Wouldn’t it be a waste to own a Porsche convertible and just drive it to the grocery store at 40 mph? If you have Word 2003, you actually have a high-performance word processing program that can do almost anything you tell it to. Word 2003 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies helps you put the pedal to the metal and your fingers to the keys and cover a lot of territory fast. It includes information on:

The basics, such as editing, saving, and printing documents

Time-savers, including creating keyboard shortcuts, using styles, and more

Jazzing up your documents with borders, shading, shapes, charts, drawings, and clip art

Handy desktop publishing tricks

Whipping out letters, envelopes, return-address labels, and more

Written by Doug Lowe, author of more than 30 For Dummies books, Word 2003 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies lets you go as far as you want. You can venture off and explore: 

Creating Web pages with Word, how to host a Web site, and more

Using XML (eXtensible Markup Language) to store and exchange information in a standardized way that’s accessible universally

Outlining, indexing, creating a table of contents, and more

Using Word’s Master Document to compile long documents such as your future bestseller, your unabridged collection of bad jokes, or whatever

Using Word’s speech recognition so you can dictate text and issue menu commands by speaking

Creating macros with VBA (Visual Basics for Applications)

A comprehensive index helps you find the information you want fast. So what are you waiting for? With Word 2003 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies as your navigator, take Word 2003 out for a spin and see what this baby can do.