In today’s publishing environments we must edit quickly, push documents through a review process in a short time using the internet, email, faxing, and instant messaging as the principal means of communication, and keep accurate records of the review process. The main program used for these processes is Microsoft Word.
Microsoft Word is the ideal program for editing documents that are primarily text. As a word processing program, Word has the full complement of features needed for text editing: spell check, grammar check, auto format, auto correct, version tracking, change tracking, and the ability to compare documents. Word allows multiple authors/editors to make changes to the document, allows for a complete, detailed review of those changes, and then provides the capability of incorporating the changes into the text to create a final, clean document.
Here's what you'll learn during this fast-paced book:
The Editorial Process
- Naming and Storing Document Files
- Version Control
- Workflow
- Tracking Changes
- Managing the Document Creation Process
- Styles and Quick Styles
- Templates
- Figures
Tracking Changes & Adding Comments
- Personalize Microsoft Word
- Explore Document Views
- Accept and Reject Changes
- Move Text
- Use Outline View with Track Changes
- Insert a Comment in a Balloon
- Compare Two Versions of a Document
- Display for Review
- Display Specific Changes
- Control Balloons
- Use the Reviewing Pane
- Format Markups
- Track Changes on a Protected Document
- Combine Changes
- Review Changes
- Inspect the Document
Spelling and Grammar
- Use Spelling and Grammar Shortcuts
- Check Grammar
- Customize a Dictionary
- Create a Dictionary
- Edit the Quick Access Toolbar
Find and Replace
- Use “Find Whole Words Only”
- Use Match Case
- Use Context Characters
- Find and Replace Formatting
- Find and Replace Special Characters
- Use Wild Card Characters
- Use Find All Word Forms
- Use Sounds Like
- Use Match Prefix and Match Suffix
- Ignore Punctuation Characters
- Use the “Clean-Up” Method
- Use the “Disguise and Reveal” Method
Formatting with Styles
- Format a Template with Styles
- Restrict Selection of Styles
- Use a Template to Create a Document
- Attach a New Template and Update Styles
Macros
- Create a Macro and a Shortcut Key
- Create a Find and Replace Macro and a Toolbar Button
- Copy Macros Into a New Template
- Set Macro Security Level
- Add a Global Template
Advanced Macros
- Use the Visual Basic Editor
- Combine Macros
- Create a “Helper” Macro
- Create a Looping Macro
Jennie Ruby is a veteran IconLogic trainer and author of Editing with Word 2007. Jennie specializes in electronic editing. At the American Psychological Association, she was manager of electronic publishing and manager of technical editing and journal production.
Jennie has an M.A. from George Washington University and is a Certified Technical Trainer (Chauncey Group). She is a publishing professional with 20 years of experience in writing, editing and desktop publishing.
