Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I: Welcome to a New Word

Chapter 1: Taking Your First Steps with Word

Starting Word

Start screen or Start menu

Pinning Word to the taskbar

Creating a desktop shortcut and shortcut key

Starting Word from File Explorer

Launching Word and a document via the Web

Using the Windows 7 Start menu Search box

Safe Mode

The Office Look

Your Interface to Faster Document Creation and Design

Using the Word Start Screen

Touring the Word Screen

Title bar

Ribbon

Ribbon groups

Contextual tabs

Command keyboard shortcuts or KeyTips

Quick Access Toolbar

Galleries and Live Preview

The MiniBar or Mini Toolbar

Shortcut menus and contextual command buttons

Enhanced ScreenTips

Dialog boxes and launchers

Task panes or panes

Status bar

Exploring the File Tab

Displaying and closing the tab

Finding recent documents and pinning

Undoing and Redoing Actions

Setting Word Options

Finding the option you want

Advanced…versus not advanced?

Switching Accounts

Getting Help

Exiting Word

Summary

Chapter 2: Diving Into Document Creation

Creating a First Document

Creating and saving a new letter and envelope

Filling in the envelope

Filling in the letter

Formatting, saving, and printing the letter

Printing the envelope

Creating a Blank File

Typing text

Using word wrap

Inserting versus overtyping

Using default tabs

Making a new paragraph

Creating a File from a Template

Reviewing available document templates

Blank document and pinned templates

Online templates

Creating the file from ...

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