The material in this book covers everything needed to become proficient in Word. In writing this guide, we have been very careful to make this tutorial a generic one, not based on any particular version of Word. The information contained in this book covers the essence of Microsoft Word. That is, the topics taught are valid for all versions of the application. We believe that it is in the interest of our readers to learn Word and the topics that make up the fundamentals of the application as a word processing program. Version-specific features can always be learnt while using that particular version of the application.After reading this guide, the reader can expect to become proficient in Word and to be in a position to create basic toadvanced documents that can be used for all kinds of purposes, from letter writing & tabulating, to charting and managing forms.