Overview

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

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Author:   Tim Huddleston ,  Mike Miller
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Que Corporation,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.60cm
Weight:   0.492kg
ISBN:  

9780789742988

ISBN 10:   0789742985
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   01 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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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

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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 tim@tim-huddleston.com.   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 mmiller@molehillgroup.com.

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