Handbook of Microsoft Word Secrets

This book was written to try to make sense of Microsoft Word as a typographic tool, and as such, it breaks the knowledge behind well-formatted and printed documents into 12 successive chapters that will solidly build your knowledge on the very simple typographic principles behind Microsoft Word interface, spread through its powerful Ribbon tabs or its many (and sometimes very hidden) dialog boxes, options, and features.

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The chapters present a succession of knowledge that requires you to read them linearly, from the first to the last, and then go back at random whenever necessary, with each chapter having one or more exercises so you can practice the knowledge gained so far.And by the end, I surely expect that you will suddenly have that strong feeling of final mastery.

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And by the end, I surely expect that you will suddenly have that strong feeling of final mastery.Screenshots are from Windows 7 and Word 2016 versions. You may see small differences from the ones you see on your computer. Much of this book can be used with earlier versions of Word.

TABLES OF CONTENTS:

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1. Brief Introduction to Word and File Extensions
2. Hidden Characters, Inheritance, and Paragraph Formatting
3. Character Attributes
4. Select, Find, and Replace Text Characters
5. Quick Document Formatting with Styles
6. Using Recommended Styles
7. Using Heading Styles
8. Page Formatting
9. Section Breaks 

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