Chapter 8
Getting the Most Out of Word
In This Chapter
Fixing spelling errors and customizing the spelling dictionary
Looking for a better word in the thesaurus
Mail merging for form letters and bulk mailing
Working in Outline view
Creating a table of contents
Indexing and cross-referencing your work
Managing footnotes and endnotes
This chapter is hereby dedicated to everyone who has had to delve into the unknown and write a report about it. Writing reports, manuals, and scholarly papers is not easy. You have to explore uncharted territory. You have to contemplate the ineffable. And you have to write footnotes and maybe an index, too. Word cannot take you directly to uncharted territory, but it can take some of the sting out of it.
This chapter explains how to handle footnotes and ...