Using Research Tools in Word 2019 for Windows
Word 2019 (Windows)
| Intermediate
- 8 videos | 24m 47s
- Includes Assessment
- Earns a Badge
- CPE
This 8-video course explores Smart Lookup, which can be used to organize your information in a document, using a suite of tools available in Word 2019. You will learn how to use Smart Lookup to research a word, automatically have Bing provide you with definitions, find more information, and extra content about that word. You will then learn how to create a bibliography, and insert citations using the Citations and Bibliography toolset. The course next demonstrates how to create a database of articles, books, and journals which can then be used to insert sources quickly and efficiently. You will learn how to use the built-in translator tool, which will translate individual words, full sections, and even whole documents. You will learn to how to insert and format line numbers. Learners will observe how to use the footnotes tool, and the footnote style outbox launcher to format, customize, and manage footnotes that will be included in a document. Finally, this course demonstrates how to insert endnotes, and how to convert endnotes into footnotes. In order to practice what you have learned, you will find the Word document named Word 2019 for Windows: Using Research Tools Exercise as well as the associated materials in the Resources section.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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Use the smart lookup tool
Insert citations
Manage a bibliography
Translate a document -
Insert line numbers
Insert footnotes
Customize footnotes
Insert endnotes
IN THIS COURSE
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2m 54sIn Word, you can use the Smart Lookup tool to quickly access additional information about a word used in your document. You'll be able to see related images and information on the web related to the word using this tool. FREE ACCESS
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3m 54sIn order to credit your sources, you need to create a bibliography. See how to insert a citation as well as change the citation style within Word. FREE ACCESS
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3. Managing your bibliography in Word 2019 for Windows3m 39sIf you often have to cite sources or texts, you will find Word's bibliography tool useful. Rather than inserting and reinserting the same references, you can create a database of article, book and text references which can then be inserted whenever you want. Your bibliographical entry has space to hold a huge amount of information, including the title of the work, the author, publisher, and even the document's ISBN. FREE ACCESS
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4. Translating your document in Word 2019 for Windows3m 48sDo you need to translate your document into another language? Word comes complete with a series of basic translation tools. These can help you to translate your document or sections of your document. FREE ACCESS
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5. Inserting line numbers in Word 2019 for Windows2m 25sIf you are working on a poem, article or a piece of work you will need to discuss in detail with others, you may want to insert line numbers. Word features a tool that will automatically insert and format line numbers. You can manually remove individual line numbers, adjust where they appear in your document, and even restart your line numbering on every new page or in every new section. FREE ACCESS
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6. Inserting footnotes in Word 2019 for Windows3m 11sFootnotes are used to include additional information that may be of use to the reader but does not necessarily have a place in the main body of your document. Word's footnotes tools can help you to format and manage any footnotes or endnotes that you insert. FREE ACCESS
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7. Customizing your footnotes in Word 2019 for Windows2m 33sIn Word, you can customize the footnotes that you have inserted into your document. You can, for example, adjust your number format, and force your numbering to start again on every new page. FREE ACCESS
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8. Inserting endnotes in Word 2019 for Windows2m 24sEndnotes are used to store additional information relating to the document that you are working on. Unlike footnotes, this information is stored at the end of the document. It is also possible to convert endnotes into footnotes and vice versa. FREE ACCESS
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