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1 A Thesaurus is a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms.
Using the Thesaurus A Thesaurus is a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms. Source: Dictionary.com Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

2 How to Use the Thesaurus
Once the Thesaurus is selected, it will bring up a window pane with suitable options. The user should then decide the best choice. The Thesaurus may also be selected by right clicking on the word. Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

3 Navigating to Specific Content
Ever felt like you are looking for a needle in a hay stack? Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

4 Find and Replace on the Home Ribbon
Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

5 Find Browse document headings Browse document
Browse result from current search Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

6 Browse Button on the Vertical Scroll Bar
Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

7 Wildcards A wildcard is a symbol that takes the place of an unknown character or set of characters. A question mark ? can be used to substitute for any individual character. Example: s?t Would find sit, sat, set or any word that started with s ended with t and had one letter in between. Source: Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

8 Wildcards On the other hand, an asterisk * can be used to substitute for any string of characters. Example: s*t would find sit, sat, soot, stilt, any word that began with s and ended with t no matter how many characters are in between. Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

9 Can be found on the Find dropdown menu.
Go To Option Can be found on the Find dropdown menu. Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

10 Advanced Find Functions
Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

11 Inserting Date and Time
Checkbox makes it a field rather than static. What does this mean? Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

12 Select Insert Tab and Quick Parts
What is a field? When inserted as a field, the date and time will automatically update. Select Insert Tab and Quick Parts Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

13 A field changes to the current date when the document opens.
Static means the date will stay the same every time you open it. Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

14 Field Formatting Options
Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.

15 Alternative Method Date and Time can also be inserted using the Insert Date and Time buttons on the Header and Footer Ribbon Word Lesson 5 presentation prepared by Mary Henson (Smoky Mountain High School IT Academy Teacher at Sylva, NC). Content from Microsoft Office Word 2010 Lesson Plans provided by Microsoft.


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