Cool tips in Word for Windows
Translate text
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Translate a whole document
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Select Review > Translate > Translate Document.
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Select the language to translate to.
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Select Translate.
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Translate selected text
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In your document, highlight the text you want to translate.
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Select Review > Translate > Translate Selection.
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Select you language to see the translation.
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Select Insert. The translated text will replace the text you originally highlighted.
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Dictate your document
Don't want to type? Dictate your words into the document instead.
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Select Home > Dictate.
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Start talking. As you talk, text appears on your screen. Insert punctuation by saying the name of the punctuation mark you want to add.
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Select Dictate to stop the dictation.
Insert a table of contents
Create a table of contents based on your document headings.
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Select References > Table of Contents, and then select the table of contents you want.
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If you need to make changes in your document that affect the table of contents:
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Select the table of contents.
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Select References > Table of Contents, and then select Update Table.
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Check accessability
Run the Accessibility Checker to identify and fix common accessibility issues in your document so it's accessible for people of all abilities to read and edit.
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Select Review > Check Accessibility.
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Select what you want to fix from the pane.
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Review Errors, Warnings, and Tips in the Accessibility Checker pane.
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Select an accessibility issue to highlight the corresponding part in your document, and fix it accordingly.
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