Table of Contents

Introduction

Some Key Terms

Things to Keep in Mind

How to Use This Book

Conventions Used in This Book

I Learning the Basics

1 Getting Started and Finding Help

What Is WordPerfect?

Getting WordPerfect Up and Running

Exploring the WordPerfect Screen

Working with the Property Bar and Toolbars

Using the Menus

Getting Help

Getting “Quick and Easy” Help

Accessing the Help Topics

Getting Help on the Web

Helping Microsoft Word Users Make the Transition

2 Creating, Saving, and Printing Documents

Creating Documents

Typing Text

Erasing Text

Moving Around in a Document

Using the Mouse to Get Around

Using the Keyboard to Get Around

Printing a Document

Saving Documents

Saving and Closing Documents

Saving to a Different File Format

Closing Documents

3 Finding and Opening Documents

Getting Familiar with the Open File Dialog Box

Opening a File

Customizing the View

Rearranging the File List

Navigating Through Drives and Folders

Searching for a File

Listing Files by Type

Listing Files by Modification Date

Searching by Filename or Content

Converting Documents on Open

Installing Additional Conversion Filters

Using the WordPerfect Office Conversion Utility

Organizing Files in Folders

Creating New Folders

Moving and Copying Files

Renaming Files

Deleting Files and Folders

4 Revising Documents

Selecting Text

Selecting Text with the Keyboard

Selecting Text with the Mouse

Moving and Copying Text

Using Undo to Fix Your Mistakes

Using the Zoom Feature

Zooming In with the Mouse

Zooming In on a Specific Area

Switching to 5.1 Classic Mode

Switching to the Blue Screen

Switching to the WordPerfect 5.1 Keyboard

Working with More Than One Document

Previewing and Printing Documents

Switching to Print Preview

Changing the Number of Copies

Printing Specific Pages

Faxing Documents from WordPerfect

Sending Documents via Email

5 Learning Basic Formatting

Emphasizing Important Text

Choosing the Right Font

Selecting Fonts and Font Sizes

Choosing a Font from the QuickFonts List

Using Other Font Effects

Changing Margins

Using the Guidelines to Adjust Margins

Adjusting the Left and Right Margins Using the Ruler

Using the Page Setup Dialog Box

Creating an Envelope

Inserting Symbols

Using the Symbols Dialog Box

Using the Symbols Toolbar Button

Using QuickCorrect

Working in Reveal Codes

Turning on Reveal Codes

Printing the Codes

6 Using the Writing Tools

Recognizing WordPerfect’s Automatic Proofreading Features

Spell Checking a Document

Checking for Grammatical Errors

Looking Up Words in the Thesaurus

Using the Dictionary

Switching to a Different Language

Searching and Replacing Text and Codes

Searching for Text

Searching for Codes

Discovering the Power of QuickCorrect

Adding and Deleting QuickCorrect Entries

Customizing Format-As-You-Go

Inserting SpeedLinks

Creating QuickWord Entries

II Making It Look Nice

7 Working with Paragraphs

Aligning Text

Using Center and Flush Right

Justifying Text

Setting Tabs

Turning on the Ruler

Clearing the Default Tabs

Setting New Tabs

Changing the Tab Type

Editing Tab Settings

Indenting Text

Adjusting the Spacing Between Lines and Paragraphs

Adjusting the Line Spacing

Adjusting the Spacing Between Paragraphs

Keeping Text Together

Enabling Widow/Orphan Protection

Using Block Protect

Setting a Conditional End of Page

8 Working with Pages

Inserting a Page Break

Changing Paper Size and Orientation

Subdividing Pages

Adding Page Numbers

Inserting Page Numbers in a Preset Position

Inserting Page Numbers Manually

Adding a Header or Footer

Creating a Header or Footer

Working with Headers and Footers

Suppressing and Delaying Formatting

Using the Suppress Feature

Inserting a Delay Code

Adding Borders Around Pages

Using the Make It Fit Feature

9 Using Styles for Consistency

Understanding Styles

Open Styles

Paired Styles

Using QuickStyle to Create Your Own Styles

Using WordPerfect’s Existing Heading Styles

Building Your Own Styles

Editing Styles

Revising Your Styles

Customizing the Default Settings

Using QuickFormat

III Organizing Information

