Chapters 5

    PART I: THE BASICS OF USING WORD 2010

    1 Creating, Saving, and Printing Documents 7

    Starting a Document from Scratch 7

    Starting a Document from a Template 8

    Using a Local Template 10

    Finding a Template Online 10

    Saving a Document 12

    Saving a New Document to a Disk 13

    Resaving an Existing Document 14

    Saving a File with a Different Name, Location, or File Type 16

    Opening an Existing Document 17

    Opening a Document from the Recent Documents List 18

    Opening a Document from the Open Dialog Box 19

    Searching for a Document in the Open Dialog Box 20

    Printing a Document 22

    Quick-Printing a Document 22

    Printing the (Not-so-Much) Harder Way 22

    Closing a Document 26

    2 Editing Documents 27

    Adding Text to a Document 27

    Understanding Lines and Paragraphs 28

    Viewing Hidden (Nonprinting) Characters 29

    Using Insert Mode and Overtype Mode 30

    Using Click and Type 33

    Inserting Nonalphanumeric Characters 35

    Deleting Text 37

    Moving Around in a Document 38

    Browsing a Document 38

    Using the Go To Command 40

    Selecting Text 41

    Copying and Moving Text 44

    Copying and Pasting Text 45

    Moving Text 45

    Working Directly with the Clipboard 45

    Using Paste Options 47

    Using Drag-and-Drop 49

    Undoing, Redoing, and Repeating an Action 49

    Working with Building Blocks 50

    Inserting a Building Block 51

    Creating a New Building Block 53

    Inserting a Blank Page 55

    Inserting One Word Document into Another 55

    3 Proofing a Document 57

    Viewing a Document's Statistics 57

    Finding Document Statistics 57

    Evaluating a Document's Readability 58

    Activating Readability Statistics 60

    Checking Your Spelling and Grammar 60

    Finding and Fixing Errors While You Type 61

    Changing Options for Checking Spelling and Grammar as You Type 65

    Checking Spelling and Grammar in an Entire Document 66

    Finding and Replacing Text 69

    Finding Text 69

    Finding Text with the Find and Replace Dialog Box 72

    Replacing Text 76

    Working with AutoCorrect 78

    Rejecting a Change Made by AutoCorrect 78

    Changing AutoCorrect Settings 79

    Adding and Deleting AutoCorrect Entries 82

    Disabling AutoCorrect 84

    Using Word's Research Tools 84

    Finding Definitions and Synonyms 84

    Looking Up Information in the Research Pane 87

    PART II: FORMATTING CHARACTERS AND PARAGRAPHS

    4 Character Formatting 90

    Accessing Word's Character-Formatting Tools 90

    The Mini Toolbar 90

    The Font Dialog Box 91

    Changing the Font, Size, and Color of Text 92

    Selecting a Different Font 92

    Changing Font Size 95

    Changing Font Color 96

    Applying Font Styles 100

    Applying Font Effects 101

    Adjusting Character Spacing 103

    Changing the Spacing Between Text Characters 103

    Changing Text Case 105

    Highlighting Text 106

    Copying Character Formatting with the Format Painter 106

    Setting AutoFormat as You Type Options 108

    Configuring AutoFormat as You Type 108

    Clearing Character Formats 109

    5 Paragraph Formatting 111

    Understanding Paragraphs 111

    Accessing Word's Paragraph-Formatting Tools 112

    Aligning Paragraphs 114

    Indenting Paragraphs 115

    Setting Tab Stops 119

    Setting Tab Stops on the Ruler 122

    Setting Tab Stops in the Tabs Dialog Box 123

    Setting Line and Paragraph Spacing 124

    Changing Line Spacing within a Paragraph 124

    Changing Paragraph Spacing 127

    Adding Borders and Shading to a Paragraph 128

    Placing a Border Around a Paragraph 129

    Placing Shading Behind a Paragraph 132

    Finding and Replacing Paragraph Formatting 134

    Using Find and Replace to Change Paragraph Formatting 134

    6 Formatting Text with Styles 136

    Understanding Styles 136

    The Advantages of Styles 138

    Styles Versus Quick Styles 139

    Mastering Quick Styles 140

    Applying a Quick Style 140

    Changing the Quick Style Set 142

    Removing a Quick Style from the Gallery 143

    Using the Styles Pane 144

    Applying a Style from the Styles Pane 144

    Using the Apply Styles Pane 146

    Applying a Style from the Apply Styles Pane 147

    Clearing Styles and Manual Formatting 148

    Creating a New Style 148

    Creating a New Style from an Example 148

    Creating a Quick Style, the Quick Way 151

    Modifying an Existing Style 152

    Renaming a Style 152

    Changing a Style's Definition 153

    Deleting a Style 156

