Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: Peachpit Learning Series

Lesson 4. TextEdit for Word Processing

Goals

Learn how to open Microsoft Word documents and save TextEdit files as Word docs

Find and replace words or phrases

Create favorite styles for quick formatting

Take advantage of the “Complete” feature

Turn on typographer’s quotes

Become familiar with tabs and indents

Create lists and simple tables

Create live web or email links

Select non-contiguous text

Print page numbers

TextEdit is a small, yet surprisingly powerful word processor. Use it for writing memos, letters, diaries, novels, grocery lists, memoirs, or any other text documents. In TextEdit you can create simple tables and automatically numbered or bulleted lists. You can put shadows on type, insert images, search and replace text, and more. ...