Table of Contents
Introduction.
Who Should Read This Book? How This Book Is Organized. How This
Book Is Designed. What's on the Companion Web Site. Conventions
Used in This Book.
I. WORD BASICS: GET PRODUCTIVE FAST.
1. What's New in Word 2002.
Discovering Microsoft's Key Word 2002 Enhancements. Speech Control
and Dictation. Handwriting Support. User Interface Improvements.
Formatting Improvements. Collaboration Improvements. Web Editing
Improvements. Drawing and Diagramming Improvements. Language and
International Improvements. Document and Application Recovery
Improvements. Security and Privacy. Other Improvements. The Office
XP Registration Wizard.
2. Navigating Word 2002.
Quick Tour of the “Cockpit”. Using Find, Replace, and Go To.
Getting Help. Troubleshooting.
3. Basic Document Creation,
Storage, and Retrieval.
Creating New Documents. Using the New Document Task Pane. Basic
Editing. Saving Your Documents. Using Word's New Program and File
Recovery Features. Retrieving Your Documents. Finding the File
You're Seeking. Switching Among Files You've Opened.
Troubleshooting.
4. Quick and Effective Formatting
Techniques.
Understanding the Basics of Direct Formatting. Introducing Font
Formatting. Working with Paragraph Formatting. Controlling
Pagination. Comparing, Selecting, and Copying Formatted Text. Using
On-the-Fly Format Checking. Troubleshooting.
5. More Day-to-Day
Productivity Tools.
Using Word's Page Setup Features. Using Headers and Footers. Using
Bullets and Numbered Lists. Working with Multiple Columns. Using
Borders and Shading. Troubleshooting.
6. Printing in
Word.
Printing the Entire Document. Specifying What to Print. Other
Useful Print Settings. Creating a Print File from Which You Can
Print Later. Printing Envelopes in Word. Printing Labels. Printing
Many Files at the Same Time. Using Print Preview.
Troubleshooting.
7. Using Word As an E-mail Editor.
Creating E-mail Using Microsoft Word 2002. Establishing Settings
for Your Message. Creating File Attachments. Controlling Message
Priority and Other Options. Sending Your Message. Setting
Formatting Defaults for All Your Mail Messages.
Troubleshooting.
8. Using Word 2002's Speech Control, Dictation,
and Handwriting Features.
Understanding Word's Speech Features. Preparing for Speech
Recognition. Training Word to Understand Speech. Issuing Voice
Commands to Word. Dictating to Word. Creating Multiple Speech
Profiles. Troubleshooting.
II. BUILDING SLICKER DOCUMENTS FASTER.
9. Making the Most of Word's Proofing Tools.
Using Automatic Spelling and Grammar Checking. Disabling or Hiding
Automatic Spelling and Grammar Checking. Checking Spelling Through
the Spelling and Grammar Dialog Box. Controlling Spelling Settings.
Custom Dictionaries for Custom Needs. A Closer Look at the Grammar
Checker. Using the Word Thesaurus. Counting a Document's Words,
Pages, Lines, and Characters. Displaying Readability Statistics.
Troubleshooting.
10. Automating Your Documents.
AutoCorrect: Smarter Than Ever. AutoText: The Complete Boilerplate
Resource AutoFormatting: The Fastest Way to Format. Working with
AutoSummarize. Troubleshooting.
11. Streamlining Your Formatting
with Styles.
Why Styles Are So Valuable. What Styles Are and How They Work.
Understanding and Using Word's Default Styles. Creating Styles.
Changing Styles. Managing Styles. Troubleshooting.
12. Templates,
Wizards, and Add-Ins.
What Templates Are and How They Work. Using Word's Built-In
Template Library. Using Templates from Microsoft.com. The Normal
Template: Crucial to All Documents. Creating a New Template.
Understanding Global Templates. Attaching Templates to Documents
and E-mail Messages. Linking CSS Style Sheets to Web Pages. Using
Themes to Change the Styles in Your Template. Previewing New
Templates with Style Gallery. Moving Elements Among Templates.
Managing Templates to Minimize Your Work. Using Workgroup
Templates. Using Word Wizards. Understanding Word Add-Ins.
Troubleshooting.
13. Tables: Word's All-Purpose Solution for
Structuring Information.
Understanding What Word Tables Can Do. Word's Multiple Approaches
to Creating a Table. Editing in a Table. Changing a Table's
Structure or Formatting. Adding Table Borders and Shading.
Controlling Table Breaks and Table Headers. Using Table Styles.
Working with Table Properties. Converting Text to Tables. Sorting
the Contents of Tables. Troubleshooting.
III. THE VISUAL WORD: MAKING DOCUMENTS LOOK GREAT.
14. Getting Images into Your Documents.
Opportunities to Use Graphics Effectively. Finding and Inserting
Clip Art with the Insert Clip Art Side Pane. Working with Microsoft
Clip Organizer. Inserting Pictures Directly, Without Clip
Organizer. Editing Clip Art to Serve Your Needs. Minimizing
Graphics File Size by Using Compress Pictures. Adding Alternative
Text to Your Image. Using WordArt. Troubleshooting.
15. Drawing
in Word.
Understanding How Word Drawings Work. Drawing Lines and Other Basic
Shapes. AutoShapes: Word's Library of Predrawn Shapes. Controlling
Colors. Adding Depth to Your Graphics. Editing Objects in a Word
Drawing. Troubleshooting.
