Special Edition Using Microsoft® Word 2000

Opportunities to Use Graphics Effectively

Every year, your documents must compete for attention in an increasingly sophisticated visual environment. Using Times New Roman and Arial fonts isn't enough anymore: today's best documents are visually rich, incorporating high-quality graphics and a variety of other visual techniques. This chapter focuses on Word's powerful capabilities and resources for importing and utilizing graphics—along with some "do's and don'ts" for using graphics effectively.

Before going further, you may find it valuable to perform a brief inventory of your graphics resources and the opportunities you may have to improve your documents through the use of graphics.

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