Microsoft Word 2016 Step By Step: (Step by Step)

The quick way to learn Microsoft Word 2016! This is learning made easy. Get more done quickly with Word 2016. Jump in wherever you need answers--brisk lessons and colorful screenshots show you exactly what to do, step by step. Get easy-to-follow guidance from a certified Microsoft Office Specialist Master Learn and practice new skills while working with sample content, or look up specific procedures Create visually appealing documents for school, business, community, or personal purposes Use built-in tools to capture and edit graphics Present data in tables, diagrams, and charts Track and compile reference materials Manage document collaboration and review Fix privacy, accessibility, and compatibility issues Supercharge your efficiency by creating custom styles, themes, and templates

Table of Contents:
Introduction     xiii Who this book is for     xiii The Step by Step approach     xiii Download the practice files     xiv Ebook edition     xvii Get support and give feedback     xvii Errata and support     xvii We want to hear from you     xvii Stay in touch     xvii Part 1: Get started with Word 2016 Chapter 1: Word 2016 basics     3 Start Word     4 Work in the Word user interface     5 Sidebar: About Office     6 Identify app window elements     8 Sidebar: Tell me what you want to do     12 Work with the ribbon and status bar     14 Sidebar: Adapt procedure steps     20 Manage Office and app settings     21 Sidebar: Microsoft account options     22 Skills review     26 Practice tasks     27 Chapter 2: Create and manage documents     29 Create documents     30 Open and move around in documents     36 Open existing documents     36 Sidebar: Open documents in Protected view     38 Sidebar: Edit PDF files in Word     41 Move around in documents     41 Display different views of documents     46 Display and edit file properties     53 Save and close documents     54 Manually save documents     55 Sidebar: Save files to OneDrive     58 Automatically save documents     59 Save documents in other formats     60 Sidebar: Maintain compatibility with earlier versions of Word     63 Close documents     64 Skills review     64 Practice tasks     65 Chapter 3: Enter and edit text     69 Enter and import text     70 Sidebar: Import text from multiple documents     72 Move, copy, and delete text     72 Sidebar: Paste options     78 Find and replace text     81 Use reference and research tools     86 Sidebar: Install Office tools     88 Sidebar: Display document statistics     91 Skills review     95 Practice tasks     96 Part 2: Create professional documents Chapter 4: Modify the structure and appearance of text     103 Apply paragraph formatting     104 Configure alignment     105 Configure vertical spacing     106 Configure indents     110 Sidebar: Configure paragraph borders and shading     113 Structure content manually     113 Apply character formatting     118 Sidebar: Character formatting and case considerations     125 Create and modify lists     125 Sidebar: Format text as you type     130 Apply built-in styles to text     131 Apply styles     131 Manage outline levels     137 Change the document theme     139 Skills review     141 Practice tasks     142 Chapter 5: Organize information in columns and tables     149 Present information in columns     150 Create tabbed lists     157 Present information in tables     159 Sidebar: Insert an Excel spreadsheet     162 Sidebar: Other table layout options     168 Format tables     175 Sidebar: Quick Tables     180 Skills review     181 Practice tasks     182 Chapter 6: Add simple graphic elements     185 Insert, move, and resize pictures     186 Sidebar: Graphic formats     189 Edit and format pictures     190 Sidebar: Add video content to documents     199 Insert screen clippings     200 Draw and modify shapes     202 Draw and add text to shapes     203 Sidebar: Use the drawing canvas to draw shapes     203 Sidebar: Locate additional formatting commands     204 Move and modify shapes     205 Format shapes     207 Sidebar: Insert symbols     210 Add WordArt text     211 Skills review     213 Sidebar: Format the first letter of a paragraph as a drop cap     214 Practice tasks     215 Part 3: Enhance document content Chapter 7: Insert and modify diagrams     221 Create diagrams     222 Modify diagrams     227 Create picture diagrams     233 Skills review     236 Practice tasks     237 Chapter 8: Insert and modify charts     241 Create charts     242 Modify charts     246 Manage chart data     246 Modify the display of chart elements     250 Sidebar: Pie charts     255 Format charts     255 Skills review     259 Sidebar: Custom chart templates     260 Practice tasks     261 Chapter 9: Add visual elements     265 Format the page background     266 Insert a background watermark     272 Insert headers, footers, and page numbers     276 