Wordperfect 8 for Windows For Dummies - Softcover

Young, Margaret Levine; Kay, David C.; Young II, Jordan M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764501860 ISBN 13: 9780764501869

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1997

Synopsis

Whether you′re a longtime WordPerfect user or you′re new to this venerable, feature–packed word processing program, Corel WordPerfect 8 For Windows For Dummies has what you need. Authors and computing pros Margaret Levine Young, David Kay, and Jordan Young get you up and running quickly with a primer on WordPerfect in general (and WordPerfect 8 in particular). Then, to ensure that you always get professional results without any hassles, they offer practical, easy–to–understand coverage of all the WordPerfect 8 program′s important features. You′ll discover how to
∗ Format documents and stylize text
∗ Cut and paste blocks of text
∗ Keep the WordPerfect secret codes under control
∗ Get documents to print the way they look on screen
∗ Manage multiple documents on screen at the same time
∗ Use the Toolbar and Ruler
∗ Enhance documents by adding images and clip art
∗ Use fonts effectively and tastefully
∗ Create form letters and mailing lists
∗ Transform documents into ready–to–publish Web pages
Plus, Corel WordPerfect 8 For Windows For Dummies includes a cheat sheet for you to tear out and keep handy for those times when you can′t remember which keyboard shortcut does what.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Free WordPerfect 8 "Cheat Sheet" Inside!

Use the Internet Publisher to Create Cool–Looking Web Pages and Documents Right from Corel WordPerfect! Corel® WordPerfect® 8 For Windows® For Dummies® is the ideal reference for new Corel WordPerfect users, those who are upgrading from previous versions of WordPerfect, or anyone who is switching from another word processing program. This handy guide leads you through all your everyday needs and steers you away from the technical stuff you don′t really need to know. Let These Icons Guide You!

• Highlights nerdy technical discussions you can skip if you want to
• Points you to shortcuts and insights that save you time and trouble
• Warns you of a danger you should watch out for

Ask for IDG Books′ For Dummies ® Books, the Fun an Easy Way to Find Out about Computers. Also look for IDG Books′ PCs For Dummies ®, 5th Edition, the fun and easy way get the most from your PC, modem, and the Internet, and Microsoft ® Office 97 For Windows ® For Dummies ®, the fast and friendly way to make your workday more productive!

Inside, find helpful advice on how to:

• Create beautifully formatted documents by using Corel WordPerfect formatting features
• Use the Toolbar and Ruler to gain total control over Corel WordPerfect
• Find out about Corel WordPerfect codes and how to keep them under control
• Use graphics, columns, borders, and backgrounds to jazz up your documents
• Solve your printing problems with the troubleshooting "Big Trouble" chapter
• Correct your typing and spelling mistakes "automagically" by using the QuickCorrect and Spell–As–You–Go features
• Plus, Margy, Dave, and Jordan′s Top Ten Lists of Corel WordPerfect Tips

About the Author:

About the Authors Margaret Levine Young is the coauthor of over a dozen IDG Books Worldwide′s .For Dummies?? books on WordPerfect, Access, UNIX, and the Internet, including Dummies 101??: WordPerfect?? 7 For Windows?? and the bestselling The Internet For Dummies??, 4th Edition. David C. Kay is the coauthor of IDG Books Worldwide′s Microsoft?? Works 3 For Windows?? For Dummies??, 2nd Edition, WordPerfect?? 6.1 For Windows?? For Dummies??, 2nd Edition, and VRML & 3D On The Web For Dummies??, 2nd Edition. Jordan M. Young has been a personal computer consultant since there first were computers. He teaches about computers in both Spanish and English.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0764501860
• ISBN 13: 9780764501869
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 412