Copyright -- About the Authors -- About the Technical Editor -- Credits -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- Who Should Read This Book -- How This Book Is Organized -- Part I: Common Office Features -- Part II: Creating Documents with Word 2013 -- Part III: Making the Numbers Work with Excel 2013 -- Part IV: Persuading and Informing with PowerPoint 2013 -- Part V: Organizing Messages, Contacts, and Time with Outlook -- Part VI: Designing Publications with Publisher -- Part VII: Managing Information with Access and OneNote -- Part VIII: Sharing and Collaborating in the Cloud and Applications -- Conventions and Features -- Where to Go from Here -- Part I: Common Office Features -- Chapter 1: Welcome to Microsoft Office 2013 -- Learning about Office Applications -- Word -- Excel -- PowerPoint -- Outlook -- Taking Advantage of Other Office Applications -- Publisher -- Access -- OneNote -- Previewing New Features -- Starting an Application -- Closing an Application -- Finding Files -- Getting Help -- Browsing Help Contents -- Searching Office.com -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Navigating in Office -- The Office Look -- Your Interface to Faster File Creation -- Using an Application Start Screen -- Touring an Office Application Screen -- Title bar -- Ribbon -- Quick Access Toolbar -- Galleries and Live Preview -- The MiniBar or Mini Toolbar -- Shortcut menus and contextual command buttons -- Enhanced ScreenTips -- Dialog boxes and launchers -- Task panes or panes -- Status bar -- Exploring the File Tab -- Displaying and closing the tab -- Finding recent documents and pinning -- Controlling the Ribbon Display -- Gestures and Touch Navigation -- Setting Application Options -- Finding the option you want -- Advanced…versus not advanced? -- Working with Dialog Boxes -- Navigating dialog boxes -- Using tabbed dialog boxes -- Summary.

Chapter 3: Mastering Fundamental Operations -- Working with Files -- Understanding Office 2013 file formats -- Creating a new, blank file -- Creating a file with a document template -- Saving and naming a file -- Opening a file -- Closing a file -- Printing a File -- Performing a basic preview and print -- Understanding page design settings -- Choosing print settings and printing -- Working with Multiple Windows -- Switching to another file or application window -- Arranging windows -- Moving and Copying Information -- Understanding the Clipboard -- Selecting information -- Copying -- Cutting -- Pasting -- Undoing and Redoing Actions -- Finding and Replacing -- Using Go To -- Spell Checking -- AutoCorrect, AutoFormat, and Actions -- Styles and Live Preview -- Working with User Accounts -- Summary -- Part II: Creating Documents with Word 2013 -- Chapter 4: Diving Into Document Creation -- Creating a Blank File -- Typing text -- Using word wrap -- Inserting versus overtyping -- Using default tabs -- Making a new paragraph -- Creating a File from a Template -- Reviewing available document templates -- Creating the file from the template -- Working with template content -- Opening an Existing File -- Saving and File Formats -- Saving as a Word file -- Converting to another format -- Compatibility with Previous Versions of Word -- Understanding .docx -- Using the Compatibility Checker -- Choosing between .doc and .docx -- Persistent Save As -- Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack -- Converting a .docx file into a .docm file -- Navigation and Selection Tips and Tricks -- Selecting text -- Using the Navigation pane -- Keyboard shortcuts -- Choosing the Right Word View for the Task at Hand -- Print Layout -- Draft view -- Read Mode and object zoom -- Web Layout -- Outline (Master Document tools) -- Resume Reading -- Showing and hiding rulers.

