Researching with the Thesaurus

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Select the word you want to replace, and select Tools, Language, Thesaurus to open the Research task pane.

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If your selection is not a root word, the task pane will require you to select a word from the Related Words list to focus the search (otherwise, go to step 3).

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The Related Words list expands to show synonyms of the selected word. To replace the word, click the synonym and select Insert from the drop-down list.

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The word is replaced with the synonym you chose.

INTRODUCTION

Word's thesaurus is a convenient tool that helps you replace words with more suitable ones. For example, if you find yourself using a certain word too often, you can substitute another word so your text doesn't sound redundant. The thesaurus is not usually part of the default Office installation; the first time you try to run it, Word might ask whether you want to install the feature. If so, click OK and proceed through the installation steps.

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Show Results from List

You can use the Show Results from drop-down list to review thesauruses from other languages or even find translations (in case the word is, for example, a French word).



Easy Microsoft Office 2003
Easy Microsoft Office 2003
ISBN: 0789729628
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 281
Authors: Nancy Lewis

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