Whether you've used older versions of this popular program or have never processed a single word, this hands-on guide gets you going with the latest version of Microsoft Word. In no time, you'll begin editing, formatting, proofing, and dressing up your Word documents like a pro. In this leading book about the world's number one word processing application, Dan Gookin talks about using Microsoft Word in friendly, easy-to-follow terms. Focusing on the needs of the beginning Word user, it provides everything you need to know about Word -- without any painful jargon. Covers the new and improved features found in the latest version of Word; --Create your own templates; --Explains why you can't always trust the spell checker; --Offers little-known keyboard shortcuts; --If you're new to Word and want to spend more time on your actual work rather than figuring out how to make it work for you, this new edition of Word X For Dummies has you covered. -- Publisher's description.

Includes index.

Your introduction to Word. Hello, Word! ; The typing chapter -- Your basic Word. To and fro in a document ; Text editing ; Search for this, replace it with that ; Blocks o' text ; Spell it write ; Documents new, saved, and opened ; Publish your document -- Fun with formatting. Character formatting ; Paragraph formatting ; Tab formatting ; Page formatting ; More page formatting ; Style formatting ; Template and themes formatting ; Random drawer formatting -- Spruce up a dull document. They're called borders ; Able tables ; Columns of text ; Lots of lists ; Here come the graphics ; Insert tab insanity -- The rest of Word. Multiple documents, windows, and file formats ; Word for writers ; Let's work this out ; Mail merge mania ; Labels and envelopes ; A more custom Word -- The part of tens. The ten commandments of Word ; Ten cool tricks ; Ten bizarre things ; Ten automatic features worthy of deactivation.