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About the AuthorAfter physically destroying three typewriters, Dan Gookin bought his firstcomputer in 1982 at the urging of the guy in the typewriter repair shop.Contrary to his prejudices, Dan quickly discovered that computers wereabout more than math, and he quickly took to the quirky little devices.Thirty years later, Mr. Gookin has written over 100 books about computers andhigh tech and gone through more than 50 computers, including a dozen or solaptops and portables. He has achieved fame as one of the first computer radiotalk show hosts, the editor of a computer magazine, a national technologyspokesman, and an occasional actor on the community theater stage.Dan still considers himself a writer and computer “guru” whose job it isto remind everyone that computers are not to be taken too seriously. Hisapproach to computers is light and humorous, yet very informative. Heknows that the complex beasts are important and can do a great deal tohelp people become productive and successful. Dan mixes his vast knowledge of computers with a unique, dry sense of humor that keeps everyoneinformed — and awake. His favorite quote is “Computers are a notoriouslydull subject, but that doesn’t mean I have to write about them that way.”Dan Gookin’s most recent books are PCs For Dummies, Windows 7 Edition,and Laptops For Dummies, 4th Edition. He holds a degree in communications/visual arts from the University of California, San Diego. Dan dwells in NorthIdaho, where he enjoys woodworking, music, theater, riding his bicycle, andspending time with his boys.01 487723-ffirs.indd iii3/27/10 10:37 AM

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Contents at a GlanceIntroduction . 1Part I: Your Introduction to Word . 7Chapter 1: Hello, Word! . 9Chapter 2: The Typing Chapter. 21Part II: Your Basic Word . 31Chapter 3: To and Fro in a Document . 33Chapter 4: Text Editing . 41Chapter 5: Search for This, Replace It with That . 49Chapter 6: Blocks o’ Text . 63Chapter 7: Spell It Write . 77Chapter 8: Documents and Such. 89Chapter 9: Publish Your Document . 103Part III: Formatting . 117Chapter 10: Character Formatting . 119Chapter 11: Paragraph Formatting . 131Chapter 12: Tab Formatting . 145Chapter 13: Page Formatting . 161Chapter 14: Document Formatting . 173Chapter 15: Word Formatting Styles . 185Chapter 16: Fun with Themes and Template Formatting . 199Chapter 17: Sundry Formatting. 209Part IV: Spruce Up a Dull Document . 219Chapter 18: Lines and Colors . 221Chapter 19: Able Tables . 229Chapter 20: Columns of Text . 241Chapter 21: Lots of Lists . 249Chapter 22: Here Come the Graphics . 257Chapter 23: Even More Things to Insert in Your Document . 27102 487723-ftoc.indd v3/27/10 10:38 AM

Part V: Even More Word . 281Chapter 24: Multiple Documents, Windows, and File Formats . 283Chapter 25: Word for Writers . 291Chapter 26: Let’s Work This Out. 305Chapter 27: Mail Merge Mania. 315Chapter 28: Labels of Love . 331Chapter 29: A More Custom Word . 339Part VI: The Part of Tens . 347Chapter 30: The Ten Commandments of Word . 349Chapter 31: Ten Cool Tricks . 353Chapter 32: Ten Bizarre Things . 361Chapter 33: Ten Avuncular Suggestions . 367Index . 37102 487723-ftoc.indd vi3/27/10 10:38 AM