Microsoft Word 97 Step by Step

by Borland, Russell

• ISBN13: 9781572315631
• ISBN10: 1572315636
• Edition: Disk
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-06-01
• Publisher: Microsoft Pr

Summary

With this book and Microsoft Word 97, you'll learn to control line and page breaks in documents; perform calculations in tables; insert graphics, charts, and special characters in documents; set up and control columns; add decorations to pages, and enhance headers and footers; mark text for reference; merge documents; use forms, and use a macro to create a template; use master documents for a group project, and route a document for group editing; and create documents for the World Wide Web.

Table of Contents

QuickLook Guide	ix	(4)
Finding Your Best Starting Point	xiii	(4)
Finding Your Best Starting Point in This Book	xiii	(3)
Corrections, Comments, and Help	xvi	(1)
Visit Our World Wide Web Site	xvi	(1)
Installing and Using the Practice Files	xvii	(6)
Using the Practice Files	xviii	(2)
Need Help with the Practice Files?	xx	(1)
Deleting the Practice Files	xxi	(2)
Conventions and Features in This Book	xxiii
Conventions	xxiii	(1)
Other Features of This Book	xxiv
Part 1 Arranging Text and Graphics	3	(92)
Lesson 1 Controlling Line Breaks and Page Breaks	3	(12)
Your Project in This Lesson	3	(1)
Starting the Project	4	(1)
Using Nonbreaking Spaces and Nonbreaking Hyphens	4	(1)
Inserting Manual Line Breaks	5	(1)
Setting Text-Flow Options	6	(2)
Adding Borders and Shading to Words and Paragraphs	8	(3)
One Step Further: Controlling Automatic Hyphenation	11	(3)
Lesson Summary	14	(1)
Lesson 2 Calculating Tabular Information	15	(30)
Your Project in This Lesson	16	(1)
Starting the Project	16	(1)
Importing Worksheets in a Table to Update	16	(5)
Modifying Worksheets in a Table	21	(5)
Performing Calculations in a Table	26	(3)
Creating Worksheets in a Table	29	(7)
One Step Further: Drawing Tables	36	(6)
Lesson Summary	42	(3)
Lesson 3 Using Sort to Rearrange Paragraphs and Tabular Information	45	(14)
Your Project in This Lesson	46	(1)
Starting the Project	46	(1)
Sorting Lists	47	(1)
Sorting Paragraphs	47	(1)
Sorting Tables	48	(4)
Sorting a Table by Column	52	(2)
Sorting Several Levels at Once	54	(1)
One Step Further: Adding Captions	55	(1)
Lesson Summary	57	(2)
Lesson 4 Inserting Graphics, Charts, and Special Characters	59	(30)
Your Project in This Lesson	59	(1)
Starting the Project	60	(1)
Inserting Graphics	60	(3)
Deleting Graphics	63	(1)
Positioning Graphics	63	(2)
Creating and Modifying a Chart	65	(4)
Importing Numbers into a Chart	69	(2)
Inserting Special Characters	71	(4)
Inserting Document Properties	75	(10)
One Step Further: Adding Custom Document Properties	85	(2)
Lesson Summary	87	(2)
Part 1 Review & Practice	89	(6)
Part 2 Enhancing the Look of a Page	95	(62)
Lesson 5 Adding Decorations to a Page	95	(10)
Your Project in This Lesson	95	(1)
Starting the Project	96	(1)
Adding a Border to a Page	96	(2)
Adding a Watermark to a Page	98	(2)
Changing Page Orientation	100	(2)
One Step Further: Setting Up Vertical Text	102	(2)
Lesson Summary	104	(1)
Lesson 6 Setting Up and Controlling Columns	105	(12)
Your Project in This Lesson	105	(1)
Starting the Project	106	(1)
Changing the Number of Columns	106	(2)
Balancing Column Length	108	(2)
Keeping Text in Columns Together	110	(1)
One Step Further: Using Text Boxes for Continued Text	111	(5)
Lesson Summary	116	(1)
Lesson 7 Enhancing Headers and Footers	117	(12)
Your Project in This Lesson	118	(1)
Starting the Project	118	(1)
Making the First Page Different From Other Pages	118	(2)
Alternating Headers and Footers on Odd and Even Pages	120	(3)
