We've covered the basics of using Word, now we cover some additional stuff to give you real power.

Nick wants to automatically detect and correct typos, misspelled words, and incorrect capitalizations while also inserting symbols in the newsletter. He uses the AutoCorrect feature.

For example, if you type the plus a space, then AutoCorrect replaces what you have typed with "the." Or if you type This is ther iver plus a space, AutoCorrect replaces what you have typed with "This is the river."

In This Chapter:

Using Autocorrect

Here we go over the features for auto correcting words as you type.

Autocorrect Your Grammar

Word even has features to help correct your grammar and sentence structure.

Adding Comments

To Insert a comment into your document, select the text or item you want to comment on or click at the end of the text. Comments will not show up when the document is printed.

Using Revisions

It's helpful to track document revisions in Word.

Templates

Templates let you preset document settings such as AutoText entries, fonts, key assignments, macros, menus, page layout, special formatting, and styles.

Protecting Your Document

There are important techniques you should apply to protect your Word documents from tampering.

Sending Documents

You can send documents as emails to multiple recipients. If you want to send the document to only one participant, send it as an attachment in an e-mail message.

Macro Overview

Macros let you group a series of commands and instructions which, when run, carry out specific tasks automatically.