Using Microsoft Word 2000: (Using)

Best-selling authors Jane Calabria, Dorothy Burke, and Rob Kirkland have more than 30 years combined experience with Word. Relying on this experience, this book brings you practical advice and solutions on using Word in ordinary day-to-day use. Youll see how to be more efficient and productive - without having to learn every feature - to get your job done.

Table of Contents:
Introduction. Why This Book? Who Should Use This Book. How This Book Is Organized. Conventions Used in This Book. I. INTRODUCTION TO WORD 2000. 1. Install or Upgrade to Word 2000. Before You Install. Install from Scratch. Upgrade from an Older Version of Word. 2. Whats New in Word 2000. Web-Related Features. Email-Related Features. International Features. General Features. II. USE EVERDAY WORD PROCESSING TECHNIQUES. 3. Get Acquainted with Word. Understand Word. Start Word 2000. Work in the Word Workspace. Create and Save a Basic Document. Use Office Assistant to Create Documents. Find Help. 4. Navigate, Select, and Edit Text and Documents. Use Efficient Navigation and Selection Techniques. Edit Text. Switch Between Documents. 5. Change the Appearance of Text. Format Text. Repeat Formatting. Animate Text. Apply Shading and Borders. Assign Character Styles. 6. Use Proofing Tools. Run Spell Check. Run Grammar Check. Consult the Thesaurus. Find and Replace Text. Define and Modify AutoCorrect Entries. Create and Insert AutoText. 7. Manage Files. Know the Open and Save As Dialog Box Options. Open Recently Used Files. Open Files Not Found in the Most Recently Used List. Perform File Searches. Use Different Methods to View Files. Speed Up Saves with Fast Saves and Background Saves. Change Document Names. Save Files in Different File Formats. View Document Properties. Find a Document Using Summary Information. 8. Protect Your Files and Control File Access. Avoid Viruses. Protect Templates from Viruses. Protect Documents. Share Files. Create and Share Folders. Recover Unsaved Work with AutoRecover. Use Automatic Backups. Back Up Data Files. III. INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY. 9. Use Tables to Organize Information. Know When to Use Tables. Insert and Delete Tables. Draw Tables. Format Tables. Enter Data in Tables. Rotate Text. Sort Table Data. Modify Tables. Create Nested Tables. Perform Calculations in a Table. Add Graphics to Tables. 10. Control Paragraph Spacing, Alignment, and Breaks. Know Your Alignment and Text Flow Options. Align Text Horizontally. Align Text Vertically. Set Indents. Work with Tabs. Set Line and Paragraph Spacing. Control Word, Sentence, Paragraph, Line, and Page Breaks. 11. Work with Lists. Sort Lists. Create a Numbered or Bulleted List. Edit a Numbered or Bulleted List. Remove Numbers and Bullets. Change Number or Bullet Formatting. Use Pictures As Bullets. Use Outline Numbered Lists. 12. Format Efficiently Using Styles. Use Styles for Consistency and Efficiency. Stylize Quickly Using Themes. Assign Paragraph Styles. View Style Names. Use Words Default Styles. Create and Apply a New Style. Modify Styles. Apply Automatic Formatting. 13. Print with Ease and Efficiency. Know Your Print Options. Enable Background Printing. Modify Documents While in Print Preview Mode. Select a Printer and Paper Source. Print Booklets. Cancel Print Jobs. Print to a Fax Program. Change Print Defaults. IV. CREATE PROFESSIONAL DOCUMENTS. 14. Lay Out Pages and Sections. Know Your Page and Section Formatting Options. Create and Remove Sections. Configure Page Setup. Add Headers and Footers. Add Page Numbering. Create Page Borders. 15. Organize Documents with Outlines, Footnotes, and Endnotes. Generate Outlines. Add Footnotes and Endnotes. 16. Apply Columns. Know Your Column Options. Use Newspaper Columns. Create Columns. Balance Column Length. 