Tutorials

Following is a list of tutorials I'm offering for free. Please enjoy, but note that although these are free for you to use for learning, they are not "free" to copy and use elsewhere. All materials on these pages are copyrighted and may not be reproduced without permission.

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Microsoft Word 2010 Tutorials

These tutorials assume that you have a basic understanding of how to use Microsoft Word 2010 (such as opening and closing documents). The tutorials teach you how to performm tasks in Word 2010 that every technical writer needs to know how to do. Please contact me if you'd like tutorials for performing other tasks than those listed here.

Overview of Paragraph Styles

Modifying Word 2010 Paragraph Styles

Creating New Word 2010 Paragraph Styles

Creating Outline-Numbered Heading Paragraph Styles

Generating a Table of Contents

Creating an Index by Manually Marking Index Entries

Creating an Index by AutoMarking Index Entries

Using the Quick Styles Gallery

Overview of Microsoft Word 2010 Templates

Using Section Breaks

Recording a Macro

Adding Captions