If you want to take the maximum advantage of this tool, it is important that you know all about the features of the tool. It is important that you know how to use each function so that you can create excellent and exceptional documents. Every year there is a new version of Microsoft Office launched, and it comes with new features. Here are some of the useful features.
1. The Smart Lookup Feature:
This is a feature which makes it easier to find facts through search engines. It helps to look at the context of the text which you have selected and examine the circumstances that may surround it and show you all the relevant results. This feature is available in a Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. You can use the browser to search the texts, but the feature is an excellent adjustment which is useful in saving time.
2. Helping you with the Recent Documents:
If you want to email a document to your friend but you do not remember where you have saved it, then this can cause a lot of problems. The office has a feature which allows you to see all the recent documents that you have worked on. You do not have to spend any extra time looking through all the folders that you have to find the required document.
3. The ‘Tell Me’ Feature:
It is a highly useful feature as it is the fastest way of getting to the features you need to use or action you want to perform. All you need to do is to type a word or phrase that is related to the activities that you want to accomplish. The box will show a menu where you can see the suggestions. It helps in getting to the features that you need. If you need some help, you can also get that with the customary helper viewer.
4. Keeping the Documents Up-to-Date:
By using the Microsoft Office Professional, you can maintain the material up to date. It offers the feature of adding the latest date and time to the document. When you use the document on any other date, then you can put the current time and date on it. It only takes seconds. It is possible that you may forget to update the date and time, so word offers a feature which helps in updating it automatically.
5. Word: An Excellent Brainstorming Tool:
If you need to gather some ideas before you start working on your document, then Word can help you. You can choose any place on the document, double click and start writing. It offers a freestyle writing. You can write down all of your ideas while leaving some space in between them for elaborating on the points. You can insert texts and graphics as well. It is an excellent tool for mind mapping.
6. Easy Steps to Create Graphs from Tables:
If the document that you are writing has a lot tables in it and you need to create graphs, the new word feature has made it easier to convert the tables into graphs. There are three simple steps which can help in making graphs. All you need to do is to insert tab which is on the ribbon. The next step is to click the tool named object. It is available within the group labeled text and open the dialog box. When you open the object types, you need to select the Microsoft Graph Chart. You will get the graphs by clicking on it. There is also an option which will help in formatting the document.
7. Translation Options:
You can translate the document into different languages by using the translate feature. You can find this option in the research tab on the right side of the office. You can translate just a word or or as many sentences as needed. It also allows you to translate the whole document, no matter what the length of the document is. You can display it on the web browser. These are some of the features that are highly useful in making sure that you can create your documents efficiently. Featured photo credit: Techradar via cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net