17. Create, Modify, and Apply Templates. Know Your Templates. Settings and Features Found in the Default Template. Locate Existing Templates. Obtain New and Updated Templates. Attach a Template to a Document. Modify and Create Templates. Update Documents with Template Changes. Use the Organizer. V. INCORPORATE DATA AND OBJECTS FROM OTHER SOURCES. 18. Insert Graphics and Special Characters. Insert Clip Art. Add a Graphics Image. Work Faster with Placeholders. About Special Characters and Symbols. Apply a Watermark. Insert a Picture from a Scanner or Digital Camera. 19. Integrate Word Data with Other Programs. Know Your Data Integration Options. Know When to Paste, Insert, Link, or Embed. Copy and Paste from Other Applications. Link and Embed Objects. Work with External Files. Integrate Excel Data. Import Excel Charts. Integrate PowerPoint Data. Integrate Access Data. 20. Add Drawings and WordArt. Know What You Need to Draw. Create a Drawing. Modify a Drawing. Use 3D Shapes and Effects. Insert a WordArt Object. 21. Add Impact with Charts. Create a Chart. Modify a Chart. Import Data into a Chart. Paste a Chart. Embed a Chart. VI. USE WORD AT WORK-REAL WORLD SOLUTIONS. 22. Create Office Documents Quickly and Efficiently. Choose Appropriate Formatting Options for Documents. Create and Send a Fax with the Fax Wizard. Create a Risumi with the Risumi Wizard. Create a Newsletter with the Newsletter Wizard. Create a Letterhead Template. Create a Memo with Memo Wizard. Create Business Cards. 23. Create Mail Merges, Catalogs, and List. Know Your Mail Merges, Catalogs, and List Options. Create a Mail Merge. Merge Documents Using Variable Data. Create a Database. Prepare a Main Document. Create Catalogs and Lists 24. Manage Workgroup Documents. Know When to Track, Route, and Version Documents. Track Documents. Route Documents. Highlight Document Text. Create Multiple Versions of a Document. 25. Design Custom Forms for Use in Word. Types of Forms. Plan Your Form. Create a User Form. Edit and Modify a Form. Protect Forms. Fill in a User Form. 26. Work with Long Documents. Know When to Use Master Documents. Create a New Master Document. Create a Master Document from an Existing Document. Edit and Modify Master Documents. Create a Table of Contents. Create an Index. Incorporate Cross-References. Use Bookmarks. Displaying Bookmarks. VII. USE WORD WITH THE INTERNET. 27. Use Word As an Email Editor and Collaboration Tool. Attach Word Documents to Email Messages. Share Word Documents with Web Folders. Create Online Discussions in Word. Collaborate with Others Using NetMeeting. Schedule a NetMeeting in Word. 28. Generate Simple Documents to Be Viewed in Browsers. Know Your Web, Internet, and Intranet Basics. Browse HTML Files. Modify Existing Word Documents for Online Use. Create a Web Document with the Page Wizard. Create Hyperlinks. Edit a Web Document. 29. Create Other Web Documents and Forms. Design a Web Document from Scratch. Incorporate Frames. Create Web Pages Using Data from Other Applications. Build an Online Form. Create an Online Catalog. VIII. AUTOMATE, CUSTOMIZE, AND FINE-TUNE. 30. Write Simple Macros. When to Use Macros. Record a Macro. Test a Macro. Run a Macro. Edit a Macro. Copy, Rename, and Delete a Macro. Create a Template Containing Macros. 31. Customize and Fine-Tune Word. Position Toolbars. Customize Toolbars. Customize Menus. Add Menu Commands. Make Your Own Keyboard Shortcuts. Set Program Options and Defaults. Customize Office Assistant. IX. APPENDIXES. Appendix A. Changes Made by AutoFormat. Appendix B. Work in Different Languages. Know Your Multilingual Options. Appendix C. Glossary. Index.

About the Author :
Jane Calabria, has authored 12 Que books. As a consultant, Jane works on a national level with large corporations and training organizations, developing user training programs and modeling help desk support structures. As a trainer, Jane teaches Microsoft desktop applications, operating systems, and Lotus Notes.