Setting Up Dictionary-Style Headers	123	(3)
One Step Further: Using Mirror Margins for Back-to-Back Printing	126	(1)
Lesson Summary	127	(2)
Lesson 8 Marking Text for Reference	129	(22)
Your Project in This Lesson	130	(1)
Starting the Project	130	(1)
Inserting Footnotes and Endnotes	130	(6)
Revising Footnotes and Endnotes	136	(2)
Marking Text with Bookmarks	138	(3)
Inserting Cross-References	141	(3)
One Step Further: Inserting Cross-References to Another Document	144	(5)
Lesson Summary	149	(2)
Part 2 Review & Practice	151	(6)
Part 3 Combining Documents	157	(82)
Lesson 9 Merging Documents	157	(22)
Your Project in This Lesson	157	(1)
Starting the Project	158	(1)
Short Refresher in Merge Documents	158	(1)
A Look at the Merge Documents	158	(1)
Completing the Main Merge Document	159	(12)
Creating Rosters of Employees	171	(5)
One Step Further: Sorting Records for Merging	176	(2)
Lesson Summary	178	(1)
Lesson 10 Using Forms	179	(16)
Your Project in This Lesson	180	(1)
Starting the Project	180	(1)
Adding the Form Fields	181	(4)
Changing Form Field Options	185	(2)
Protecting and Saving the Form	187	(1)
Using a Form to View a Data File	187	(4)
One Step Further: Printing Forms	191	(2)
Lesson Summary	193	(2)
Lesson 11 Connecting with Other Office 97 Programs	195	(22)
Your Project in This Lesson	196	(1)
Sending a Word Document to PowerPoint	196	(4)
Inserting PowerPoint Slides	200	(4)
Inserting Microsoft Excel Charts	204	(5)
Adding Links for Documents, Mailing, and a World Wide Web Page	209	(2)
One Step Further: Collecting Documents in a Microsoft Office Binder	211	(5)
Lesson Summary	216	(1)
Lesson 12 Using a Macro to Create a Template	217	(16)
Your Project in This Lesson	218	(1)
Recording a Macro	218	(2)
Editing a Macro	220	(6)
Renaming a Macro	226	(1)
Running the Macro	226	(1)
Copying a Macro	227	(1)
Deleting a Macro	228	(1)
One Step Further: Installing Help for Visual Basic for Word	229	(3)
Lesson Summary	232	(1)
Part 3 Review & Practice	233	(6)
Part 4 Sharing Documents and Work	239	(62)
Lesson 13 Group Editing a Document	239	(14)
Your Project in This Lesson	239	(1)
Starting the Project	240	(1)
Creating Multiple Versions of a Document	240	(2)
Highlighting Text for Special Attention	242	(1)
Protecting a Document for Group Editing	243	(1)
Tracking Changes to a Document	243	(3)
Inserting Comments	246	(3)
Opening Another Version of a Document	249	(1)
One Step Further: Printing Comments	250	(1)
Lesson Summary	251	(2)
Lesson 14 Using Master Documents for a Group Project	253	(16)
Your Project in This Lesson	254	(1)
Starting the Project	254	(1)
Creating a Master Document	254	(1)
Working on Subdocuments	256	(3)
Collecting a Table of Contents	259	(1)
Collecting an Index	260	(3)
One Step Further: Creating an Outline from a Document	263	(4)
Lesson Summary	267	(2)
Lesson 15 Using Word to Send Documents to Others	269	(12)
Your Project in This Lesson	269	(1)
Starting the Project	270	(1)
Sending a Word Document Through Electronic Mail	270	(2)
Routing Documents	272	(3)
One Step Further: Using Word in Outlook	275	(5)
Lesson Summary	280	(1)
Lesson 16 Creating Online Documents	281	(16)
Your Project in This Lesson	281	(1)
Creating a New Web Page	282	(2)
Changing the Web Page Visual Style	284	(2)
Adding Text to the Page	286	(1)
Adding a Background Sound	287	(1)
Adding Audio and Video	288	(2)
Inserting Hyperlinks to Other Web Pages	290	(2)
One Step Further: Viewing Web Pages in Internet Explorer	292	(3)
Lesson Summary	295	(2)
Part 4 Review & Practice	297	(4)
Appendix Matching the Exercises	301	(4)
Displaying the Practice Files	301	(1)
Matching the Screen Display to the Illustrations	302	(3)
Index	305