Insert preformatted document parts     281 Sidebar: Insert and link custom text boxes     288 Build equations     289 Sidebar: The Equation Options dialog box     291 Skills review     294 Sidebar: Set mathematical AutoCorrect options     295 Practice tasks     296 Chapter 10: Organize and arrange content     299 Reorganize document outlines     300 Manage content in the Navigation pane     300 Manage content in Outline view     302 Arrange objects on a page     305 Use tables to control page layout     316 Skills review     318 Practice tasks     319 Part 4: Review and finalize documents Chapter 11: Collaborate on documents     325 Mark up documents     326 Insert comments     326 Track changes     329 Display and review document markup     332 Display markup     332 Review and respond to comments     338 Review and process tracked changes     340 Sidebar: Remember to check for errors     343 Compare and merge documents     343 Compare and combine separate copies of a document     344 Compare separate versions of a document     346 Control content changes     347 Restrict actions     348 Restrict access by using a password     354 Sidebar: Restrict access by using rights management     359 Coauthor documents     359 Skills review     363 Practice tasks     364 Chapter 12: Finalize and distribute documents     369 Locate and correct text errors     370 Preview and adjust page layout     375 Control what appears on each page     381 Prepare documents for electronic distribution     386 Sidebar: Accessibility issues     388 Print and send documents     393 Skills review     399 Practice tasks     400 Part 5: Use advanced Word functions Chapter 13: Reference content and content sources     405 Insert bookmarks and cross-references     406 Sidebar: Hyperlink to additional resources     410 Display document information in fields     412 Insert and modify footnotes and endnotes     416 Create and modify tables of contents     419 Sidebar: Other reference tables     423 Create and modify indexes     425 Cite sources and compile bibliographies     431 Skills review     437 Practice tasks     438 Chapter 14: Merge data with documents and labels     443 Understand the mail merge process     444 Start the mail merge process     445 Get started with letters      446 Get started with labels     447 Get started with email messages     450 Choose and refine the data source     452 Select an existing data source     453 Create a new data source     456 Refine the data source records     457 Sidebar: Refresh data     462 Insert merge fields     462 Preview and complete the merge     465 Create individual envelopes and labels     468 Generate individual envelopes     468 Generate individual mailing labels     472 Skills review     474 Practice tasks     475 Chapter 15: Create custom document elements     479 Create and modify styles     480 Create and manage custom themes     487 Create and attach templates     489 Create custom building blocks     493 Skills review     497 Practice tasks     498 Chapter 16: Customize options and the user interface     501 Change default Word options     502 Manage general Office and Word options     503 Manage display options     507 Manage proofing options     508 Manage file saving options     513 Manage language options     516 Manage advanced options     519 Customize the Quick Access Toolbar     524 Customize the ribbon     529 Manage add-ins and security options     534 Manage add-ins     534 Configure Trust Center options     537 Skills review     543 Practice tasks     544 Keyboard shortcuts     547 Glossary     573 Index     583 About the author     604

About the Author :
Joan Lambert has worked closely with Microsoft technologies since 1986, and in the training and certification industry since 1997. As President and CEO of Online Training Solutions, Inc. (OTSI), Joan guides the translation of technical information and requirements into useful, relevant, and measurable resources for people who are seeking certification of their computer skills or who simply want to get things done efficiently. Joan is the author or coauthor of more than three dozen books about Windows and Office (for Windows, Mac, and iPad), video-based training courses for SharePoint and OneNote, and three generations of Microsoft Office Specialist certification study guides. Joan is a Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Certified Trainer, Microsoft Office Specialist Master (for all Office versions since Office 2007), Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (for Windows and Windows Server), Microsoft Certified Technology Associate (for Windows), and Microsoft Dynamics Specialist. Joan currently lives in a small town in Texas with her simply divine daughter, Trinity; an ever-growing menagerie of dogs, cats, and fish; and the DeLonghi Gran Dama super-automatic espresso machine that runs the house.