Dan Gookin gets you up to speed so you can get down to work with all the new features of Word 2010! Bestselling and quintessential For Dummies author Dan Gookin employs his usual fun and friendly candor while walking you through the spectrum of new features of Word 2010. Completely in tune with the needs of the beginning Word user, Gookin shows you how to use Word quickly and efficiently so that you can spend more time working on your projects and less time trying to figure out how to make Word perform the tasks you need it to do. This newest edition of Word For Dummies explains how to navigate the user interface and take advantages of file formats, and skips the unnecessary jargon. * Unparalleled author Dan Gookin applies his beloved For Dummies writing style to introduce you to all the features and functions of Word 2010 * Escorts you through the capabilities of Word 2010 without weighing you down with unnecessary technical jargon * Deciphers the user interface and shows you how to take advantage of the file formats The word on the street is that Word 2010 For Dummies is a must-read!

Doug Lowe has written a whole bunch of computer books, including more than 30 For Dummies books, such as Networking For Dummies, 6th Edition, PowerPoint 2003 For Dummies, Internet Explorer 6 For Dummies, Networking All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, and Microsoft Office 2002 For Dummies Quick Reference. He lives in that sunny All-American City, Fresno, California, where all the politicians are actors and all the actors think they''re politicians. He''s one of those obsessive-compulsive decorating nuts who creates computer-controlled Halloween decorations that rival Disney''s Haunted Mansion and Christmas displays that can be seen from space. Maybe his next book should be Tacky Holiday Decorations For Dummies.

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Introduction. Book I: Word Basics. Chapter 1: Getting to Know Word. Chapter 2: Managing Your Documents. Chapter 3: Working with Templates. Chapter 4: Printing Your Documents. Chapter 5: Help! Book II: Formatting Text. Chapter 1: Basic Text Formatting. Chapter 2: The Border Patrol and Other Shady Characters. Chapter 3: Working with Styles. Chapter 4: Page Setup and Section Formatting. Chapter 5: Column Formatting. Chapter 6: Using Tables. Chapter 7: Creating Lists. Chapter 8: Working with Footnotes and Endnotes. Book III: Editing Techniques. Chapter 1: Getting Around. Chapter 2: Basic Document Editing Techniques. Chapter 3: Finding and Replacing. Chapter 4: All About AutoCorrect and Its Siblings. Chapter 5: Proofing and Research Tools. Chapter 6: Track Changes and Other Collaboration Features. Book IV: Getting Graphic. Chapter 1: Inserting Pictures and Clip Art. Chapter 2: Drawing on Your Documents. Chapter 3: Fill Effects, Ghosts, Shadows, and Other Effects. Chapter 4: Working Graphically with Text. Chapter 5: Charts and Diagrams. Chapter 6: A Pocket Full of Desktop Publishing Tricks. Chapter 7: Move Over, Einstein (Creating Equations). Book V: Web Publishing. Chapter 1: Going Online with Word. Chapter 2: Creating Web Pages with Word. Chapter 3: Basic Web Formatting Features. Chapter 4: Using Themes and Cascading Style Sheets. Chapter 5: Working with Frames. Chapter 6: Word and XML. Book VI: Advanced Document Features. Chapter 1: Working with Fields. Chapter 2: Form Follows Function (Setting Up and Using Forms). Chapter 3: More about Outlining. Chapter 4: Mystical Master Documents. Chapter 5: So You Want to Make an Index, Eh? Chapter 6: Creating a Table of Contents or Table of Figures. Chapter 7: Objection, Your Honor (Creating a Table of Authorities). Book VII: Letters, Envelopes, and Labels. Chapter 1: Creating Letters and Envelopes. Chapter 2: Faxing and E-Mailing Documents. Chapter 3: Using the Mail Merge Wizard. Chapter 4: More Mail Merge Tricks. Book VIII: Customizing Word. Chapter 1: Opting for Options. Chapter 2: Customizing Toolbars, Menus, and Keyboard Shortcuts. Chapter 3: Using Voice and Handwriting Features. Book IX: Programming Word with VBA. Chapter 1: Recording and Using Macros. Chapter 2: Programming with VBA. Chapter 3: Working with Word''s Object Model. Chapter 4: Creating UserForms. Index.