Microsoft Word XP (2002)

Documentation is also available for Word 2003

Word XP FAQ

Word Environment

• The Office XP Environment
• About Word XP Toolbars 
• Creating a Custom Toolbar

Word Basics Series

• Learning Document Basics ( Word XP, Word X )
• Editing a Document
• Cutting, Copying & Pasting ( Word XP, Word X )
• Working with Spell Checker ( Word XP, Word X ) 
• Working with Grammar Check ( Word XP, Word X )
• Paragraph Formatting Options ( Word XP, Word X )
• Page Formatting Options ( Word XP, Word X )
• Formatting with the Painter
• Working with Text Options ( Word XP, Word X )
• Saving a Document in RTF Format
• Keyboard Shortcuts ( Word XP, Word X ) 
• Printing Options for Specific Pages ( Word XP, Word X )  
• Hyphenation Options
• Inserting Symbols and Special Characters
• The Formatting Palette

Word Basics: Paragraph Formatting

• Paragraph Formatting Options
• Setting Tabs
• Adding Borders and Shading

Bullets & Numbering

• Using Bulleted Lists
• Using Numbered Lists
• Customizing Bulleted and Numbered Lists

Using Outlining

• Outlining for Quizzes
• Outlining: Bullet and Numbering Options
• Outlining: Using the Outline View

Organizing Information with Word Tables 

• Table Basics
• Table Options
• Navigating and Selecting within a Table
• Resizing Table Elements
• Formatting Tables
• Adding Borders and Shading
• Using the Sort Feature
• Calculations within Tables

Inserting Fields and Text

• Summary of Word Fields
• Inserting Fields ( Word XP, Word X )

Using Word Styles

• Styles: An Overview
• Style Basics ( Word XP, Word X )
• Style Options ( Word XP, Word X )
• Advanced Style Options ( Word XP, Word X )
• Style Organizer

Curing Auto Headaches

• Working with AutoText
• AutoCorrect: Corrections & Replacements
• AutoCorrect: Automatic Formatting

Automating Your Work

• Working with Templates ( Word XP, Word X )
• Template Locations ( Word XP, Word X )
• Automatic Page Cross-References
• Generating a Table of Contents
• Automating Word with Macros

Labels and Envelopes

• Working with Labels ( Word XP, Word X )
• Customizing Label Size ( Word XP, Word X )
• Working with Envelopes
• Additional Options for Creating Envelopes ( Word XP, Word X )

Mail Merge and Form Letters

• The Mail Merge Wizard: An Overview ( Word XP )
• Data Merge Manager: An Overview ( Word X )
• About the Mail Merge Toolbar
• Mail Merge Terminology ( Word XP, Word X )
• Working with the Recipient List
• Working with the Data Source
• Query Options ( Word XP, Word X )
• Creating Merged Letters ( Word XP, Word X )
• Using an Excel Database for Mail Merge ( Word XP, Word X )
• Creating Mailing Labels ( Word XP, Word X )
• Creating Merged Envelopes ( Word XP, Word X )
• Creating an Email Merge

Customizing Word

• Changing Word Default Selections
• Removing Hyperlink Formatting from URLs
• Working with Summary Information

Working with Word Forms

• Word Forms: An Overview
• The Forms Toolbar
• Creating a Word Form
• Working with Form Fields
• Using Word Forms ( Word XP, Word X )

Creating a Bibliography

• Compiling Bibliographic Entries ( Word XP, Word X )
• Enhancing the Text of a Bibliography ( Word XP, Word X )
• Formatting Paragraphs for a Bibliography
• Finishing Touches to a Bibliography

Inserting Clip Art

• Overview of Clip Art
• Using Clip Art
• Importing Clip Art From the Web
• Importing Clip Art From the Office XP Server

Miscellaneous Topics

• Using Word as a Web Publisher?
• Working with Images
• Adding Watermarks ( Word XP, Word X )
• Working with the Equation Editor
• Creating Fractions
• Working with the Track Changes Feature
• Working with Columns
• Creating Headers and Footer

Using Office Online Help