A practical guide to using Microsoft Word

When I decided to put what I learned about Microsoft Word into book form, I immediately thought of an e-book. An advantage to an e-book is that it can be opened in a separate window and referred to while working on a Word document.

The 3rd Edition was written specifically for Word 2007, but most of the concepts in it can also be applied to earlier versions of Word. In it you will find easy to follow, step-by-step instructions and illustrations to help you with many areas of interest:

• Building books (without using the Master Document feature)

• Sharing templates on a network drive

• Making fold-over booklets

• Using Word's drawing tools

• Merging to database tables/query results

• Creating User Forms to collect user input and generate text/XML files

• Using outlines and the document map

• Minimizing file sizes

• Handling graphics

• Creating macros

• Customizing menus and toolbars

• Using paragraph & character styles

• Using keyboard short cuts & function keys

• Finding Word help on the Internet

The Elements of Word is a practical guide for the users of Microsoft Word already familiar with its fundamentals. It is a concise guide for people who want to use Word more effectively to get their work done.

As an e-book (in PDF format) you can view it in a separate window for easy referral while working in Word. The book is also formatted for double-sided printing if you prefer to print a hard copy.

And the book isn't all you get! Included is the PDF, a custom toolbar, example macros, sample database for the merge exercise, sample User Forms, and all of the book's individual chapters (Word .doc files) to demonstrate how books can be created using Word. Other authors' books talk about examples; my book is an example.

The cost is just $9.95 including shipping.

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