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Media Files Table of Contents

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Chapter 1:Creating, Saving, and Printing Documents 
 Show Me Media 1.1—Working with Word Templates12
 Tell Me More Media 1.2—Understanding Word’s .docx Format14
 Show Me Media 1.3—Saving a Word Document15
 Show Me Media 1.4—Printing a Word Document25
Chapter 2:Editing Documents 
 Tell Me More Media 2.1—The Dangers of Overtype Mode32
 Show Me Media 2.2—Browsing a Word Document41
 Show Me Media 2.3—Dragging and Dropping Text in a Word Document49
 Show Me Media 2.4—Inserting Building Blocks in a Word Document53
Chapter 3:Proofing a Document 
 Tell Me More Media 3.1—The Truth About Word’s Proofreading58
 Show Me Media 3.2—Working with Word’s Spelling Checker69
 Show Me Media 3.3—Creating an AutoCorrect Entry82
 Show Me Media 3.4—Using Word’s Research Pane88
Chapter 4:Character Formatting 
 Show Me Media 4.1—Character Formatting in Word92
 Show Me Media 4.2—Using Word’s Format Painter107
 Show Me Media 4.3—Setting AutoFormat As You Type Options in Word108
 Tell Me More Media 4.4—Formatting: Is More Always Better?110
Chapter 5:Paragraph Formatting 
 Show Me Media 5.1—Aligning Paragraphs in Word115
 Show Me Media 5.2—Indenting Paragraphs in Word119
 Show Me Media 5.3—Using Word’s Ruler to Set Tab Stops124
 Tell Me More Media 5.4—Tabs versus Spaces in Word Processing124
Chapter 6:Formatting Text with Styles 
 Tell Me More Media 6.1—Using Word’s Styles to Get Professional-Looking Documents in Less Time139
 Show Me Media 6.2—Seeing Word’s Styles in Action139
 Show Me Media 6.3—Creating a New Style in Word152
 Show Me Media 6.4—Modifying a Style in Word156
Chapter 7:Setting Up Lists 
 Tell Me More Media 7.1—Enhancing a Document’s Readability with Lists158
 Show Me Media 7.2—Choosing a Different Bullet Character164
 Show Me Media 7.3—Keeping a List’s Numbering on Track in Word171
 Show Me Media 7.4—Using Word’s Ruler to Set Spacing and Indents in a List173
Chapter 8:Creating Tables 
 Show Me Media 8.1—Drawing a Table in Word182
 Show Me Media 8.2—Merging and Splitting Cells in a Word Table197
 Tell Me More Media 8.3—The Best Ways NOT to Format a Table203
 Show Me Media 8.4—Formatting a Word Table by Hand203
Chapter 9:Setting Text in Columns 
 Tell Me More Media 9.1—Columns: A Simple Way to Get Professional Results211
 Show Me Media 9.2—Applying Column Formatting to Existing Text216
 Show Me Media 9.3—Creating a Custom Column Layout in Word219
 Show Me Media 9.4—Using Column Breaks to Balance Multicolumn Content222
Chapter 10:Laying Out a Document’s Pages 
 Tell Me More Media 10.1—Word as a Desktop Publishing Tool224
 Show Me Media 10.2—Setting Margins in Word229
 Show Me Media 10.3—Using Section Breaks to Insert a Multicolumn Page in a One-Column Document232
 Show Me Media 10.4—Hyphenating a Document in Word242
Chapter 11:Formatting Documents with Themes and Templates 
 Tell Me More Media 11.1—The Truth About Themes and Templates249
 Show Me Media 11.2—Modifying a Theme in Word257
 Show Me Media 11.3—Locating Word Templates on Your PC and Finding Others Online262
 Show Me Media 11.4—Modifying and Creating Templates in Word268
Chapter 12:Adding Headers and Footers to a Document 
 Tell Me More Media 12.1—Why Bother with Headers or Footers?271
 Show Me Media 12.2—Adding a Header to a Word Document274
 Show Me Media 12.3—Editing a Footer in a Word Document280
Chapter 13:Adding Graphics to Your Documents 
 Tell Me More Media 13.1—Graphics in Word: The Good, The Bad...284
 Show Me Media 13.2—Finding Clip Art in Word290
 Show Me Media 13.3—Mastering the Art of Text Wrapping in Word295
 Show Me Media 13.4—Inserting and Modifying a Photo in Word304
 Show Me Media 13.5—Drawing Geometric Shapes in Word309
Chapter 14:Working with Charts and Diagrams 
 Tell Me More Media 14.1—Using Charts and Diagrams to Add Depth to a Document314
 Show Me Media 14.2—Creating a Chart in Word316
 Show Me Media 14.3—Changing a Chart’s Appearance in Word326
 Show Me Media 14.4—Creating a SmartArt Diagram in Word330
Chapter 15:Using Advanced Text Features 
 Tell Me More Media 15.1—Using Linked Text Boxes to Create a Newsletter343
 Show Me Media 15.2—Creating and Formatting a Text Box in Word345
 Show Me Media 15.3—Working with WordArt350
 Show Me Media 15.4—Addressing Envelopes in Word354
Chapter 16:Citing Your Sources in a Word Document 
 Tell Me More Media 16.1—The Importance of Citing Your Sources356
 Show Me Media 16.2—Adding a Source to a Word Document360
 Show Me Media 16.3—Adding a Bibliography to a Word Document364
 Show Me Media 16.4—Creating a Footnote in Word369
Chapter 17:Generating Outlines, Tables of Contents, and Indexes 
 Tell Me More Media 17.1—Understanding Outlines, TOCs, and Indexes370
 Show Me Media 17.2—Using Word’s Outlining Tools377
 Show Me Media 17.3—Creating a Table of Contents in Word382
 Show Me-- Media 17.4—Generating and Updating an Index in Word386
Chapter 18:Performing Mail Merges 
 Tell Me More Media 18.1—Why Would Anyone Need to Do a Mail Merge?388
 Show Me Media 18.2—Preparing a Letter for a Mail Merge394
 Show Me Media 18.3—Adding Merge Fields to a Document395
 Show Me Media 18.4—Performing a Simple Mail Merge in Word398
Chapter 19:Collaborating with Others 
 Tell Me More Media 19.1—Document Collaboration in a Networked World400
 Show Me Media 19.2—Working with Comments in a Word Document405
 Show Me Media 19.3—Tracking Changes in a Word Document408
 Show Me Media 19.4—Restricting Editing Privileges to a Word Document411
Chapter 20:Sharing Word Documents Online 
 Tell Me More Media 20.1—Online Collaboration and the World of Work412
 Show Me Media 20.2—Attaching a Word Document to an Email Message417
 Show Me Media 20.3—Saving a Word Document to a SkyDrive Folder424
 Show Me Media 20.4—Using Word Web App to View a File on SkyDrive429
Chapter 21:Adding Components That Work Only on the Screen 
 Tell Me More Media 21.1—If It Won’t Show Up in Print, Why Bother?435
 Show Me Media 21.2—Adding a Hyperlink to a Word Document440
 Show Me Media 21.3—Adding a Bookmark to a Word Document445
 Show Me Media 21.4—Adding a Cross-Reference to a Word Document451
Chapter 22:Making Word Your Own 
 Tell Me More Media 22.1—The Advantage of Quick-and-Dirty Customization452
 Show Me Media 22.2—Personalizing Word’s Quick Access Toolbar459
 Show Me Media 22.3—Customizing Word’s Ribbon469
 Show Me Media 22.4—Creating a Keyboard Shortcut in Word471


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