Part II: Word Power, Made Simple

Now that you understand the basic workings of Microsoft Office XP and can navigate your way through the Help system, let’s explore Microsoft Word, one of the best known programs in Office XP. In Chapter 4, “Creating and Saving a Document,” you’ll learn all the basics for getting your thoughts onto the electronic page. Chapter 5, “Using Microsoft Word’s Editing Tools,” assumes that you’ve entered text in the document and you’re ready to start editing with the many tools at Word’s disposal. Chapter 6, “Formatting in Microsoft Word,” introduces you to the fun, easy-to-use formatting features of Word. By the time you get to Chapter 7, “Special Features (and Challenges!) in Microsoft Word,” you’ll be ready to tackle the specialized features you may not need in your everyday documents, such as sections, headers and footers, graphics and diagrams, hyperlinks, tables of contents, indexes, and macros.