Introduction
Welcome! This Step by Step book has been designed so you can read it from the beginning to learn about Microsoft Word 2019 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 concisely—just the facts. You’ll also find informative graphics that support the instructional content.
Who this book is for
Microsoft Word 2019 Step by Step is designed for use as a learning and reference resource by home and business users of Word for Office 365 or Word 2019 who want to use Word to create and edit documents, and want to make use of the many features that help users achieve an attractive and professional end result. The book content is designed to be useful for people who are upgrading to Word 2019 from earlier versions of Word and for people who are discovering Word for the first time.
The Step by Step approach
This book is divided into parts representing general Word skill sets: getting started, creating documents, enhancing document content, collaborating on documents, and using advanced Word functions such as references, mail merge, and custom document elements. 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 each chapter, you’ll 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 available from this book’s website to work through the practice tasks, or you can use your own files.
Features and conventions
This book has been designed to lead you step by step through tasks you’re likely to want to perform in Word. The topics are all self-contained, so you can start at the beginning and work your way through all the procedures or reference them independently. If you have worked with a previous version of Word, or if you complete all the exercises and later need help remembering how to perform a procedure, the following features of this book will help you locate specific information:
Detailed table of contents Search the listing of the topics, sections, and sidebars within each chapter.
Chapter thumb tabs and running heads Identify the pages of each chapter by the thumb tabs on the book’s open fore edge. Find a specific chapter by number or title by looking at the running heads at the top of even-numbered (verso) pages.
Topic-specific running heads Within a chapter, quickly locate the topic you want by looking at the running heads at the top of odd-numbered (recto) pages.
Practice task page tabs Easily locate the practice task sections at the end of each chapter by looking for the full-page stripe on the book’s fore edge.
Detailed index Look up specific tasks and features in the index, which has been carefully crafted with the reader in mind.
You can save time when reading this book by understanding how the Step by Step series provides procedural instructions and auxiliary information and identifies on-screen and physical elements that you interact with. The following table lists content formatting conventions used in this book.
Convention |
Meaning |
TIP |
This reader aid provides a helpful hint or shortcut to simplify a task. |
IMPORTANT |
This reader aid alerts you to a common problem or provides information necessary to successfully complete a procedure. |
SEE ALSO |
This reader aid directs you to more information about a topic in this book or elsewhere. |
1. Numbered steps 2. 3. |
Numbered steps guide you through generic procedures in each topic and hands-on practice tasks at the end of each chapter. |
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Bulleted lists indicate single-step procedures and sets of multiple alternative procedures. |
Interface objects |
In procedures and practice tasks, semibold black text indicates on-screen elements that you should select (click or tap). |
User input |
Light semibold formatting identifies specific information that you should enter when completing procedures or practice tasks. |
Ctrl+P |
A plus sign between two keys indicates that you must select those keys at the same time. For example, “press Ctrl+P” directs you to hold down the Ctrl key while you press the P key. |
Emphasis and URLs |
In expository text, italic formatting identifies web addresses and words or phrases we want to emphasize. |
Bulleted listsDownload the practice files
Before you can complete the practice tasks in this book, you need to download the book’s practice files to your computer from MicrosoftPressStore.com/Word2019SBS/downloads. Follow the instructions on the webpage.
Important
Word 2019 is not available from the book’s website. You should install the app before working through the procedures and practice tasks in this book.
You can open the files that are supplied for the practice tasks and save the finished versions of each file. If you want to repeat practice tasks later, you can download the original practice files again.
See Also
For information about opening and saving files, see “Open and move around in documents” in Chapter 2, “Create and manage documents.”
The following table lists the practice files for this book.
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Ch01 |
None |
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Ch02 |
DisplayViews.docx |
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Ch03 |
EditText.docx |
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Ch04 |
ApplyStyles.docx |
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Ch05 |
AddColumns.docx |
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Ch06 |
AddInformation.docx |
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Ch07 |
Astronaut.glb |
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Ch08 |
CreateCharts.docx |
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Ch09 |
AddWatermarks.docx |
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Ch10 |
ArrangeObjects.docx |
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Ch11 |
ControlChanges.docx |
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Ch12 |
ControlLayout.docx |
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Ch13 |
CompileBibliography.docx |
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Ch14 |
CreateEnvelopes.docx |
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Ch15 |
ChangeTheme.docx |
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Ch16 |
None |
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