Absolute Beginner’s Guide to WordPerfect® 11......Page 2
Copyright 2004 by Que Publishing......Page 3
Contents at a Glance......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 5
About the Author......Page 14
We Want to Hear from You!......Page 15
Some Key Terms......Page 16
How to Use This Book......Page 17
Conventions Used in This Book......Page 19
PART I Learning the Basics......Page 20
CHAPTER 1 Getting Started and Finding Help......Page 22
Getting WordPerfect Up and Running......Page 23
Exploring the WordPerfect Screen......Page 24
Working with the Property Bar and Toolbars......Page 25
Using the Menus......Page 26
Getting Help......Page 27
CHAPTER 2 Creating and Saving Documents......Page 34
Creating Documents......Page 35
Moving Around in a Document......Page 37
Saving Documents......Page 41
CHAPTER 3 Finding and Opening Documents......Page 46
Getting Familiar with the Open File Dialog Box......Page 47
Navigating Through Drives and Folders......Page 50
Searching for a File......Page 51
Converting Documents on Open......Page 54
Organizing Files in Folders......Page 56
CHAPTER 4 Revising Documents......Page 62
Selecting Text......Page 63
Moving and Copying Text......Page 64
Using Undo to Fix Your Mistakes......Page 67
Using the Zoom Feature......Page 68
Switching to 5.1 Classic Mode......Page 70
Working with More Than One Document......Page 73
Previewing and Printing Documents......Page 74
CHAPTER 5 Basic Formatting......Page 82
Choosing the Right Font......Page 83
Changing Margins......Page 88
Creating an Envelope......Page 91
Inserting Symbols......Page 94
Working in Reveal Codes......Page 96
CHAPTER 6 Using the Writing Tools......Page 100
Recognizing WordPerfect’s Automatic Proofreading Features......Page 101
Spell Checking a Document......Page 102
Checking for Grammatical Errors......Page 104
Looking Up Words in the Thesaurus......Page 107
Using the Dictionary......Page 108
Switching to a Different Language......Page 110
Searching and Replacing Text and Codes......Page 112
Discovering the Power of QuickCorrect......Page 116
PART II Making it Look Nice......Page 124
CHAPTER 7 Working with Paragraphs......Page 126
Aligning Text......Page 127
Setting Tabs......Page 130
Indenting Text......Page 135
Adjusting the Spacing Between Lines and Paragraphs......Page 137
Keeping Text Together......Page 138
CHAPTER 8 Working with Pages......Page 142
Inserting a Page Break......Page 143
Changing Paper Size and Orientation......Page 144
Subdividing Pages......Page 145
Adding Page Numbers......Page 147
Adding a Header or Footer......Page 151
Suppressing and Delaying Formatting......Page 155
Adding Borders Around Pages......Page 158
Using the Make It Fit Feature......Page 161
CHAPTER 9 Using Styles for Consistency......Page 164
Understanding Styles......Page 165
Using QuickStyle to Create Your Own Styles......Page 166
Using WordPerfect’s Heading Styles......Page 168
Building Your Own Styles......Page 169
Editing Styles......Page 170
Using QuickFormat......Page 172
PART III Organizing Information......Page 176
CHAPTER 10 Creating and Formatting Tables......Page 178
Creating Tables......Page 179
Working with Tables......Page 181
Formatting Tables, Column, and Cells......Page 186
Changing Lines, Fills, and Borders......Page 193
Using WordPerfect Tables for Calculations......Page 198
Converting Text to a Table, or a Table to Text......Page 203
CHAPTER 11 Lists and Outlines......Page 208
Working with Lists......Page 209
Working with Outlines......Page 214
PART IV Adding Visuals......Page 224
CHAPTER 12 Working with Graphics......Page 226
Working with Graphic Lines......Page 227
Inserting Graphic Images......Page 232
Creating Text Boxes......Page 239
Setting Border, Wrap, and Fill Options......Page 240
Adding Watermarks......Page 244
Inserting Shapes......Page 247
Layering Graphics......Page 252
CHAPTER 13 Sharing Data......Page 254
Using Corel’s Clipbook......Page 255
Using OLE to Link and Embed Data from Other Programs......Page 258
Opening (or Importing) Files from Other Programs......Page 261
Publishing Documents to PDF......Page 265
Publishing Documents to XML......Page 266
PART V Automating Your Work......Page 268
CHAPTER 14 Using the Merge Feature......Page 270
Working with Data Files......Page 271
Creating Form Files......Page 276
Merging the Data and Form Files Together......Page 280
Creating Fill-in-the-Blank Forms......Page 285
CHAPTER 15 Using the Address Book......Page 290
The CorelCENTRAL Address Book......Page 291
Working with Address Book Entries......Page 295
Customizing the CorelCENTRAL Address Book Window......Page 298
Integrating with Outlook......Page 300
Using Address Books with Merge......Page 303
Importing and Exporting Address Books......Page 304
CHAPTER 16 Working with Templates......Page 308
Using WordPerfect’s Templates......Page 309
Customizing WordPerfect’s Templates......Page 313
Downloading and Installing Templates......Page 317
Converting an Existing Document to a Template......Page 318
CHAPTER 17 Creating and Playing Macros......Page 322
Playing Macros......Page 323
Running WordPerfect’s Shipping Macros......Page 324
Creating Macros......Page 328
Editing Macros......Page 329
Recording Several Sample Macros......Page 330
CHAPTER 18 Using WordPerfect’s Legal Tools......Page 336
Creating a Table of Contents......Page 337
Creating a Table of Authorities......Page 343
Using Document Map to Navigate Long Documents......Page 349
Reviewing Documents......Page 350
Comparing Documents......Page 353
Creating Pleading Documents......Page 356
CHAPTER 19 Using the Task Manager......Page 362
Launching the Task Manager......Page 363
Selecting a Project from the Task Manager......Page 364
Opening Recent Documents......Page 365
Getting Help Through Task Manager......Page 366
PART VI Appendixes......Page 368
APPENDIX A Learning Quattro Pro Basics......Page 370
The Quattro Pro Screen......Page 371
Entering Data......Page 372
Working with Cells......Page 374
Saving Your Work......Page 377
Importing and Exporting Data......Page 378
Getting Expert Assistance......Page 379
APPENDIX B Working with Formulas and Functions in Quattro Pro......Page 382
Understanding Formulas......Page 383
Editing Formulas......Page 385
Copying Formulas......Page 386
Using QuickSum......Page 387
Understanding Functions......Page 389
Using the Formula Composer......Page 390
Entering Spreadsheet Functions Manually......Page 392
APPENDIX C Formatting Your Spreadsheets......Page 394
Inserting, Clearing, and Deleting Cells, Rows, and Columns......Page 395
Adjusting Column Width and Row Height......Page 397
Formatting Values......Page 400
Aligning Entries in Cells......Page 401
Adding Emphasis to Cells......Page 402
Protecting Cells......Page 403
Joining Cells......Page 404
Naming Cells......Page 405
Using SpeedFormat......Page 406
WordPerfect Office 11......Page 408
WordPerfect Family Pack 5......Page 410
Places to Go for Help......Page 411
Index......Page 412