Microsoft 365 Word Tips and Tricks

Explore Word's top tools and undiscovered features, and learn how to use them optimally in a business or real-world setting

Key Features

• Use MS Word more efficiently and leverage this handy guide to help you when you get stuck
• Collaborate online effectively and format a variety of professional documents expertly
• Hone your MS Word troubleshooting skills to solve formatting problems and issues encountered by everyday users

Book Description

Microsoft Word, or MS Word, is a word processor developed by Microsoft. Although Word is one of the office productivity applications included in the Microsoft Office suite, it can also be purchased as a standalone product. MS Word enables you to create, edit, and save professional documents, among other helpful features. Anyone who wants to get better at working with Word will be able to put their MS Word knowledge to use with this practical guide.

The book takes a hands-on problem- and solution-based approach to implementation and provides associated methodologies that will have you up and running and productive in no time. Complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts and practical examples, you'll begin by exploring different versions of Microsoft Word and understand how these versions impact collaboration with others, along with exploring the features available. Throughout the book, you'll learn how to work more productively and efficiently, with others as well as by yourself, using Word's sharing and collaboration features and the new reading and accessibility features.

By the end of this Microsoft Word book, you will be able to troubleshoot common issues that may arise when working with documents.

What you will learn

• Track a document's changes as well as comment on and review changes by others, both locally and remotely
• Use Word's navigation and view features to improve productivity
• Generate more consistently formatted documents with Styles
• Perform common tasks through simple formatting techniques, Quick Parts, customizing AutoCorrect/AutoFormat, and memorizing keyboard shortcuts
• Troubleshoot the most frustrating formatting problems experienced by Word users
• Create more universally accessible documents by adding Alt Text using the accessibility checker and other Word features

Who this book is for

This book is for business professionals with basic experience of Office apps looking to utilize the Windows version of Microsoft Word to create, edit, format, read, print, and collaborate with short and long documents at home, at work, and on the go. The book assumes some very basic knowledge of Word and word processing programs in general, such as open, save, copy, and paste.

Table of Contents

1. There Is No One Word
2. Working with Others Remotely (Sharing and Collaboration)
3. Reviewing Documents Remotely
4. Concentrating Better with Microsoft Word
5. Working with Short Documents
6. Lists and Characters
7. Structuring Long Documents for Better Organization
8. Saving Time and Ensuring Consistency with Styles
9. Working Faster with Automation
10. Working with Illustrations, Charts, and Tables
11. Writing for Everyone – Understanding Document Accessibility
12. Formatting Problems – Too Much Space
13. Transforming Annoying Automation
14. Fixing Frustrating Numbers and Bullet Lists
15. Stuck Like Glue – Word's Deceptively Simple Paste Options

Heather Ackmann is an author, Microsoft Certified Trainer Alumnus, and Microsoft MVP. Since 2006, she has designed, authored, and narrated over 300 hours of video-based training for a variety of public and private entities. In 2016, she co-founded AHA Learning Solutions to provide high-quality custom learning materials to educational institutions and businesses nationally. She is an active member of the presentation community and a proud member of the Presentation Guild. You may find her sharing advice and Microsoft Office news on Twitter. When she is not teaching, she is herself a student and is currently finishing an MS degree in Human Computer Interaction at DePaul University. Bill Kulterman is an E-Learning content author who has been involved with software education for many years. Focusing mainly on the Microsoft ecosystem, the last several years, he has spent most of his efforts on creating video training for SharePoint and the Power Platform. Recently Bill has turned his attention to HR training, starting a UK based training company specializing in generational and gender bias training, but MS Office will always be near and dear to his heart. When not teaching Bill can be found either making cheese or relaxing beside his koi pond.