Microsoft Word Step by Step (Office 2021 and Microsoft 365)

Table of contents

1. Cover Page
2. Title Page
3. Copyright Page
4. Contents
5. Acknowledgments
6. About the author
7. Introduction
   1. Who this book is for
   2. The Step by Step approach
   3. Features and conventions
   4. Download the practice files
   5. E-book edition
   6. Get support and give feedback
8. Pearson’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
9. Part 1: Get started with Microsoft Word
   1. 1. Word basics
      1. Start Word
      2. Work in the Word user interface
      3. Manage Microsoft 365 app settings
      4. Get help and provide feedback
      5. Key points
      6. Practice tasks
   2. 2. Create and manage documents
      1. Create documents
      2. Open and move around in documents
      3. Display different views of documents
      4. Display and edit file properties
      5. Save and close documents
      6. Key points
      7. Practice tasks
   3. 3. Enter and edit text
      1. Enter and import text
      2. Select, move, copy, and delete text
      3. Find and replace text
      4. Use reference and research tools
      5. Key points
      6. Practice tasks
10. Part 2: Create professional documents
    1. 4. Modify the structure and appearance of text
       1. Apply paragraph formatting
       2. Structure content manually
       3. Apply character formatting
       4. Create and modify lists
       5. Apply built-in styles to text
       6. Change the document theme
       7. Key points
       8. Practice tasks
    2. 5. Organize information in columns and tables
       1. Present information in columns
       2. Create tabbed lists
       3. Present information in tables
       4. Format tables
       5. Key points
       6. Practice tasks
    3. 6. Add simple graphic elements
       1. Insert, move, and resize pictures
       2. Edit and format pictures
       3. Provide additional information about pictures
       4. Insert screen clippings
       5. Insert and format icons
       6. Draw and modify shapes
       7. Build equations
       8. Key points
       9. Practice tasks
11. Part 3: Enhance document content
    1. 7. Insert and modify diagrams and 3D models
       1. Create diagrams
       2. Modify diagrams
       3. Create picture diagrams
       4. Insert and modify 3D models
       5. Key points
       6. Practice tasks
    2. 8. Insert and modify charts
       1. Create charts
       2. Modify charts
       3. Format charts
       4. Key points
       5. Practice tasks
    3. 9. Format document elements
       1. Format the page background
       2. Insert a background watermark
       3. Insert headers, footers, and page numbers
       4. Insert preformatted document parts
       5. Key points
       6. Practice tasks
    4. 10. Organize and arrange content
       1. Reorganize document outlines
       2. Arrange objects on a page
       3. Use tables to control page layout
       4. Key points
       5. Practice tasks
12. Part 4: Review and finalize documents
    1. 11. Collaborate on documents
       1. Mark up documents
       2. Display and review document markup
       3. Compare and combine documents
       4. Control content changes
       5. Coauthor documents
       6. Key points
       7. Practice tasks
    2. 12. Finalize and distribute documents
       1. Locate and correct text errors
       2. Preview and adjust page layout
       3. Control what appears on each page
       4. Prepare documents for electronic distribution
       5. Print and send documents
       6. Key points
       7. Practice tasks
13. Part 5: Use advanced Word functions
    1. 13. Reference content and content sources
       1. Insert bookmarks and cross-references
       2. Display document information in fields
       3. Insert and modify footnotes and endnotes
       4. Create and modify tables of contents
       5. Create and modify indexes
       6. Cite sources and compile bibliographies
       7. Key points
       8. Practice tasks
    2. 14. Merge data with documents and labels
       1. Understand the mail merge process
       2. Start the mail merge process
       3. Choose and refine the data source
       4. Insert merge fields
       5. Preview and complete the merge
       6. Create individual envelopes and labels
       7. Key points
       8. Practice tasks
    3. 15. Create custom document elements
       1. Create and modify styles
       2. Create and manage custom themes
       3. Create and attach templates
       4. Create custom building blocks
       5. Key points
       6. Practice tasks
    4. 16. Customize options and the user interface
       1. Change default Word options
       2. Display and customize the Quick Access Toolbar
       3. Customize the ribbon
       4. Manage add-ins and security options
       5. Key points
       6. Practice tasks
14. Appendix: Keyboard shortcuts
15. Glossary
16. Index