10 Creating and Formatting Tables

Creating Tables

Working with Tables

Typing in Tables

Adjusting the Column Widths

Adding Rows and Columns

Deleting Rows or Columns

Joining and Splitting Cells

Formatting Tables, Columns, and Cells

Formatting the Entire Table

Formatting Text in Columns

Formatting Rows

Formatting Cells

Changing Lines, Fills, and Borders

Using SpeedFormat

Changing the Lines

Changing the Fill Pattern

Choosing a Table Border

Using WordPerfect Tables for Calculations

Using QuickSum

Inserting Formulas

Inserting Functions

Converting Text to a Table, or a Table to Text

Converting Tabular Columns to Tables

Converting Tables to Other Formats

11 Creating Lists and Outlines

Working with Lists

Creating Bulleted Lists

Creating Numbered Lists

Editing Lists

Changing the Bullet or Numbering Style

Working with Outlines

Creating Outlines

Using the Outline Property Bar

Editing an Outline

Collapsing and Expanding Outlines

Changing the Outline Style

IV Adding Visuals

12 Working with Graphics

Working with Graphic Lines

Inserting Standard Lines

Customizing Graphic Lines

Inserting Graphic Images

Inserting Clip Art

Moving and Sizing an Image

Importing Graphics

Creating Text Boxes

Setting Border, Wrap, and Fill Options

Wrapping Text Around Graphics Boxes

Adding Borders to Graphics Boxes

Adding Fills to Graphics Boxes

Adding Watermarks

Inserting Shapes

Adding Line Shapes

Adding Closed Object Shapes

Adding Callout Shapes

Layering Graphics

13 Sharing Data

Copying Data from Other Programs

Using Corel’s Clipbook

Loading the Clipbook Program

Using the Clipbook

Using OLE to Link and Embed Data from Other Programs

Using OLE to Create a Link to Existing Data

Creating a New OLE Object

Opening (or Importing) Files from Other Programs

Saving (or Exporting) to Other File Formats

Installing Additional Conversion Filters

Using Data from Unsupported Formats

Publishing Documents to PDF

Publishing Documents to XML

V Automating Your Work

14 Using the Merge Feature

Working with Data Files

Creating a Data File

Importing Data into Merge Data Files

Creating Form Files

Merging the Data and Form Files Together

Creating Envelopes

Creating Labels

Creating Fill-in-the-Blank Forms

15 Using the Address Book

The Address Book

Starting the WordPerfect Address Book

Adding Entries to an Address Book

Creating New Address Books

Working with Address Book Entries

Customizing the Address Book Window

Integrating with Outlook and WordPerfect Mail

Opening the Outlook Address Book

Opening the WordPerfect Mail Address Book

Routing Documents

Using Address Books with Merge

Associate a Form File with an Address Book

Edit an Association to an Address Book

Importing and Exporting Address Books

16 Working with Templates

Using WordPerfect’s Templates

Filling in Personal Information

The Disable Macro Message

Using the PerfectExpert Panel

Customizing WordPerfect’s Templates

Backing Up the Default Template

Editing the Default Template

Editing the WordPerfect Templates

Downloading and Installing Templates

Converting an Existing Document to a Template

Working with WordPerfect OfficeReady Browser

17 Creating and Playing Macros

What Is a Macro?

Playing Macros

Running WordPerfect’s Shipping Macros

Creating Macros

Editing Macros

Recording Several Sample Macros

Creating a Signature Block Macro

Creating a Document Identification Footer

Creating a Fax Cover Sheet

18 Using WordPerfect’s Legal Tools

Creating a Table of Contents

Marking the Entries

Defining the Table

Generating the Table

Creating a Table of Authorities

Marking the First Authority

Marking Subsequent Authorities

Defining the Table

Generating the Table

Using Document Map to Navigate Long Documents

Reviewing Documents

Making Comments As a Reviewer

Responding to Comments As the Author

Comparing Documents

Highlighting Changes in a Document Automatically

Applying Redline and Strikeout Manually

Removing Revision Marks

Creating Pleading Documents

Creating and Editing Cases

Creating and Editing Pleading Styles

Publishing Pleadings to EDGAR Format

Saving Documents Without Metadata

Index