Chapter 8

Getting the Most Out of Word

In This Chapter

arrow Fixing spelling errors and customizing the spelling dictionary

arrow Looking for a better word in the thesaurus

arrow Mail merging for form letters and bulk mailing

arrow Working in Outline view

arrow Creating a table of contents

arrow Indexing and cross-referencing your work

arrow Managing footnotes and endnotes

This chapter is hereby dedicated to everyone who has had to delve into the unknown and write a report about it. Writing reports, manuals, and scholarly papers is not easy. You have to explore uncharted territory. You have to contemplate the ineffable. And you have to write footnotes and maybe an index, too. Word cannot take you directly to uncharted territory, but it can take some of the sting out of it.

This chapter explains how to handle footnotes and ...

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