Word 2010 For Dummies

by Dan Gookin

Overview

Dan Gookin gets you up to speed so you can get down to work with all the new features of Word 2010!

Bestselling and quintessential For Dummies author Dan Gookin employs his usual fun and friendly candor while walking you through the spectrum of new features of Word 2010. Completely in tune with the needs of the beginning Word user, Gookin shows you how to use Word quickly and efficiently so that you can spend more time working on your projects and less time trying to figure out how to make Word perform the tasks you need it to do. This newest edition of Word For Dummies explains how to navigate the user interface and take advantages of file formats, and skips the unnecessary jargon.

• Unparalleled author Dan Gookin applies his beloved For Dummies writing style to introduce you to all the features and functions of Word 2010
• Escorts you through the capabilities of Word 2010 without weighing you down with unnecessary technical jargon
• Deciphers the user interface and shows you how to take advantage of the file formats

The word on the street is that Word 2010 For Dummies is a must-read!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470487723
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	05/20/2010
Series:	For Dummies Books
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Dan Gookin created the For Dummies format with the original book, DOS For Dummies, in 1991. With more than 11 million copies in print, his books have been translated into 32 languages. Recent titles include PCs For Dummies, Windows 7 Edition and Laptops For Dummies. Visit Dan at www.wambooli.com.

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Your Introduction to Word 7

Chapter 1: Hello, Word! 9

Chapter 2: The Typing Chapter 21

Part II: Your Basic Word 31

Chapter 3: To and Fro in a Document 33

Chapter 4: Text Editing 41

Chapter 5: Search for This, Replace It with That 49

Chapter 6: Blocks o’ Text 63

Chapter 7: Spell It Write 77

Chapter 8: Documents and Such 89

Chapter 9: Publish Your Document 103

Part III: Formatting 117

Chapter 10: Character Formatting 119

Chapter 11: Paragraph Formatting 131

Chapter 12: Tab Formatting 145

Chapter 13: Page Formatting 161

Chapter 14: Document Formatting 173

Chapter 15: Word Formatting Styles 185

Chapter 16: Fun with Themes and Template Formatting 199

Chapter 17: Sundry Formatting 209

Part IV: Spruce Up a Dull Document 219

Chapter 18: Lines and Colors 221

Chapter 19: Able Tables 229

Chapter 20: Columns of Text 241

Chapter 21: Lots of Lists 249

Chapter 22: Here Come the Graphics 257

Chapter 23: Even More Things to Insert in Your Document 271

Part V: Even More Word 281

Chapter 24: Multiple Documents, Windows, and File Formats 283

Chapter 25: Word for Writers 291

Chapter 26: Let’s Work This Out 305

Chapter 27: Mail Merge Mania 315

Chapter 28: Labels of Love 331

Chapter 29: A More Custom Word 339

Part VI: The Part of Tens 347

Chapter 30: The Ten Commandments of Word 349

Chapter 31: Ten Cool Tricks 353

Chapter 32: Ten Bizarre Things 361

Chapter 33: Ten Avuncular Suggestions 367

Index 371