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10 Minute Guide to Word for Windows 95

Introduction

Welcome to Microsoft Word for Windows 95. Coinciding with the release of the long-awaited Windows 95 operating system, the new Word, Version 7, continues to build upon its reputation as a powerful and flexible word processing program. Word provides everything you need to create anything from a one-page memo to a polished, 500-page report. No wonder it has become the word processor of choice for millions of people.

Word's designers put a lot of effort into making the program easy to use. Still, any program with so much power is, unavoidably, somewhat complex. Given Word's hundreds of features, you may find yourself lost looking for the one thing you need. Sure, you could buy one of those 800-page books on Word you've seen at the bookstore, but do you have time to read it? Probably not--what you need is a fast method of learning the program's most important features, those features that people use most often in their day-to-day word processing tasks.

I'm glad to say that you bought the right book! The 10 Minute Guide to Word for Windows 95 is just what you're looking for. This book presents you with the basics of Word in a series of short, easy-to-digest lessons. Each lesson is self-contained and can be completed in 10 minutes or less, allowing you to start and stop as your schedule allows.

What Is the Ten Minute Guide?

The 10 Minute Guide series takes a different approach to teaching you how to use a computer program. We make no effort to cover every detail of a program. Rather, the Guide concentrates on those features that are essential for most users - those features that you need to get your work done! The goal is to get you to where you can start using the program for productive work, as quickly as possible.

Conventions Used in this Book

Throughout the book, the following icons are used to help you find information more quickly:


Plain English: New or unfamiliar terms are explained for you in straightforward, everyday language.


Timesaver Tip: These tips offer hints and shortcuts to help you use the program efficiently.


Panic Button: This icon warns you of potential problems and offers practical solutions.

In addition, the following conventions are used to organize the book's material:

Using This Book

On the inside front cover of the book you'll find concise instructions for installing Word for Windows on your system. The inside back cover features a guide to the on-line Help system.

This book contains 31 lessons. I suggest that you work through them in order. After reading the first seven lessons, however, you can jump around to find specific information quickly. Once you have read all the lessons you will have a good grounding in the most important features of the Word for Windows program. If you want to go further and explore the program's many advanced features, I recommend Special Edition Using Word for Windows 95.

If You're Upgrading

Readers who are familiar with Word 6 are probably interested in finding out about Version 7's new features. You should turn first to Appendix A, which briefly describes the new features and refers you to the lesson where each new feature is covered.

Trademarks

All terms mentioned in this book that are known to be trademarks or service marks are listed below. In addition, terms that are suspected of being trademarks or service marks have been capitalized. Que Corporation cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. Use of a term in this book should not be regarded as affecting the validity of any trademark or service mark.

AutoCAD is a registered trademark of Autodesk Inc.

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Windows and Toolbar are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.


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