Microsoft Office Word 2007, Volume 1 - Text Only (08 Edition)

The Exploring series helps students master the "How and Why" of performing tasks in Office to gain a greater understanding of how to use the individual applications together to solve business problems. Exploring titles feature “Perfect pages” where every step of every hands-on exercise as well as every end-of-chapter problem begins on a new page and has its own screen shot to make it easier to follow. Exploring Microsoft Office Word 2007, Volume 1, 1/e covers the following topics: getting started; gaining proficiency with editing and formatting; enhancing the document with tables and graphics; share, compare and documentation. Ideal for students and individuals seeking  comprehensive instruction for Word 2007.

Chapter 1 - What Will Word Processing Do for Me?

    Section 1 Introduction to Word Processing

        Understanding Word Basics

        Using AutoText

        Viewing a Document

        Using the Mini Toolbar

            Hands-On Exercise #1:  Introduction to Microsoft Word

    Section 2 Document Formatting

        Setting Margins and Specifying Page Orientation

        Inserting Page Breaks

        Adding Page Numbers

        Inserting Headers and Footers

        Creating Sections

        Inserting a Cover Page

        Using Find and Replace Commands

        Hands-On Exercise #2: Document Organization

    Section 3 The Final Touches

        Checking Spelling and Grammar

        Using Save and Backup Options

        Selecting Printing Options

        Customizing Word

            Hands-On Exercise #3: The Final Touches

    Summary

    Key Terms

    Practice Exercises

    Mid-Level Exercises

    Capstone Exercise

    Mini Cases

Chapter 2 - Gaining Proficiency: Editing and Formatting

    Section 1 Text Formatting

        Applying Font Attributes Through the Font Dialog Box

        Highlighting Text

        Controlling Word Wrapping with Nonbreaking Hyphens and Nonbreaking Spaces

        Copying Formats with the Format Painter

            Hands-on exercise #1: Character Formatting

    Section 2 Paragraph Formats

        Setting Off Paragraphs with Tabs, Borders, Lists, and Columns

        Applying Paragraph Formats

            Hands-on exercise #2: Paragraph formatting

    Section 3 Styles and Document References

        Creating and Modifying Styles

            Hands-on exercise #3: Styles

        Table of Contents and Indexes

            Hands-on exercise #4: Reference Pages

    Summary

    Key Terms

    Practice Exercises

    Mid-Level Exercises

    Capstone Exercise

    Mini Cases

Chapter 3 - Enhancing a Document: Tables and Graphics

    Section 1 Tables

        Inserting a Table

            Hands-On Exercise #1: Insert a Table

    Section 2 Advanced Table Features

        Formatting a Table

        Sort and Apply Formulas to Table Data

        Converting Text to a table

            Hands-On Exercise #2: Advanced Table Features

    Section 3 Graphic Tools

        Inserting Clipart and Images into a Document

        Formatting a Graphic Element

        Inserting WordArt into a Document

        Inserting Symbols into a Document

            Hands-On Exercise #3: Clip Art, WordArt, and Symbols

    Summary

    Key Terms

    Practice Exercises

    Mid-Level Exercises

    Capstone Exercise

    Mini Cases

Chapter 4 - Share, Compare, and Document

    Section 1 Workgroups and Collaboration

        Inserting Comments in a Document

        Tracking Changes in a Document

            Hands-On Exercise #1: Document Collaboration

    Section 2 Multiple Documents

        Viewing Documents Side by Side

        Comparing and Combining Documents

        Creating Master Documents and Subdocuments

        Using Navigation Tools

            Hands-On Exercise #2: Document Comparison, Mergers, and Navigation

    Section 3 Reference Resources

        Acknowledging a Source

        Creating a Bibliography

        Selecting the Writing Style

        Creating and Modifying Footnotes and Endnotes

            Hands-On Exercise #3: Reference Resources

    Section 4 Additional Reference Resources

        Adding Figure References

        Inserting a Table of Figures

        Adding Legal References

        Creating a Cross-Reference

        Modifying Document Properties

            Hands-On Exercise #4: Additional Reference Resources

    Summary

    Key Terms

    Practice Exercises

    Mid-Level Exercises

    Capstone Exercise

    Mini Cases