Word 2010 eLearning Kit For Dummies

by Lowe, Lois

ISBN13: 9781118336991

ISBN10: 1118336992

Format: Paperback

Pub. Date: 2012-06-13

Publisher(s): For Dummies

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Summary

Create and work with Word 2010 documents with this complete learning package Word 2010 is one of the core applications of the Microsoft Office productivity suite and if youre eager to get started using all it has to offer, this value-packed eLearning kit is essential to your learning process. This complete Word 2010 course includes a full-color printed book and a Dummies interactive eLearning course on CD. Youll discover the basics of the Word interface, how to navigate it, how to get comfortable with the terminology, and how to use its many features. Detailed instructions walk you through real-world exercises and help to make learning easier! Follow the material sequentially or jump in and out as you wish. Its set up so you can learn at your own pace. Throughout, you will benefit from illustrations, animations, voiceover explanations, and the option of closed captioning if you find you learn better when you can read the instructions. Helps self-motivated learners get familiar with Word 2010 Walks you through creating and formatting a Word document, guiding you through the entire process so that you get a solid understanding of the importance and potential of every step along the way Includes an easy-to-follow, full-color book and an interactive Dummies eLearning Course that corresponds with the book on CD Allows you to follow the material sequentially or choose separate sections at your own time and pace Word 2010 eLearning Kit For Dummies helps you get the very most out of everything that Word has to offer.

Author Biography

Lois Lowe is the author of several books on Microsoft Office applications and Windows. She is also a Microsoft Office Master Instructor and A+ certified PC technician. Lois has taught Office applications in both academic and corporate settings, and has developed online courseware and web content.

Introduction	p. 1
About This Kit	p. 1
How This Book Works with the Electronic Lessons	p. 2
Conventions Used in This Book	p. 3
Foolish Assumptions	p. 3
Icons Used in This Kit	p. 3
Class Is In	p. 4
Getting to Know Word 2010	p. 5
Starting Word	p. 7
Exploring the Word Interface	p. 12
Exploring the Ribbon and tabs	p. 12
Understanding the File menu	p. 18
Creating Your First Document	p. 21
Starting a new, blank document	p. 21
Typing text	p. 23
Inserting a picture	p. 24
Saving and Opening Documents	p. 26
Saving a document for the first time	p. 26
Navigating in the Save and Open dialog boxes	p. 29
Opening a document	p. 33
Recovering lost work	p. 34
Moving Around	p. 35
Moving with the mouse	p. 36
Moving with the keyboard	p. 37
Changing the Onscreen View	p. 39
Changing views	p. 39
Zooming in and out	p. 42
Summing Up	p. 43
Creating a Word Document	p. 45
Starting a New Word Document	p. 47
Creating a new document using a template	p. 48
Setting page margins	p. 52
Setting page size and orientation	p. 54
Editing Text	p. 56
Filling text placeholders	p. 57
Typing and editing text	p. 58
Selecting Text	p. 60
Manipulating Text	p. 62
Finding text	p. 62
Replacing text	p. 63
Sorting a list	p. 65
Checking Spelling and Grammar	p. 66
Sharing Your Document with Others	p. 68
E-mailing your document to others	p. 69
Sharing your document in other formats	p. 70
Printing Your Work	p. 72
Summing Up	p. 73
Formatting Text	p. 75
Formatting Text	p. 77
Choosing text font, size, and color	p. 77
Applying text attributes and WordArt effects	p. 80
Working with Themes	p. 84
Applying Style Sets	p. 88
Copying Formats with Format Painter	p. 90
Adjusting Character Spacing	p. 92
Making Advanced Typesetting Adjustments	p. 95
Enabling kerning	p. 95
Creating custom superscript and subscript	p. 96
Controlling OpenType font options	p. 98
Summing Up	p. 100
Formatting Paragraphs	p. 103
Formatting Paragraphs	p. 105
Applying horizontal alignment	p. 106
Changing vertical spacing	p. 108
Indenting a paragraph	p. 112
Adjusting indents with the Ruler	p. 116
Setting tab stops	p. 118
Changing and removing tab stops	p. 121
Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists	p. 123
Creating a basic numbered or bulleted list	p. 123
Changing the bullet character	p. 124
Changing the numbering style	p. 126
Adding Borders and Shading	p. 129
Placing a border around a paragraph	p. 130
Shading a paragraph's background	p. 132
Summing Up	p. 133
Working with Styles and Templates	p. 135
Apply Styles	p. 137
Apply a style	p. 138
Modify a style	p. 140
Create a new style	p. 143
Import styles from other documents	p. 147
Use the Style Inspector	p. 151
Modify and Create Templates	p. 154
Modify an existing template	p. 154
Create a new template	p. 156
Summing Up	p. 159
Working with Pages and Sections	p. 161
Format Pages	p. 163
Add a page border	p. 163
Apply a page background	p. 166
Set vertical alignment for the page	p. 169
Use Headers and Footers	p. 170
Number the pages	p. 170
Use a header or footer preset	p. 173
Create a custom header or footer	p. 174
Insert a watermark	p. 177
Work with Multi-Section Documents	p. 179
View section breaks and other hidden characters	p. 179
Insert a section break	p. 181
Format Text in Multiple Columns	p. 182
Summing Up	p. 183
Creating and Formatting Tables	p. 185
Create a Table	p. 187
Convert text to a table	p. 189
Select rows and columns	p. 191
Resize rows and columns	p. 192
Format table borders	p. 196
Summing Up	p. 200
Inserting and Formatting Graphics	p. 201
Insert Clip Art	p. 203
Find and insert clips	p. 204
Make a clip available offline	p. 208
Insert Photos from Files	p. 210
Manage Picture Size and Placement	p. 211
Change a picture's text wrap setting	p. 211
Move a picture	p. 215
Resize a picture	p. 218
Modify a Picture	p. 219
Adjust brightness and contrast	p. 220
Adjust colors	p. 221
Apply artistic effects	p. 222
Draw Lines and Shapes	p. 224
Draw shapes	p. 224
Choose a shape outline and shape fill	p. 226
Rotate and modify a shape, and add text	p. 229
Stack and group shapes	p. 231
Summing Up	p. 232
Managing Correspondence	p. 235
Create Envelopes	p. 237
Add an envelope to a document	p. 237
Change the envelope size	p. 240
Print an envelope	p. 241
Perform a Mail Merge	p. 242
Create mail-merged letters	p. 244
Create mail-merged labels	p. 249
Sort and Filter Mail Merge Records	p. 251
Sort a merge data source	p. 251
Filter a merge data source	p. 253
Summing Up	p. 255
Preparing Professional Reports	p. 257
Create a Table of Contents	p. 259
Define heading levels	p. 259
Generate a TOC	p. 262
Update a TOC	p. 264
Work with TOC styles	p. 265
Create an Index	p. 267
Mark index entries	p. 267
Generate an index	p. 269
Caption and Organize Figures	p. 271
Attach a caption to a figure	p. 271
Create a cross-reference	p. 274
Create a Table of Figures	p. 276
Organize Legal Documents	p. 278
Turn on line numbering	p. 278
Create a Table of Authorities	p. 279
Create Footnotes and Endnotes	p. 283
Insert a footnote	p. 283
Insert an endnote	p. 285
Convert between footnotes and endnotes	p. 287
Format footnotes and endnotes	p. 288
Summing Up	p. 289
Protecting and Sharing a Document	p. 291
Track Document Changes	p. 293
Work with Document Comments	p. 304
Manage Document Versions	p. 309
Use the Compatibility Checker	p. 311
Summing Up	p. 313
About the CD	p. 315
Index	p. 321
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