New & Improved Features of Word XP

New Feature	Description	How do I access it?
Table Styles (NEW)	Users now can define a style for a table. This makes it easy to make one table look like another by simply applying the style to the table from the Styles and Formatting pane.	üSelect a table in your document. üClick Table, choose Table AutoFormat. üClick New or choose a style on which to base your style, and click Modify. üModify the style as desired and apply it.
Multi-Selection (NEW)	Users easily can select multiple areas of a document at once, thereby saving time when formatting their document. Additionally, with the Find feature, users can simultaneously select similarly formatted text and reformat it.	üSelect a section of text in your document. üHold down the CTRL key and select a different section of text. üApply a format to both at the same time. üTo use the Find feature, Click Edit, Find.
AutoCorrect Options Smart Tags (NEW)	This feature provides an easy mechanism for users to control and modify automatic behavior that takes place within Word. Users can undo an automatic correction, choose to not have that correction take place in the future, or access the AutoCorrect Options dialog box.	üType a sentence that triggers an automatic correction. Example: Sched. a meeting on ¾. üHover over the words that were automatically changed. üFrom the Smart Tag option, choose to undo the change, ignore it, or access more options.
Translation (NEW)	Word now gives users the ability to translate words in their document (available languages are determined by language dictionaries that are installed) or to access a translation service on the Web. This service provides entire document translation.	üClick Tools, Language and then Translate. üType the text you want to translate üChoose the language to translate to via the drop-down box under dictionary üClick Go
Word Count (NEW)	The Word Count toolbar allows users to easily update the word count in a document without having to go to the Word Count dialog box. Additional improvements in Word Count allow users more flexibility in whether headers and footers are counted in their document.	üClick View, Toolbars and then Word Count. üCan also access the Word Count toolbar by clicking Tools, Word Count and Show Toolbar. üUse the dropdown box to view options üClick Recount any time
White Space Between Pages (NEW)	When viewing their documents in Print Layout, users can hide the blank spaces and the header/footer area between the pages of their documents. This allows for easy reading and editing.	üIf necessary, switch to Print Layout View üHover over the top or bottom edge of a page in the document. üWhen the mouse turns into two arrows pointing at each other, click! üAccess the double arrows again and click to display white space.
Watermarks (NEW)	Users can easily select a picture, logo, or custom text to apply as the background of their Word document.	üClick Format, Background and then Printed Watermark. üClick before Picture Watermark or Text Watermark üMake desired selections and click Apply
List Styles (NEW)	Users now can define a style for a bulleted or numbered list. This makes it easy to make one list look exactly like another list by replicating the same indents and formatting.	Click Format, Bullets and Numbering, and then choose the List Styles tab. (can also reach this by double clicking on bullets in bulleted lists as described above).
Picture Bullets (IMPROVED)	Picture bullets now behave just like other bullets in Word. Different picture bullets can be used for different levels, enhancing their use in communicating information and making Word a better choice for quality Web editing.	üClick Format and choose Bullets and Numbering. üSelect the bulleted tab, click Customize and choose Picture.