Joan Lambert - Microsoft Word 2016 Step By Step

Step by Step

Joan Lambert

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Copyright 2015 by Joan Lambert

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2015934878
ISBN: 978-0-7356-9777-5

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Welcome! This Step by Step book has been designed so you can read it from the beginning to learn about Microsoft Word 2016 and then build your skills as you learn to perform increasingly specialized procedures. Or, if you prefer, you can jump in wherever you need ready guidance for performing tasks. The how-to steps are delivered crisply and conciselyjust the facts. Youll also find informative, full-color graphics that support the instructional content.

Who this book is for

Microsoft Word 2016 Step by Step is designed for use as a learning and reference resource by home and business users of Microsoft Office programs who want to use Word to create and edit documents. The content of the book is designed to be useful for people who have previously used earlier versions of Word and for people who are discovering Word for the first time.

The Step by Step approach

The books coverage is divided into parts representing general Word skill sets. Each part is divided into chapters representing skill set areas, and each chapter is divided into topics that group related skills. Each topic includes expository information followed by generic procedures. At the end of the chapter, youll find a series of practice tasks you can complete on your own by using the skills taught in the chapter. You can use the practice files that are available from this books website to work through the practice tasks, or you can use your own files.

Download the practice files

Before you can complete the practice tasks in this book, you need to download the books practice files to your computer from http://aka.ms/word2016sbs/downloads. Follow the instructions on the webpage.

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IMPORTANT

Word 2016 is not available from the books website. You should install that app before working through the procedures and practice tasks in this book.

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You can open the files that are supplied for the practice tasks and save the finished versions of each file. If you later want to repeat practice tasks, you can download the original practice files again.

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SEE ALSO

For information about opening and saving files, see .

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The following table lists the practice files for this book.

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Part 1
Get started with Word 2016

1. Word 2016 basics

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In this chapter

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Practice files

No practice files are necessary to complete the practice tasks in this chapter.

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When you use a computer app to create, edit, and format text documents, you are performing a task known as word processing. Word 2016 is one of the most sophisticated word-processing apps available. You can use Word to efficiently create a wide range of business and personal documents, from the simplest letter to the most complex report. Word includes many desktop publishing features that you can use to enhance the appearance of documents so that they are visually appealing and easy to read.

The elements that control the appearance of Word and the way you interact with it while you create documents are collectively referred to as the