4. Exploring Other Features

In this chapter, you find out about AutoCorrect, AutoFormat, and AutoText. You also learn about the Thesaurus, creating a macro, and editing photos.

The core features of Word have not changed since the release of the first version years ago, but Microsoft has added new features to the program with every new release. You don’t need to know how to use all these features to get your work done in Word, but you certainly will be more productive if you at least learn to use a few of the features.

This chapter shows you how to use some of the efficiency tools that Word provides. The tools help you format and correct your text automatically, insert boilerplate text, look up synonyms and antonyms, and perform repetitive ...

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