Microsoft Word 2010

PART 1 Get Started

Chapter 1: Introduction

In this chapter, you’ll first familiarize yourself with the Word working environment. Next you’ll create and save a document and then save an existing document in a different location. Then you’ll open an existing Word document, learn ways of moving around in it, and close it. Finally, you’ll explore various ways of viewing documents so that you know which view to use for different tasks and how to tailor the program window to meet your needs.

• Work in the user interface.
• Create, enter text in, and save documents.
• Open, move around in, and close documents.
• View documents in different ways.

Chapter 2: Enter, Edit and Proofread Text

In this chapter, you’ll edit the text in a document by inserting and deleting text, copying and pasting a phrase, and moving a paragraph. Then you’ll replace one phrase with another throughout the entire document. Next, you’ll replace a word with a synonym and translate another word. You’ll also add misspelled words to the AutoCorrect list and check the spelling and grammar of a document. Finally, you’ll save a couple of building blocks for insertion later in a document.

• Make text changes.
• Find and replace text.
• Fine-tune text.
• Correct spelling and grammatical errors.
• Insert saved text.

Chapter 3: Change the Look of Text

In this chapter, you’ll first experiment with built-in Quick Styles and text effects, and then you’ll change the theme applied to a document. You’ll change the look of individual words, and then you’ll change the indentation, alignment, and spacing of individual paragraphs. You’ll also add borders and shading to make paragraphs stand out. Finally, you’ll create and format both bulleted and numbered lists.

• Quickly format text.
• Change a document’s theme.
• Manually change the look of characters.
• Manually change the look of paragraphs.
• Create and modify lists.

Chapter 4 Organize Information in Columns and Tables

In this chapter, you’ll first create and modify columns of text. Then you’ll create a simple tabbed list. Finally, you’ll create tables from scratch and from existing text, and format a table in various ways.

•  Present information in columns.
•  Create tabbed lists.
•  Present information in tables.
•  Format tables

Chapter 5 Add Simple Graphic Elements

In this chapter, you’ll first insert and modify pictures in a document. You'll experiment with page backgrounds, and then add three types of building blocks to a document. Finally, you'll have a bit of fun with WordArt.

•  Insert and modify pictures.
•  Change a document’s background.
•  Insert building blocks.
•  Add WordArt text.

Chapter 6 Preview, Print, and Distribute Documents

In this chapter, you’ll first preview a document and make some adjustments to improve its presentation. Then you’ll look at the options available for controlling page breaks. You’ll print a document, and finally, you’ll inspect and finalize it for electronic distribution.

•  Preview and adjust page layout.
•  Control what appears on each page.
•  Print documents.
•  Prepare documents for electronic distribution

PART 2 Document Enhancements

Chapter 7 Insert and Modify Diagrams

In this chapter, you’ll insert a diagram into a document and specify its size and position. Then you’ll change the diagram’s layout, visual style, and color theme. Finally, you’ll see how to use a diagram to arrange pictures in a document.

•  Create diagrams.
•  Modify diagrams.
•  Create picture diagrams.

Chapter 8 Insert and Modify Charts

In this chapter, you’ll add a chart to a document and modify its appearance by changing

its chart type, style, and layout, as well as the color of some elements. Then you’ll

recreate the chart by plotting data stored in an existing Microsoft Excel worksheet.

•  Insert charts.
•  Modify charts.
•  Use existing data in charts.

Chapter 9 Use Other Visual Elements

In this chapter, you’ll create text and picture watermarks, insert a symbol, and build a simple equation. You’ll also draw shapes to create a simple picture, and insert a screenshot.

•  Add watermarks.
•  Insert symbols and equations.
•  Draw and modify shapes.
•  Insert screen clippings.

Chapter 10 Organize and Arrange Content

In this chapter, you’ll first reorganize a document by working with its outline. Then you’ll modify the text-wrapping, position, and stacking order of multiple pictures in a document. Finally, you’ll create a table to hold nested tables of information.

•  Reorganize document outlines.
•  Arrange objects on the page.
•  Use tables to control page layout.

Chapter 11 Create Documents for Use Outside of Word

In this chapter, you’ll first save a document in a different file format. Then you’ll preview a document in Web Layout view, save the document as a Web page, and make any adjustments necessary for optimum presentation in a Web browser. Finally, you’ll create a blog post, register an existing blog account, and then publish the blog post.

•  Save files in different formats.
•  Create and modify Web documents.
•  Create and publish blog posts.

Part 3 Additional Techniques

Chapter 12 Explore More Text Techniques

In this chapter, you’ll insert two different kinds of hyperlinks and three different types of

fields. Then you'll create and modify bookmarks and cross-references.

•  Add hyperlinks.
•  Insert fields.
•  Add bookmarks and cross-references.

Chapter 13 Use Reference Tools for Longer Documents

In this chapter, you’ll create and update a table of contents. Then you’ll mark index

entries in a document and compile an index. Finally, you’ll use the Source Manager

to enter source information, insert a few citations, and compile a bibliography.

•  Create and modify tables of contents.
•  Create and modify indexes.
•  Add sources and compile bibliographies.

Chapter 14 Work with Mail Merge

In this chapter, you’ll use the Mail Merge wizard in Microsoft Word 2010 to guide you through the process of creating a form letter. You’ll select a data source, add a record to it, sort it, and filter it. You’ll then add merge fields for an address and greeting line to an existing form letter, preview the merged data, exclude recipients from the merge, merge the letters into a new document, and save the merged file. You’ll also set up and send a merged e-mail message. Finally, you’ll create and print mailing labels.

•  Understand mail merge.
•  Prepare data sources.
•  Prepare main documents.
•  Merge main documents and data sources.
•  Send personalized e-mail messages to multiple recipients.
•  Create and print labels.

Chapter 15 Collaborate on Documents

In this chapter, we’ll first discuss the new Word coauthoring capabilities., and then you’ll send a document directly from Word. You’ll track changes that you make to a document, and then accept and reject changes. You’ll review, add, delete, and hide comments, and merge three versions of the same document. Finally, you’ll set and remove a password and set up editing and formatting restrictions.

•  Coauthor documents.
•  Send documents directly from Word.
•  Add and review comments.
•  Track and manage document changes.
•  Compare and merge documents.
•  Password-protect documents.
•  Control changes.

Chapter 16 Work in Word More Efficiently

In this chapter, you’ll explore styles and templates, which can greatly enhance document development efficiency. You’ll also take a tour of the pages of the Word Options dialog box to understand the ways in which you can customize the program. Then you’ll manipulate the ribbon and the Quick Access Toolbar to put the tools you need for your daily work at your fingertips.

•  Work with styles and templates.
•  Change default program options.
•  Customize the ribbon.
•  Customize the Quick Access Toolbar.