Microsoft® Word 2013 QuickSteps | QuickSteps

Microsoft® Word 2013 QuickSteps

Authors: Carole Matthews and Marty Matthews

Published: April 2013

eISBN: 9780071805988 0071805982 | ISBN: 9780071805971

Cover

About the Authors

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents at a Glance

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Conventions Used in This Book

Chapter 1: Stepping into Word

Open and Exit Word

Use Windows 7 to Open Word

Start Word in Windows 8

Explore Word

Open a Document

Close a Document

Exit Word

Explore the Word Window

Become Familiar with the Ribbon

Use the Mouse

Use the Mini Toolbar in Word

Use Tabs and Menus

Use Views in Word

Personalize and Customize Word

Work with File View

Customize the Ribbon

Customize the Quick Access Toolbar

Show or Hide ScreenTips

Add Identifying Information to Documents

Set Preferences

Get Help

Open Help

Use the Thesaurus

Define a Word

Translate a Document

Chapter 2: Working with Documents

Create a New Document

Select a Template on Your Computer

Open a Blank Document

Open an Existing Document

Locate an Existing Document

Import a Document

Write a Document

Enter Text

Determine Where Text Will Appear

Insert Text or Type Over It

Insert Symbols or Special Characters

Insert Line or Page Breaks

Select Text

Delete Text

Copy and Move Text

Use the Office Clipboard

Edit a Document

Move Around in a Document

Find and Replace Text

Use Wildcards

Complete and Save a Document

Check Spelling and Grammar

Get SkyDrive for Your Files

Save a Document for the First Time

Save a Document Automatically

Save a Document

Chapter 3: Formatting a Document

Format Text

Apply Character Formatting

Reset Font Defaults

Change Character Spacing and OpenType Features

Change Capitalization

Create a Drop Cap

Format a Paragraph

Set Paragraph Alignment

Use the Ruler for Indents

Understand Line and Paragraph Spacing

Set Line Spacing

Use Numbered and Bulleted Lists

Define New Multilevel Lists

Add Horizontal Lines, Borders, and Shading

Format a Page

Turn On Formatting Marks

Set Margins

Copy Formatting

Use a Dialog Box to Format a Page

Use Mirror Margins

Determine Page Orientation

Specify Paper Size

Track Inconsistent Formatting

Set Vertical Alignment

Chapter 4: Customizing a Document

Use Styles

Identify Text with a Style

Apply Predefined Style Sets to a Document

Create a New Style

Modify a Style

Clear a Style from Text or a Document

Delete Styles from the Gallery

Examine Current Styles

Use Themes

Assign a Theme to Your Document

Change a Theme

Create a Custom Theme

Use Templates

Apply a Template to a New Document

Create a Template

Work With Documents

Create Section Breaks

Create and Use Columns

Use Tabs

Add Headers and Footers

Add Footnotes and Endnotes

Create an Index

Create a Table of Contents

Create and Use Outlines

Use View Buttons

Use Word Writing Aids

Implement AutoCorrect

Use AutoFormat

Use Building Blocks

Count Characters and Words

Use Highlighting

Add Hyphenation

Explore the Thesaurus

Enter an Equation

Chapter 5: Printing and Using Mail Merge

Print Documents

Set Up Your Printer

Define How a Document Is Printed

Preview What You’ll Print

Print a Document

Print an Envelope

Print Labels

Fax a Document

Send an Email

Merge Lists with Letters and Envelopes

Perform a Mail Merge Using the Wizard

Use Rules

Merge to Envelopes

Merge to Labels

Chapter 6: Using Tables

Create Tables

Create a Table

Use Table Tools

Select Tables, Rows, Columns, or Cells

Change the Table Size

Change Column Width and Row Height

Work with Tables

Enter Information into Tables

Sort Data

Move and Copy Tables, Columns, and Rows

Calculate Values Using Formulas

Convert Tables to Text and Text to Tables

Repeat Header Rows

Remove a Table

Format Content

Change a Table's Appearance

Merge and Split Cells

Change a Table’s Alignment

Wrap Text Around a Table

Change Cell Margins

Apply Shading and Border Effects

Apply Styles to a Table Automatically

Chapter 7: Working with Illustrations

Work with Pictures

Add Pictures from a Computer

Use the Picture Tools Format Tab

Crop Unwanted Areas of a Photo

Position “In-Line” Pictures

Reduce a Picture’s File Size

Wrap Text Around a Picture

Create Drawings

Add Shapes

Use Color Effects

Work with Curves

Add Special Effects to Text

Create a Diagram

Add Objects from Other Programs

Take Screenshots

Modify Illustrations

Resize and Rotate Illustrations Precisely

Position Illustrations

Use Handles and Borders to Position Objects

Position Illustrations Other Ways

Combine Illustrations by Grouping

Chapter 8: Using Special Features

Work with Forms

Use Microsoft Form Templates

Modify a Template

Create a Form

Use a Form

Translate Text

Translate a Word or Phrase

Translate Selected Text

Translate an Entire Document

Work with Charts

Create a Chart

Determine the Chart Type

Select Chart Items

Work with Chart Items

Format Chart Items

Format Text

Work with the Data Table

Chapter 9: Creating Webpages

Create and Save a Webpage in Word

Create a Webpage

Save Word Documents as Webpages

Use Word to Create HTML Elements

Work with Webpages in Word

Configure Web Options in Word

Insert a Hyperlink

Verify How a Page Will Look

Remove Personal Information from the File Properties

Remove Word-Specific Tags from a Document

Chapter 10: Using Word with Other People

Mark Changes

Track Changes

Review Changes

Add Comments

Highlight Text

Work with Multiple Documents

Save Several Copies of a Document

Compare Documents

Index