16. Word Desktop Publishing.
Word 2002: Almost a Full-Fledged Desktop Publishing Program. When
to Use Word-And When Not To. Planning Your Document. Quick and Easy
Brochures with the Brochure Template. Using Drop Caps. Inserting
Symbols and Special Characters. Using Text Boxes.
Troubleshooting.
17. Using Graphs to Make Sense of Your Data
Visually.
Understanding Graphs and Charts. Creating Data to Be Graphed.
Choosing Among Word's Extensive Selection of Charts. Working with
Chart Options. Formatting Chart Elements. Creating a Chart from
Scratch. Using Trendlines. Using Error Bars. Revising Charts
Automatically. Troubleshooting.
IV. INDUSTRIAL-STRENGTH DOCUMENT PRODUCTION
TECHNIQUES.
18. Using Mail Merge Effectively.
An Overview of Word's Mail Merge. Starting a Mail Merge with the
Mail Merge Wizard Task Pane. Working with the Mail Merge Toolbar.
Selecting a Starting Document. Selecting Recipients. Preparing the
Content of Your Main Document. Printing or Delivering Your Merged
Documents. Customizing Merged Documents with Word Fields.
Troubleshooting.
19. Outlining: Practical Techniques for
Organizing Any Document.
The Benefits of Outlining. The Role of Heading Styles and Outline
Levels in Outlining. Creating a New Outline Understanding Outline
View. Applying Outline Levels to Specific Text. Printing Your
Outline. Using Word's Automatic Outline Numbering. Using List
Styles. Troubleshooting.
20. Master Documents: Control and Share
Even the Largest Documents.
The Advantages of Master Documents. Creating Master Documents and
Subdocuments. Working with Master Document and Subdocument Files.
Style Behavior in Master Documents and Subdocuments. Reorganizing a
Master Document. Creating a Table of Contents, Index, or
Cross-References for a Master Document. Printing Master Documents
and Subdocuments. Working with Others on the Same Master Document.
Inserting Files Rather Than Using Master Documents. Using Insert
File to Insert Part of a Document. Troubleshooting.
21. Tables of
Contents, Figures, Authorities, and Captioning.
Tables of Contents. Introducing Tables of Figures and Captions.
Introducing Citations. Troubleshooting.
22. Building More
Effective Indexes.
How Word Indexes Work. Creating a New Index Entry. Compiling Your
Index. Building Indexes from Multiple Documents. Automating
Indexing with Index AutoMark Files. Placing More Than One Index in
a Document. Troubleshooting.
23. Footnotes, Bookmarks, and
Cross-References.
Using Footnotes and Endnotes. Using Bookmarks. Working with
Cross-References. Troubleshooting.
V. THE CORPORATE WORD.
24. Managing Document Collaboration and Revisions.
An Overview of Word's Team Writing Tools. Introducing Word's New
Reviewing Interface. Working with Comments. Working with Track
Changes. Keeping Track of Changes Among Multiple Documents.
Resolving Proposed Changes. Using Word's Versioning Feature.
Streamlining the Review Process with Microsoft Outlook.
Troubleshooting.
25. Creating Organization Charts and Business
Diagrams.
About Word's New Organization Chart Feature. Changing Organization
Chart Layouts. Troubleshooting.
26. Automating Your Documents
with Field Codes.
Understanding Fields. Fields That Might Already Be in Your
Document. Viewing Fields. Inserting a Field Using the Field Dialog
Box. Placing Fields Directly into a Document. Updating Your Fields.
Shortcuts for Working with Fields. Finding and Replacing Field
Contents. A Closer Look at Field Instructions. A Closer Look at
Field Formatting. Nesting Fields. Troubleshooting.
27.
Customizing Word.
Deciding Which Word Features to Customize. Controlling How Word
Starts. Customizing Toolbars. Organizing Entire Toolbars. Adding a
New Toolbar. Restoring Default Settings. Customizing Menus.
Creating New Keyboard Shortcuts. Controlling Word's Customization
Options. Controlling Word's ScreenTips. Changing Word Options.
Troubleshooting.
28. Recording and Running Visual Basic
Macros.
Macros: The Basics. Creating Macros That Run Automatically. Running
Your Macro. Moving Project Items Among Templates and Documents.
Running Word Commands: Word's 400+ Built-In, One-Step Macros.
Troubleshooting.
29. Word Document Privacy and Security
Options.
Understanding and Using Word 2002's Privacy and Security Features.
Preventing and Controlling Word Viruses. Other Methods for Securing
Documents. Troubleshooting.
Promotional Information
Special Edition Using Microsoft Word 2002 is the most detailed
business-focused guide to Microsoft Word 2002 in the marketplace.
More than any competitive book, it focuses on maximizing user
productivity with real-world documents in real-world environments.
Topics covered include: using Word as an email editor, using Word
2002 speech command, control and dictation, creating organization
charts, Word Document privacy and security options, managing
document collaboration and revisions, creating a real-world
solution with VBA and Word.
About the Author
Bill Camarda (http://www.billcamarda.com) is a consultant
and writer who specializes in helping leading technology companies
deploy and market advanced computing and Internet technologies and
services. His 14 books include Que's #1 selling Special Edition
Using Word 2000 and Special Edition Using Word 97 as well as
Microsoft Office Deployment and Administration and Microsoft Office
Administrator's Desk Reference.