    PART III: ORGANIZING TEXT INTO LISTS, TABLES, AND COLUMNS

    7 Setting Up Lists 158

    Working with Bulleted Lists 158

    Creating a Quick Bulleted List 160

    Creating a Bulleted List as You Type 160

    Choosing a Different Bullet Character 161

    Working with Numbered Lists 164

    Creating a Quick Numbered List 165

    Creating a Numbered List as You Type 166

    Choosing a Different Numbering Format 166

    Resuming or Restarting List Numbering 169

    Creating Nested Lists 171

    Creating a Nested List with Bullets Only 171

    Creating a Nested List with Numbers and Bullets 172

    Setting Spacing and Indents in a List 173

    8 Creating Tables 174

    Inserting a Table 174

    Inserting a Table from the Table Menu 175

    Inserting a Table from the Insert Table Dialog Box 177

    Inserting a Quick Table 178

    Drawing a Table 180

    Using Your Mouse Pointer to Draw a Table 180

    Converting Text to a Table 183

    Converting Tabbed Text into a Table 184

    Creating Nested Tables 185

    Inserting a Nested Table 185

    Drawing a Nested Table, Redux 186

    Editing a Table 186

    Moving Around in a Table 187

    Adding Text to a Table 187

    Selecting Parts of a Table 188

    Selecting Table Parts with the Mouse 189

    Selecting Table Parts with the Keyboard 191

    Inserting and Deleting Table Parts 191

    Merging and Splitting Cells 195

    Changing a Table's Size 197

    Resizing by Dragging 197

    Specifying Precise Table Dimensions 199

    Distributing Rows and Columns 202

    Formatting a Table 202

    Using Table Styles 203

    Aligning Text in Cells 203

    Choosing Borders for Cells 204

    Adding Shading 206

    Aligning a Table on the Page 207

    Deleting a Table 208

    9 Setting Text in Columns 210

    Understanding Columns 210

    Applying a Preset Column Format 212

    Choosing a Preset Format from the Columns Menu 213

    Choosing a Preset Layout from the Columns Dialog Box 214

    Separating Columns with Vertical Lines 216

    Creating a Column Layout from Scratch 217

    Creating a Custom Column Layout 218

    Changing Column Widths 220

    Creating Column Breaks 220

    Converting a Multicolumn Layout to a Single Column 222

    PART IV: FORMATTING PAGES AND DOCUMENTS

    10 Laying Out a Document's Pages 224

    Setting Margins 224

    Using Preset Margins 226

    Creating Custom Margins 226

    Inserting Page Breaks 229

    Dividing a Document into Sections 231

    Understanding Section Breaks 232

    Inserting a Section Break 232

    Changing a Section Break 233

    Removing a Section Break 233

    Setting Page Orientation 234

    Designating a Paper Size 236

    Using a Standard Paper Size 236

    Using a Custom Paper Size 236

    Numbering the Lines in a Document 238

    Numbering Lines the Fast Way 239

    Setting Up Line Numbers with Precision 239

    Hyphenating a Document 240

    Automatic Hyphenation 241

    Manual Hyphenation 242

    Adding a Watermark to the Page 242

    Inserting a Preformatted Watermark 243

    Creating a Customized Watermark 244

    Removing a Watermark 245

    Adding a Colored Background to the Page 245

    Placing a Border Around the Page 247

    11 Formatting Documents with Themes and Templates 249

    Using Themes 249

    Applying a Theme 250

    Browsing for a Theme 251

    Removing a Theme from a Document 252

    Modifying a Theme 252

    Creating a Custom Theme 258

    Deleting a Custom Theme 259

    Using Templates 259

    What Templates Are 259

    Types of Templates 260

    Where Templates Are Stored 261

    The Normal Template 262

    Determining What Template a Document Is Using 263

    Applying a Different Template to a Document 263

    Modifying a Template 265

    Creating a New Template 267

    12 Adding Headers and Footers to a Document 269

    Understanding Headers, Footers, and Field Codes 269

    Inserting Preformatted Page Numbers 271

    Inserting and Formatting Page Numbers 271

    Inserting a Preformatted Header or Footer 273

    Adding a Preformatted Header to a Document 274

    Editing a Header or Footer 276

    Getting In and Out of Header and Footer View 276

    Moving Between Headers and Footers 276

    Editing Text 277

    Inserting and Deleting Field Codes 278

    Changing the Position of a Header or Footer 279

    Creating Different Headers or Footers for Odd and Even Pages 280

    Hiding the Header or Footer on a Document's First Page 281

    Removing a Header or Footer from a Document 282

    PART V: TAKING YOUR DOCUMENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL

