| When most people think of word processing, they think of
Microsoft Word. After all, it has been around for more than
20 years-practically an eternity in computer time. But Word
has also provided its users-nearly everyone on the face of
the planet-with an endless supply of annoyances. That is,
until now. Word Annoyances offers to the point (and often
opinionated) solutions to your most vexing editing,
formatting, printing, faxing, and scanning problems. It
covers everything from installation and templates to tables,
columns, and graphics. For example, learn how to stop Word
from searching the Web for help, and how to enter the same
text easily in multiple parts of a document-and keep it
updated automatically. It also provides a gentle
introduction to the power of macros so you can slay your
annoyances by the truckload. The fixes will work with most
versions of Word, including Word 2000, Word 2002 (also known
as Word XP), and Word 2003.
Among the topics covered:
Deal with installation issues, crashes, and slowdowns, and
dispose of the Office Assistant-either temporarily or
forever.
Master templates, numbering, graphics, hyperlinks, tabs,
tables, headers, and other everyday annoyances.
Tame some of Word's wiliest features, such as Smart Cut and
Paste, Click and Type, Mail Merge, AutoCorrect, and
AutoText.
Printing, Faxing, and Scanning-need we say more?
Learn to output and distribute your documents with
confidence.
Need to work with other Microsoft applications or Macs?
You'll find annoyances dealing with Excel, PowerPoint, and
Access, as well as a whole chapter just on Mac Word.
About the Author
Guy Hart-Davis has been using Microsoft Word for more than
15 years, during which time he has seen its capabilities
increase steadily and its annoyances increase exponentially.
His other books include Word 2000 Developer's Handbook
(Sybex) and How to Do Everything with Your iPod and iPod
mini (McGraw-Hill). In this book he shares secrets that will
quell calm your colleagues, impress your friends, and
confound your enemies.
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Biting the hand that feeds IT 
Published by: O'REILLY & ASSOCIATES