You're reading from Microsoft 365 Word Tips and Tricks Discover better ways of creating, customizing, and troubleshooting your documents

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800565432

Length 472 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Microsoft Word

Concepts

Document Preparation

Authors (2):

Bill Kulterman

Heather Ackmann

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Working More Efficiently, Together or Alone with Word

2. Chapter 1: There Is No One Word FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Working with Others Remotely (Sharing and Collaboration)

4. Chapter 3: Reviewing Documents Remotely

5. Chapter 4: Concentrating Better with Microsoft Word

6. Section 2: Making Sense of Formatting Short and Long Documents

7. Chapter 5: Working with Short Documents

8. Chapter 6: Lists and Characters

9. Chapter 7: Structuring Long Documents for Better Organization

10. Chapter 8: Saving Time and Ensuring Consistency with Styles

11. Chapter 9: Working Faster with Automation

12. Chapter 10: Working with Illustrations, Charts, and Tables

13. Chapter 11: Writing for Everyone – Understanding Document Accessibility

14. Section 3: Help! Word Is Being Strange! Troubleshooting Common Problems

15. Chapter 12: Formatting Problems – Too Much Space

16. Chapter 13: Transforming Annoying Automation

17. Chapter 14: Fixing Frustrating Numbers and Bullet Lists

18. Chapter 15: Stuck Like Glue – Word's Deceptively Simple Paste Options

19. Other Books You May Enjoy

The Navigation pane

The Navigation Pane is not a new feature in Word. It has been around in one form or another since the Office 2007 version, where it was formerly called the Document Map. Even though its name and appearance have been updated from version to version, its primary purpose hasn't changed: it's there to help you locate things more quickly within your Word document.

By default, your Navigation pane will be hidden, so you will need to turn it on to use it no matter what version of Word you are using.

Turning on the Navigation pane

To turn on the Navigation pane, perform these steps:

For newer (or currently supported) versions of Word, open the document you are planning to review, edit, or continue writing in.
Click on the View tab.
In the Show group, click on the Navigation Pane checkbox to open the Navigation pane.

The Navigation pane should open and automatically dock to the left-hand side of your screen.

If the pane isn&apos...