If you need to write a report in Word, you have probably done manually what is actually built into Word. This book covers all the main features you need to write a slick published report. You will learn about the power of styles to speed up your formatting and the more advanced features to enhance the layout and look of it.

About the author

Anne Walsh is a freelance trainer (since the mid-90s) living in the west of Ireland. She is a MOS Master Instructor and has been working with Office since Office 95 (back in the day!) . She has trained thousands of people in the use of Word.

• About the Author
• Introduction

1. Part 1 Getting Set Up
   1. Starting Your Report
   2. Set Up the Document with Styles
   3. How Do You Apply a Style?
   4. Creating Numbered Headings
   5. Creating a Report Template
   6. Steps to Create a Report Template
   7. What to Do When Your Text and Paragraphs Are Inconsistent
2. Part 2 Working through the Document
   1. Steps to Add Page Numbers
   2. Steps to Add a Watermark
   3. Steps to Create a Bookmark
   4. Steps to Create a Cross-reference
   5. Steps to Insert and Modify a Table
   6. Steps to Insert Pictures
   7. Steps to Add Captions to Entries
   8. Steps to Insert SmartArt
   9. Steps for Inserting Footnotes and Endnotes
   10. Steps to Insert Bibliographical References
   11. Steps to Word Count
   12. Steps to Chart Creation
3. Part 3 Completing Your Report
   1. Steps to Turn on Your Track Changes
   2. Steps to Comparing Document Versions
   3. Steps to Protecting Your Report
   4. Steps to Amend/Add Page Breaks if Required
   5. Different Page Numbering in Different Sections—Part 1
   6. Different Page Numbering in Different Sections—Part 2
   7. Steps to Inserting a Table of Contents
   8. Steps to Add a Table of Figures
   9. Steps to Add Your Bibliography
   10. Steps to Adding a Cover Page

• Conclusion
• Appendix 1: Creating Paragraphs
• Appendix 2: Creating Your Own Styles
• References