Splitting the view -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Font/Character Formatting -- Reviewing the Ways You Can Format Text in Word -- Formatting Characters Directly or with Styles -- Applying Character Formatting -- Formatting techniques -- Using the Font group on the Home tab -- Formatting via the Font dialog box -- Text Effects and Typography -- Character formatting keyboard shortcuts -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Paragraph Formatting -- Choosing between Styles and Paragraph Formatting -- Finding Paragraph Formatting Tools -- Paragraph formatting attributes -- Paragraph formatting techniques -- Structuring Text with Paragraph Formatting -- Adding indentation -- Changing text alignment -- Changing spacing -- Setting and using tabs -- Setting Off Text with Paragraph Decoration -- Numbering or bulleting lists of text -- Line and page break controls -- Shading paragraphs -- Borders and boxes -- Caveats for printing and viewing -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Using Styles to Create a Great Looking Document -- Using the Styles Group to Apply Styles -- Applying styles from the Style gallery -- Applying styles using the Styles pane -- Reapplying or resetting a style -- Clearing all styles from selected text -- Modifying and Creating Styles -- Modifying an existing style -- Creating a style from scratch -- Changing the Whole Document via Style Sets -- Applying a Style Set -- Creating and deleting Style Sets -- Changing your mind -- Managing Styles -- Choosing which styles to display in the Styles pane -- Removing a style from the gallery -- Recommended styles -- Restricted styles -- Deleting a style -- Style Inspector -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Controlling Document Appearance with Sections and More -- Changing Basic Page Setup -- Using the Page Setup dialog box -- Margins -- Orientation -- Size -- Section Formatting -- Section breaks overview.

Inserting or deleting a section break -- Automatic section breaks -- Styles, section formatting, and paragraph formatting -- Saving section formatting for reuse -- Page layout within a section -- Headers and Footers Overview -- The Header and Footer layer -- Coordinating headers and footers and document sections -- Header and Footer Navigation and Design -- Inserting a header or footer from the gallery -- Editing in the header and footer areas -- Using header and footer styles -- Link to Previous -- Different First Page -- Different Odd & Even Pages -- Show Document Text -- Setting the distance from the edge of the page -- Adding Header and Footer Material -- Page numbers -- Adding document information -- Adding side margin material -- Adding header and footer graphics -- Changing the Number of Columns -- Adding a line between columns -- Formatting columns using the horizontal ruler -- Changing columns using section breaks -- Balancing columns -- Adding and Removing Page Borders -- Working More Effectively with Themes -- Understanding and applying themes -- Theme elements or components -- Style sets and paragraph spacing -- Saving custom themes -- Setting the default theme -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Adding Tables and Graphics to a Document -- Getting a Quick Start with Quick Tables -- Table Basics -- Inserting a table from scratch -- Managing AutoFit behavior -- Inserting a table based on existing content -- Selecting, copying, and moving in tables -- Changing table properties -- Working with Table Layout and Design -- Modifying table layout -- Adding table calculations -- Modifying table design -- Adding a Shape -- Inserting a Picture from a File -- Adding the picture -- Supported picture file formats -- Adding an Online Picture -- Pasting or Snapping a Picture -- Pasting a picture -- Taking a screen shot.

Manipulating Inserted Pictures (and Other Graphics) -- Controlling picture positioning -- Moving a graphic -- Resizing, rotating, and cropping a picture -- Formatting a picture or shape -- Creating WordArt -- Creating WordArt from scratch -- Creating WordArt from selected text -- Formatting WordArt text -- Inserting SmartArt -- Changing layout, style, and colors -- Adding a shape -- Changing shape styles and other formatting -- Arranging Pictures and Other Objects -- Using the Selection Pane -- Summary -- Chapter 10: Data Documents and Mail Merge -- Previewing the Mail Merge Process -- Data Considerations -- Reviewing Data File Formats -- Typing a new list -- Word and text files -- Outlook -- Excel -- Access -- HTML files -- Choosing the Data Document Type -- Restoring a Word document to Normal -- Attaching a Data Source -- Selecting recipients -- Assembling a Merge Document -- Adding merge fields -- Rules -- Update Labels -- Preview Results -- Find Recipient -- Highlight Merge Fields -- Check for Errors -- Finishing the merge -- Mail Merge Pane/Wizard -- Step 1: Select document type -- Step 2: Starting document -- Step 3: Select recipients -- Step 4: Write your letter -- Step 5: Preview your letters -- Step 6: Complete the merge -- Summary -- Chapter 11: Managing Document Security, Comments, and Tracked Changes -- Protection Types -- Using digital signatures -- Document Inspector (removing private/personal information) -- Formatting and editing restrictions -- Applying a password to open/modify a Word document -- Comments and Tracked Changes -- Viewing comments and tracked changes -- Tracking changes by various editors -- Show Markup -- Display for Review -- Accepting and Rejecting Changes -- Combining Collaborative Documents -- Comparing Documents -- Protection -- Gaining more screen real estate -- Combining Documents That Contain Tracked Changes.

Combining multiple documents containing changes.