WordPerfect^? 12 For Dummies^?

by Margaret Levine Young (Cornwall, VT, author); David C. Kay (Brightleaf Communications, Harvard, Massachusetts); Richard Wagner

• ISBN13: 9780764579790
• ISBN10: 0764579797
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2004-10-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Do you take the shortest route instead of the side roads when you' re trying to get somewhere? Do you choose the streamlined model instead of one loaded with gizmos and gadgets? Do you value ease over extras? WordPerfect 12 is practical software designed to help you create great-looking, readable documents. Whether you' re a recent convert from longhand (welcome to the modern world) or a word processing pro, "WordPerfect12 For Dummies covers what you need to know, including: The basics, like using menus and toolbars, saving, editing, and printing files, getting help, and more Editing and formatting text, adding page numbers, charts, cool fonts, borders, backgrounds, and more Using templates to make your life easier Creating envelopes and labels and doing multiple mailings Using the compatibility toolbars, Workspace Manager, Office Ready template browser, and wireless office capabilities Creating and integrating columns, tables and graphics Creating Web pages, Adobe Acrobat Documents, XML files, and even Microsoft Office documents Publishing your document as a Web Page "WordPerfect12 For Dummies was written by Margaret

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Part I: Exploring the Essentials.

Chapter 1: WordPerfect Basics: Out of the Box and Raring to Go.

Chapter 2: Cruising Your Document.

Chapter 3: Discovering “Perfect” Text Editing.

Chapter 4: Working with the Spelling and Grammar Tools.

Chapter 5: On Paper at Last — Printing Stuff.

Part II: Formatting Your Text.

Chapter 6: Giving Your Documents Character.

Chapter 7: Sensational Sentences and Pretty Paragraphs.

Chapter 8: Perfect Pages and Dashing Documents.

Chapter 9: Documents with Style.

Part III: Making Your Documents Come Alive.

Chapter 10: Formatting Beyond the Text.

Chapter 11: Saying It with Pictures.

Chapter 12: Working with Templates and OfficeReady.

Part IV: All the World’s a Page: Going Beyond Your Desktop.

Chapter 13: Publishing for the Web.

Chapter 14: Using WordPerfect in a Microsoft Office World.

Chapter 15: Mail Merge: Printing to the Masses.

Part V: More Stuff You Can Do with Your Documents.

Chapter 16: Managing Your Documents.

Chapter 17: Reveal Codes: Getting Ultimate Control Over Your Document.

Part VI: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Tweak WordPerfect.

Chapter 19: Ten Really Good Editing Suggestions.

Index.