Word 2000: No Experience Required
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Table of Contents

Introduction
How Much Do You Need to Know Already?
How to Use This Book
Where Are the Bonus Skills?
Conventions Used in This Book

Skill 1 - Word 2000 Basics
Starting Word
Setting Up Your Screen
Viewing the Document
Getting Help
Exiting Word
Are You Experienced?

Skill 2 - Creating Simple Word Documents
Creating a New Document
Working with Text
Using Undo and Redo
Inserting a Date
Inserting Symbols and Special Characters
Saving a Word Document
Saving a Word Document in a Different Format
Closing a Document
Opening a Word Document
Opening a Non-Word Document
Are You Experienced?

Skill 3 - Printing a Document
Using Print Preview
Printing a Document
Printing on Different Paper
Printing Envelopes
Printing Labels
Are You Experienced?

Skill 4 - Formatting Documents
Character Formatting
Paragraph Formatting
Language Formatting
Page Setup
Borders and Shading
Are You Experienced?

Skill 5 - Using Styles and Complex Formatting
Style Formatting
Section Formatting
Automatic Bullets and Numbering
AutoCorrect
Using AutoFormat
Footnotes and Endnotes
Are You Experienced?

Skill 6 - Using Find and Replace
Finding Text
Finding Special Characters and Using Wildcards
Finding and Replacing Text
Finding and Replacing Formatting
Finding and Replacing Styles
Are You Experienced?

Skill 7 - Spelling, Grammar, and Word Count
Checking Spelling and Grammar
Using the Thesaurus
Getting a Word Count
Are You Experienced?

Skill 8 - AutoText, Captions, Bookmarks, and Fields
AutoText
Captioning
Using Bookmarks
Fields
Are You Experienced?

Skill 9 - Working with Tables
The Tables And Borders Toolbar
Drawing a Table with the Draw Table Button
Inserting a Table Quickly with the Insert Table Button
Inserting a Table with the Insert Table Command
Converting Existing Text to a Table
Selecting Parts of a Table
Navigating in Tables
Editing Text in a Table
Adding and Deleting Cells, Rows, and Columns
Formatting a Table
Copying and Moving within Tables
Converting a Table to Text
Sorting Information in Tables
Are You Experienced?

Skill 10 - Using Graphical Elements and Text Boxes
Inserting, Sizing, and Positioning Graphical Objects
Importing Clips into the Clip Gallery
Inserting a Chart
Changing the Background of a Document
Working with the Drawing Tools
Inserting, Positioning, and Formatting Text Boxes
Are You Experienced?

Skill 11 - Creating Headers, Footers, and Watermarks
Setting Headers and Footers
Formatting Headers and Footers
Producing Different Headers and Footers for Different Sections
Creating a Watermark
Are You Experienced?

Skill 12 - Creating Web Pages
What Is a Web Page?
What Is a Web Site?
Web Folders and the Web Toolbar
Opening a Document on a Web or Intranet
Creating a Web Site with the Web Page Wizard
Creating Web Pages
Creating Web Pages with Word
Choosing Web Options
Are You Experienced?

Skill 13 - Creating Mail-Merge Documents
Creating the Main Document
Specifying the Data Source
Adding Merge Fields to the Main Document
Setting Merge Options
Merging Your Data
Merging Labels and Envelopes
Using a Data Source Other Than a Word Document
Restoring a Main Document to a
Are You Experienced?

Skill 14 - Outlines and Master Documents
Working with Outlines
Master Documents
Are You Experienced?

Skill 15 - Creating Complex Documents
Columns
Creating a Table of Contents
Table of Figures
Table of Authorities
Creating an Index
Are You Experienced?

Skill 16 - Customizing Word to Suit You
Customizing Toolbars and the Menu Bar
Customizing Menus
Customizing the Menu Bar
Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
Choosing Environment Options
Are You Experienced?

Skill 17 - Linking and Embedding Objects
What is Automation?
Linking
Embedding
Are You Experienced?

Skill 18 - Using Word's Workgroup Features
Comments
Track Changes
Versions
Locking and Protecting Documents
Online Collaboration
Sending Word Documents via E-Mail
Are You Experienced?

Appendix A - Installing Word and Office
System Requirements
What Should You Install, and Where?
Installing Word or Office
Installing Features on First Use
Installing and Uninstalling Items
Repairing or Reinstalling Word or Office


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