Looking Up Synonyms with the Thesaurus


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If you ever have trouble coming up with just the right word, PowerPoint can help you with its thesaurus. Here's how to use it:

  1. Click in the word you want to look up. (If you can't think of the exact word, type a word that's close to it.)

  2. graphics/searchbutton.gif Click the Research button on the Standard toolbar. Or choose Tools, Research. Or right-click the word and choose Look Up from the menu that appears. The Research task pane opens, as Figure 3.16 shows.

    Figure 3.16. The Research task pane offers a dictionary, a thesaurus, and more.

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  3. If the results don't show the thesaurus entries, click the arrow at the end of the field that appears below the Search For field. Choose Thesaurus from the drop-down list. Figure 3.17 shows the results.

    Figure 3.17. The thesaurus lists synonyms of the selected word.

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  4. To use one of the words, right-click it and choose Insert from the menu that appears.



Special Edition Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
Special Edition Using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
ISBN: 0789729571
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 261

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