Using WordPerfect and Word

Character formatting

Paragraph formatting

Section formatting

Tables

Document formatting

Other features

Character formatting

Paragraph formatting

Section formatting

Tables

Document settings

Other features

WordPerfect Help

You can use the WordPerfect Help feature to receive instructions or demonstrations for Word procedures when you press the equivalent WordPerfect shortcut keystrokes. For example, to learn more about printing in Word, press SHIFT+F7.

WordPerfect navigation keys

Turn on or off WordPerfect Help or navigation keys

To print this topic, press CTRL+P.

Block text

The equivalent of blocking text in WordPerfect is selecting text in Word. If you prefer to be prompted before deleting, use the WordPerfect navigation keys.

Protect blocks of text

To control how text flows or stays together in Word, use commands on the Line and Page Breaks tab of the Paragraph dialog box (Format menu, Paragraph command).

Customize how Word handles converted documents

You can customize how Word handles converted documents by using the options on the Compatibility tab of the Options dialog box (Tools menu, Options command).

Convert specialized WordPerfect fonts

The Microsoft Office 97 Resource Kit includes specialized fonts to improve the conversion of characters— such as graphics created with line draw or equations— so that they appear and print more smoothly in Microsoft Word.

Generate tables of contents, indexes, and tables of authorities

Click where you want to insert these items, and then use the Index and Tables command (point to Reference on the Insert menu).

Use legal features

Word provides features that might be helpful for legal documents. Two examples are the Pleading Wizard and support of automatic numbering in paragraph text.

For more information about legal features, search on the keyword legal in Word help.

Use graphics features similar to line draw

Word can convert text-based line draw characters from WordPerfect to a TrueType Linedraw font in a Word document. Word also provides rich graphics features, including 3-D shapes, page borders, document backgrounds, textured fills, and graphical text.

Use formulas and math

You can work with formulas in tables by clicking in a table and then using the Formula command (Table menu).

You can create equations by using the Field command (Insert menu) or by using Equation Editor (Insert menu, Object command, Microsoft Equation 3.0).

Create various types of indents (similar to using the F4 command)

In Word, you can create indents in which all lines in a paragraph are indented to the right or to the left. You can also create indents in which the first line is indented more or less than the lines below it. For more information, search on the keyword indenting in the Word help.

Create form letters or use merge codes

Use the Mail Merge task pane (Tools menu, Letters and Mailings command, Mail Merge) to create form letters, mailing labels, and envelopes using information that you supply or create. Your data can come from WordPerfect, Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Outlook Personal Address Books, and other sources, as well as tab-delimited text, and you can use conditional queries to merge the data.

Insert charts

You can use Microsoft Graph or Microsoft Excel to insert charts. You can use chart data from a Word table, a datasheet in Microsoft Graph, or a worksheet in Microsoft Excel.

Redline text

You can use the Strikethrough check box in the Font dialog box (Format menu, Font command, Font tab) to apply a similar effect to selected text. Several other text effects, such as shadow, emboss, engrave, and animated text, are also available in this dialog box.