You can pick it up, put it down, and reference it when you need it. It’s designed so that you don’t have to read it cover-to-cover. I think it is worth a read, or at least having on your bookshelf for when you just want to scream at Word. If you’d like to buy this book, you can purchase Microsoft 365 Word Tips and Tricks on Amazon. It’s supposed to be simple, and it is…perhaps, a little too simple AND a little too hard?) People have a shockingly hard time with this. Copy and Paste (yeah, you read that right.Frustrating Numbers and Bullet Lists (because…well, you probably know why if you’ve ever used Word for longer than a minute).Sometimes it’s helpful sometimes it is not) Annoying Automation (Word does things automatically.
Too much space (as is how to remove extra white or blank space).Some of the problem we tackle in this section include We think that is far more valuable (and possibly the most valuable thing this book will teach). You will learn basic troubleshooting steps to take in any application, not just in Word with this one problem. In other words, the goal of this section is that the knowledge gained, hopefully, will be transferrable to other issues you might encounter in Word or other Office applications. We wanted this section as a whole to walk readers through how to troubleshoot general Word issues as a skill as much as show them specific ways to troubleshoot a few select common problems we see. This last section is dedicated to a few common questions and problems that Bill and I have seen students ask over our years of teaching MS Word. Help! Word is Being Strange! Troubleshooting Common Problems
There is just so much in here, but we had to cut it off somewhere. Document Accessibility (including Dictate, and transcribing audio)Īs huge as this section was we honestly could have kept on writing.Illustrations, Charts, and Table Basics.We decided to think outside the box with some of these and also decided to include some standard advice as well, like Microsoft stock templates however, you won’t find the traditional advice in using those templates in this book (I have very specific opinions about their templates and how they should be used). In this second section, we focused on the kinds of documents that people produce using Microsoft Word and tools and features within Word to help them produce and organize both short and long documents faster. Making Sense of Formatting Short and Long Documents In this section of the book, we cover topics that will help people use Word across a variety of devices, collaborate with others more effectively and efficiently, and use Word for uses other than print design, like using it to help you read faster or to help you concentrate better in distracting environments. You probably learned to use MS Word a very long time ago, right? But I bet the way you work changed recently, right? Has the way you work with Word changed much? Do you still approach the application the same way? Like a print document? Even though you don’t print anymore? It might be time to rethink this approach. What is slow to change alongside the ways people work is how people work with their more “legacy” applications-applications like Microsoft Word. The world of work has changed, and apps are trying to catch up to the various ways in which people are working. The first section covers topics that deal with ways in which we work and how that may change how we must approach using an application like Microsoft Word. Working More Efficiently, Together or Alone with Word Help! Word is Being Strange! Troubleshooting Common Problems.Making Sense of Formatting Short and Long Documents.Working More Efficiently, Together or Alone with Word.The book itself is divided into three main sections: We also spend a great deal of time clarifying terms, and versions of Word you’ll encounter in the wild-things that both new and experienced Word users often find confusing.
We wrote this book as problem-solution guide for users to work through and around some of those inconsistencies and gaps that remain in the program despite Word’s many improvements and advancements. But we also aren’t going to let what is great about Word excuse some of the inconsistencies and what we see as flaws that have remained in the program over the years. We love Microsoft Word! We are definitely fans of the program. That hasn’t exactly been our experience working with Word over the years. When we sat down to write this book, we looked at a few Word books on the market and were a bit surprised by how…well…perfect they made Word seem.