Microsoft Press: Word Processing Power with Microsoft Word (2)
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Article last modified on 11-09-1989
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"Word Processing Power with Microsoft Word" (2nd edition)
by Peter Rinearson

Price: $19.95
432 pages
ISBN: 0-914845-89-6
Pub. Date: October 22, 1986

(Revised Edition Covers All Versions of Word Through 3.10)

When originally published in June of 1985, Peter Rinearson's "Word
Processing Power with Microsoft Word" earned widespread critical
praise:

"If you use Word, you need this book. If you don't use Word, this book
may persuade you to change."  

Jim Seymour, Syndicated Columnist

"Word Processing Power with Microsoft Word clearly outshines the
others (other books on the program), putting Word's power into the
hands of novices and experts alike... The thoroughness of Rinearson's
book is awesome...  If you're new to Word, this book will prove to be
a long-term friend. And even if you're an experienced user, you will
find something useful on nearly every page. It is the Word power
user's book of choice -- don't miss it."  

John Dickinson, "PC Magazine"

This October, Microsoft Press will publish a revised edition of this
popular book. Completely updated and expanded, "Word Processing Power
with Microsoft Word" includes detailed information on all releases of
Word, including Version 3.10. Microsoft Press will support the book
with an extensive advertising campaign in "PC World," "InfoWorld," and
"Personal Computing" magazines. Author Peter Rinearson, winner of the
1984 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing, has worked closely with the
developers of Microsoft Word to bring readers a variety of
perspectives on this best-selling program.

"Word Processing Power with Microsoft Word" is filled with tips,
examples, strategies, and short tutorials that provide a wealth of
"how to" information. The opening chapters help readers understand
what to expect of Word and how to go about tapping the program's
considerable power. A short course called "The Simple Word" teaches
Word's essentials in a matter of minutes. Other early chapters cover
such tasks as setting up Word for use with a variety of different
computer configurations, and offer tips and insights that help people
avoid potential problems.  

Aided by illustrations of the Word command menus, the book details
each family of commands. People updating from earlier versions of Word
will learn to use new commands such as those that alphabetize lists,
number documents, find synonyms, and generate indexes and tables of
contents. The second half of "Word Processing Power with Microsoft
Word" is devoted to some of the more powerful features of Word. 
Rinearson shows how to use multiple windows in ways that make
practical sense, and he explains how to easily take advantage of
Word's new on-line thesaurus. He shows users how to create a variety
of style sheets to format documents automatically and how to set up an
outline that lets them view and edit an up-to-date model of their
document. 

Rinearson delves into the subtleties of Word's indexing feature,
suggesting ways to get even more from it than it was designed to
deliver. He shows how to do such useful things as combine the indexes
of several chapters into one master index and change the printed
format of an index. Readers learn how to print side-by-side
paragraphs, how to change the number of columns in the middle of a
page, and how to wrap text around a photograph or other graphic
element.  

Many new tips are included, and readers with hard disks learn how to
take maximum advantage of them. Comprehensive appendixes provide
detailed information on the messages that appear at the bottom of
Word's command menu, and they explain how to use the keyboard to
accomplish a wide variety of tasks -- from typing to formatting to
using the outlining and thesaurus features. 

Journalist Peter Rinearson has used word processors extensively since
1976. For his work in the Seattle Times, he has received several
national writing awards, including a Pulitzer Prize for "Making It
Fly," an account of the creation of the Boeing 757 jetliner. Other
honors include the American Society of Newspaper Editors Distinguished
Writing Award, the Lowell Thomas travel-writing award, and the Hancock
award for business writing. In mid 1986, he was named one of forty
semifinalists in NASA's Journalist-in-Space project. Peter lives in
Seattle, where he is completing a book about the creation of the
Boeing 757 jetliner. 

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