Editing a document, and checking the spelling and grammer.

Chapter Highlights

• Make changes to a document.
• Insert saved text.
• Find the most appropriate word.
• Reorganise a document outline.
• Find and replace text.
• Correct spelling and grammatical errors.
• Finalise s document.

Exercises and work throughs

1. Making Changes to a Document.
• Pages 37 to 40
• Practice Document(s) - "02_SavedText"
• Steps - 9
2. Finding the Most Appropriate Word.
• Pages 44 to 45
• Practice Document(s) - "03_FindingWord"
• Steps - 5
3. Reorganizing a Document Outline.
• Pages 47 to 49
• Practice Document(s) - "04_Outline"
• Steps - 14
4. Finding and Replacing Text.
• Pages 51 to 53
• Practice Document(s) - "05_FindingText"
• Steps - 14
5. Correcting Spelling and Grammatical Errors.
• Pages 55 to 59
• Practice Document(s) - "06_Spelling"
• Steps - 19
6. Finalizing a Document.
• Pages 60 to 63
• Practice Document(s) - "07_Finalizing"
• Steps - 13

Key Points

• You can cut or copy text and paste it elsewhere in the same document or in a different document. Cut and copied text is stored on the Clipboard.
• Made a mistake? No problem! You can undo a single action or the last several actions you performed by clicking the Undo button (or its arrow) on the Quick Access Toolbar. You can even redo an action if you change you mind again.
• You don't have to type the same text over and over again. Instead, save the text as a Quick Part and insert it with a few mouse clicks.
• Need a more precise word to get your point across? You can use the Thesaurus to look up synonyms for a selected word, and use the Research service to access specialized reference materials and online resources.
• If you take the time to apply heading styles to a document, you can use the outline to rearrange the document.
• You can find each occurrence of a word or phrase and replace it with another.
• You can rely on AutoCorrect to correct common misspellings. Correct other spelling and grammatical errors individually as you type or by checking the entire document in one pass.
• Before you distribute an electronic document, you can remove any information you don't want people to be able see.