I get questions from fellow writers all the time about how I use different features in Microsoft Word, such as track changes, the navigation pane, zoom, focus, comments, and SO many more! Here are 12 tools you NEED to know when writing a novel in word! If you'd like to get even more advanced, check out my novel formatting playlist below for a series of videos on formatting a book in Microsoft Word:

FORMATTING PLAYLIST:    • FORMATTING A NOVEL FROM SCRATCH USING...  
(1) Introduction to the Series:    • FORMATTING A BOOK — What you NEED TO ...  
(2) 10 Essential Formatting Rules:    • 10 UNBREAKABLE FORMATTING RULES | for...  
(3) Front and Back Matter:    • How to set up FRONT AND BACK MATTER w...  
(4) Sizing (and Resizing):    • CHOOSING THE SIZE OF YOUR BOOK (& how...  
(5) Fonts and Styles:    • Choosing the FONT(s) + the Style Pane...  
(6) Adding Images:    • How to ADD IMAGES to your novel in WO...  
(7) Chapter Headers:    • Creating fancy CHAPTER HEADERS in CAN...  
(8) Putting it all together:    • FORMATTING A NOVEL FROM SCRATCH in MI...  

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(NOTE: if you run into any issues with this template, PLEASE talk to the creator about it, because I didn't make it and won't have the answers! ;)

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BREAKDOWN OF THE VIDEO:
0:00 video inspiration
0:31 introduction to what’s in this video
1:45 zoom in / out feature
2:47 focus feature
3:39 different versions of word / how to check
4:24 split screen view (for multiple manuscripts on screen)
4:41 navigation pane the thumbnail view
5:02 navigation pane the document map (chapter headers)
5:57 navigation pane reviewing pane
6:42 comments feature
8:10 track changes feature
9:06 turn mark up on and off
9:45 protect document
9:54 thesaurus (which most of you know)
10:08 word count tracker (and pages, lines, paragraphs, etc)
10:21 bonus mention: spelling and grammar check
10:39 summary of the features
11:28 bloopers

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