What's New in Microsoft Word 2002?

You'll notice some changes as soon as you start Microsoft Word 2002. The toolbars and menu bar have a new look, and there's a new task pane on the right side of your screen. But the features that are new or greatly improved in this version of Word go beyond just changes in appearance. Some changes won't be apparent to you until you start using the program.

The following table lists new and improved features for Word 2002 alongside names of the lessons and topics where you can learn how to use these features.

New or Improved Feature	What Does This Feature Help You Do?	Lesson	Topic
Task pane	Quickly access commonly grouped commands.	Creating and Editing a Document	Getting Started with Word
Ask a Question box	Quickly access Help by asking a question.	Creating and Editing a Document	Getting Started with Word
Select nonadjacent text	Select text in different places within a document.	Creating and Editing a Document	Editing a Document
Office Clipboard task pane	Quickly access multiple items on the Office Clipboard.	Creating and Editing a Document	Editing a Document
Reveal Formatting task pane	Show formatting for current text selection.	Changing the Look of a Document	Changing the Appearance of Text
Smart Tags	Perform common tasks associated with information, such as inserting the date and time and recognizing names and e-mail recipients.	Changing the Look of a Document	Formatting Text as You Type
White space between pages	Show or hide the white space between pages.	Changing the Look of a Document	Changing the Appearance of a Paragraph
List styles	Define a style for a bulleted or numbered list.	Changing the Look of a Document	Creating and Modifying a List
Styles and Formatting task pane	Quickly create and apply styles and formatting to text.	Changing the Look of a Document	Changing the Look of a Document with Styles
Selection handle	Quickly resize a table.	Presenting Information in Tables and Columns	Presenting Text in a Table
Table styles	Define a style for a table.	Presenting Information in Tables and Columns	Formatting a Table
Translation	Translate text into other languages.	Proofreading and Printing a Document	Translating Text in Another Language
Diagrams	Create diagrams.	Working with Graphics	Creating a Diagram
Watermarks	Use pictures or text as the background of a document.	Working with Graphics	Inserting and Modifying Pictures
Drawing canvas	Draw shapes and objects in a document.	Working with Graphics	Drawing and Modifying Shapes
Revision balloons	Insert and change comments.	Collaborating with Others	Tracking Changes in a Document
Display for Review list and Show list	Display changes in a document by reviewer.	Collaborating with Others	Comparing and Merging Documents
Compare and merge documents	Merge comments and revisions from multiple reviewers.	Collaborating with Others	Comparing and Merging Documents
Multiuser editing	Have more than one user simultaneously edit the same document.	Collaborating with Others	Comparing and Merging Documents
Reviewing toolbar	Track changes in a document.	Collaborating with Others	Reviewing Comments in a Document
Password Protection	Password-protect a document.	Collaborating with Others	Protecting a Document
Send for review	Send a document for review using e-mail.	Collaborating with Others	Sending a Document in E-Mail
Filtered Web page	Create an optimized Web page.	Collaborating with Others	Creating a Web Document Containing Links
Web archive	Save all the elements of a Web site as a single document.	Collaborating with Others	Creating a Web Document Containing Links