Millions of people around the world use Microsoft Word every day, but few take advantage of everything it has to offer. Most consumers, and even business users, simply stick with the standard toolbars, menus, buttons, and features available straight out of the box. However, if you look under the hood, you will find a powerful and infinitely customizable program.

Word Hacks offers tips and tools for customizing, programming, and automating Word. This book shows you how to:

• Work smarter by modifying menus and toolbars, adding sorely needed features, creating custom workspaces, and changing the way you interact with Word
• Use advanced formatting tools such as tabs, field codes, and cropmarks to create everything from simple forms to professional documents
• Improve your editing efficiency by automating mundane editing chores and adding new, more robust tools
• Build faster, friendlier, and more flexible macros that move beyond basic automation tasks
• Create PDFs from Word files without purchasing the full version of Adobe Acrobat
• Use XML to create, process, and edit Word documents
• Control and program Word from Python, Perl, and Ruby, as well as from other Microsoft Office applications
• Access Google from within Word and display the results on the Task Pane

Whether you're new to Word or a seasoned pro, Word Hacks will unleash your inner hacker.

• Word Under the Hood
• The Word Workspace
• Formatting, Printing, and Table Hacks
• Editing Power Tools
• Templates and Outlines
• Housekeeping
• Macro Hacks
• Forms and Fields
• Advanced Word Hacks
• Word 2003 XML Hacks