    13 Adding Graphics to Your Documents 284

    Adding a Photo to a Document 284

    Adding a Picture to a Document 285

    Adding Clip Art to a Document 286

    Finding and Inserting a Clip Art Graphic 287

    Modifying a Graphic 290

    Resizing a Graphic 290

    Wrapping Text Around a Graphic 293

    Changing a Graphic's Position 296

    Cropping a Graphic 298

    Adjusting Brightness and Contrast 300

    Adding a Picture Style and Effects 302

    Resetting a Picture 304

    Drawing Shapes in Word 304

    Drawing an AutoShape 305

    Modifying an AutoShape 307

    Adding Text to a Shape 308

    Grouping Shapes or Drawn Objects 308

    Deleting a Graphic 309

    14 Working with Charts and Diagrams 310

    Understanding Charts and Diagrams 310

    Chart Basics 310

    Diagram Basics 312

    Creating a Chart 314

    Creating a New Chart 314

    Editing Chart Data 316

    Modifying a Chart 318

    Resizing a Chart 318

    Changing a Chart's Text Wrapping Setting 318

    Moving a Chart 319

    Changing the Chart Type 319

    Applying a Different Chart Layout 320

    Applying a Chart Style 322

    Adding Text Elements to a Chart 323

    Inserting a SmartArt Diagram 327

    Creating a New Diagram 328

    Modifying a Diagram 330

    Resizing a Diagram 330

    Changing a Diagram's Text Wrapping Setting 331

    Moving a Diagram 331

    Applying a Different Diagram Layout 331

    Applying a SmartArt Style to a Diagram 331

    Reversing a Diagram's Direction 332

    Adding and Removing Shapes 332

    Reorganizing a Diagram 334

    *Note: Chapters 15-22 do not appear in the printed book and are located online

    15 Using Advanced Text Features (online) 335

    Creating and Formatting Text Boxes 335

    Inserting a Text Box 336

    Resizing a Text Box 339

    Moving a Text Box 340

    Formatting a Text Box 341

    Formatting Text in a Text Box 342

    Linking Text Boxes 343

    Using WordArt 345

    Inserting WordArt Text 346

    Editing WordArt Text 347

    Changing the Format of a WordArt Object 347

    Addressing Envelopes 351

    Addressing an Envelope by Itself 352

    Adding an Envelope to a Letter 353

    16 Citing Your Sources in a Word Document (online) 355

    Managing Sources 355

    Adding a Source 356

    Editing a Source 359

    Deleting a Source 359

    Working with Citations 360

    Adding a Citation to a Document 360

    Editing a Citation 361

    Deleting a Citation 363

    Generating a Bibliography 363

    Adding a Bibliography to a Document 363

    Working with Endnotes and Footnotes 364

    Inserting a Footnote 365

    Inserting an Endnote 366

    Jumping to a Note and Between Notes 367

    Deleting a Note 367

    Switching from One Type of Note to Another 368

    17 Generating Outlines, Tables of Contents, and Indexes (online) 370

    Creating an Outline 370

    Working in Outline View 372

    Building an Outline 373

    Creating a Table of Contents 378

    Adding a TOC to a Document 378

    Updating a TOC 382

    Deleting a TOC 382

    Creating an Index 382

    Adding an Index to a Document 383

    Updating an Index 385

    Deleting an Index 385

    PART VI: USING WORD LIKE A PRO (online)

    18 Performing Mail Merges (online) 388

    Preparing the Main Document 389

    Creating the Main Document for a Mail Merge 389

    Setting Up Merge Fields 390

    Performing a Basic Mail Merge 396

    Previewing a Mail Merge 396

    Creating Merge Documents for Printing 397

    19 Collaborating with Others (online) 399

    Working with Comments 400

    Adding Comments to a Document 400

    Working with a Reviewer's Comments 402

    Tracking Changes 405

    Tracking the Changes You Make to a Document 406

    Accepting and Rejecting a Reviewer's Revisions 406

    Limiting What Other Users Can Do to a Document 408

    20 Sharing Word Documents Online (online) 412

    Sharing a Document Through Email 412

    Attaching a Document to an Email Message 413

    Emailing a Link to a Document 414

    Sharing a Document Through Windows Live and Word Web App 417

    Working with SkyDrive 418

    Using Word Web App 426

    Using (or Not Using) Microsoft SharePoint 434

    21 Adding Components That Work Only on the Screen (online) 435

    Working with Hyperlinks 435

    Creating Hyperlinks 436

    Following a Hyperlink 442

    Modifying a Hyperlink 443

    Removing a Hyperlink 443

    Using Bookmarks 444

    Inserting a Bookmark 444

    Jumping to a Bookmark 445

    Deleting a Bookmark 449

    Working with Cross-References 449

    Inserting a Cross-Reference 449

    Following a Cross-Reference 451

    Deleting a Cross-Reference 451

    22 Making Word Your Own (online) 452

    Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar 452

    Moving the Quick Access Toolbar 453

    Adding Commands to the Quick Access Toolbar 454

    Reorganizing the Quick Access Toolbar 458

    Removing a Command from the Quick Access Toolbar 458

    Restoring the Quick Access Toolbar 459

    Customizing the Status Bar 459

    Customizing the Ribbon 461

    Minimizing the Ribbon 461

    Showing and Hiding Tabs 462

    Reorganizing the Ribbon 464

    Renaming a Tab or Group 465

    Creating a Custom Tab 466

    Restoring the Ribbon 469

    Creating a New Keyboard Shortcut 469

    Index 473

    Additional information

    GOR006988709
    9780789742988
    0789742985
    Using Microsoft Word 2010 by Tim Huddleston
    Tim Huddleston
    Used - Very Good
    Paperback
    Pearson Education (US)
    2010-11-19
    368
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    Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
    This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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