Word 2007 Product Guide

Welcome to Microsoft® Office Word 2007, included in the 2007 release of the Microsoft Office system of products. Office Word 2007 is a powerful authoring program that gives you the ability to create and share professional-looking documents by combining a comprehensive set of writing tools with an easy-to-use interface.

Office Word 2007 helps information workers create professional-looking documents more quickly than ever before. With the host of new tools, you can spend more time writing and less time formatting documents. In addition, Office Word 2007 documents can be integrated with business processes and back-end systems. The new Word XML Format is a compact, robust file format offering smaller file sizes and improved recovery of corrupt documents.

This document provides an overview of Office Word 2007, with an emphasis on new and improved features. It also covers Office Word 2007 in action to demonstrate its exciting new capabilities.

Create Professional Documents Effortlessly

Together with a new results-oriented interface, Office Word 2007 gives you the tools you need to create professional-looking documents.

·         New! A streamlined user interface presents the right tools to you when you need them.

·         New! Add Building Blocks of predefined content and reduce the errors associated with copying and pasting frequently used content.

·         New! Quick styles save you time by quickly formatting text and tables throughout your document.

·         New! Document themes apply the same colors, fonts, and effects to your documents for a consistent look.

·         New! Charting and diagramming tools help you add a professional look to documents. Shared diagramming and charting with Microsoft Office Excel® 2007 spreadsheet software and the Microsoft Office PowerPoint® 2007 presentation graphics program help ensure a consistent look across your documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.

·         New! The Equation Builder helps you construct mathematical equations using real mathematical symbols, prebuilt equations, and automatic formatting.

·         New! Live word count keeps track of the number of words in your document as you type.

·         Improved! Typographic capabilities offer new fonts and better on-screen reading.

·         New! Citations and references give you the ability to search databases of predefined references and add them to your document with a single click.

·         New! Contextual Spell Checking helps ensure you are using the right word in the right place.