You have reviewed the features and interface of Word 97 and have looked at basic text entry and editing tasks.
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Word 97 has been upgraded to make word-processing tasks easier and to integrate Internet technologies into the application.
It also makes producing professional-looking documents easier and ensures that Word is a fully integrated member of the Office 97 suite.
The Word application and document windows provide various toolbars and menus that make using the application easier.
An optional feature in Word is a spelling and grammar checker that underlines spelling and grammar errors as you enter text.
Additional text is entered by positioning the I-beam with the mouse and clicking once to place the Insertion bar at the point you want to begin typing.
In Insert mode Word can input new text by moving existing text aside to accommodate it. In Overtype mode new text will overwrite existing text.
Any edits can be undone or redone, either one at a time or in batches, using the Undo/Redo feature.
Saving documents for the first time requires you to specify a filename and save location in the Save As dialog box.
Thereafter, you need only click the ^USave^u button in the Standard toolbar, or select ^USave^u from the ^UFile^u menu to save the document.
Word can be set to automatically save your document using AutoRecover.
You can also speed up saves in many situations by enabling fast saves, which save only the changes to a document rather than the whole thing.
You can access Word's online help through the Contents and Index dialog box, which provides a number of tools to search for help.
Word, like all components of Office 97, provides the Office Assistant to make accessing online help easier.
You can also access help from the Microsoft Web site from Word, provided you have Internet access and a Web browser.
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You have seen how to use Cut, Copy, and Paste commands, how to check spelling and grammar, and how to edit and print a document.
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Word 97 simplifies and speeds up the task of editing the documents you write.
You can move and copy text by cutting and pasting, or copying and pasting, using the Clipboard.
Alternatively, you can drag and drop text from one part of your document to another.
These tasks can be performed using the menu bar or the Standard toolbar.
And you can speed things up further using the shortcut menus.
In Word 97 the spelling and grammar checkers can be used to proof errors at the same time or separately.
Grammar and spelling can be checked as you type or after the document is finished.
Words not in Word's dictionary can be added to your Custom dictionary.
The improved AutoCorrect feature corrects common errors automatically as you type, and you can add words to AutoCorrect's list. You can also remove words from the Custom dictionary and from the AutoCorrect list.
Word 97 allows you to preview your document to see how it will look when it is printed.
You can make changes to text, margins, and line spacing while previewing your document.
You can use the rulers to change the margins, or you can change the margins to more precise measurements using ^UPage Setup^u.
You can use the ^UShrink-to-Fit^u button in Print Preview to make the text fit the page.
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You have seen how to format text in Word 97.
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Word 97 has various formatting features which allow you to change and improve the appearance of text.
Many of the formatting options can be accessed from the Formatting toolbar. These options include bolding text, putting text in italics, underlining text, and changing text alignment.
Formatting options are also available on the Standard toolbar and the menu bar in Word 97.
There are also several different ways to access these indentation options. You can use the Formatting toolbar, the menu bar, or the indent markers on the ruler.
In Word 97 you can number or bullet lists automatically using buttons on the Formatting toolbar.
In Word 97 you don't have to manually search through a document to find or replace text. You can use the ^UFind and Replace^u options on the menu bar to do this automatically.
Inserting a page or column break can also be done automatically from the menu bar, which means that you don't have to keep pressing the ^UEnter^u key to move text on to a new page.
Word 97 has manual and automatic hyphenation options which can be used to give a document a more polished look.
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You have reviewed the advantages of electronic publishing and have looked at how Web pages can be created within Word 97.
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Recent developments in computer networking and electronic publishing technologies mean that increasing numbers of documents are created for electronic publication and may never be printed.
To reflect these changes, Word 97 provides several new features that help you share information online, search and use files on networks more efficiently, and create documents for distribution on the Internet.
These features include a Web toolbar for browsing documents, the facility to save Word documents in HTML format, and close integration with Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser.
Online documents such as Web pages are more easily read when structured into smaller bites of information than are used for printed documents.
You can convert Word documents to HTML documents using the Save As HTML dialog box or the Save As dialog box.
Hyperlinks can be inserted in Word documents that lead to other files located on your computer, on your organization's network, and even the Internet.
You can also insert hyperlinks in a document that lead to other parts of the same document by inserting bookmarks where you want the hyperlink to jump to.
