The founder of The Plaza Hotel's Finishing Program spills her insider knowledge to help you become instantly more polished. In her debut book, Modern Etiquette Made Easy, the Queen of Good Manners Myka Meier takes formal etiquette that she learned while training under a former member of the Queen of England’s household and breaks it down into five easy steps to help you feel 100 percent confident in the areas of social, dining, business, and networking etiquette. In this refreshingly entertaining etiquette guide, Myka combines her passion for etiquette and love of humor to share tips that are sure to give you a competitive edge in both your social and professional life. Through easy-to-follow chapters and relatable lessons, you’ll learn how to: Create the best first impression Become the most coveted party guest Network like a pro Practice good table manners And much, much more! Perfect for everyone who’s ever gone for the cheek kiss as the new acquaintance offered a handshake, or hobbled home from a networking event in stilettos. Fitting for messy-bun millennials who find themselves suddenly adulting without a clue, or mid-career professionals hoping to revamp their image. Or really, for anyone at all—at the end of the day, we could all use some more respect and kindness, and Modern Etiquette Made Easy offers advice and insight like a friend. Pinkies down!

The Exclusive Method You Can Use to Learn—Not Just Memorize—Essential Words A powerful vocabulary expands your world of opportunity. Building your word power will help you write more effectively, communicate clearly, score higher on standardized tests like the SAT, ACT, or GRE, and be more confident and persuasive in everything you do. Using the exclusive Fiske method, you will not just memorize words, but truly learn their meanings and how to use them correctly. This knowledge will stay with you longer and be easier to recall—and it doesn't take any longer than less-effective memorization. How does it work? This book uses a simple three-part system: 1. Patterns: Words aren't arranged randomly or alphabetically, but in similar groups based on meaning and origin that make words easier to remember over time. 2. Deeper Meanings, More Examples: Full explanations—not just brief definitions—of what the words mean, plus multiple examples of the words in sentences. 3. Quick Activities: Frequent short quizzes help you test how much you've learned, while helping your brain internalize their meanings.

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Complete classroom training manual for Word for Microsoft 365. Includes 369 pages and 210 individual topics. Includes practice exercises and keyboard shortcuts. You will learn document creation, editing, proofing, formatting, styles, themes, tables, mailings, and much more. Topics Covered: CHAPTER 1- Getting Acquainted with Word 1.1- About Word 1.2- The Word Environment 1.3- The Title Bar 1.4- The Ribbon 1.5- The “File” Tab and Backstage View 1.6- The Quick Access Toolbar 1.7- Touch Mode 1.8- The Ruler 1.9- The Scroll Bars 1.10- The Document View Buttons 1.11- The Zoom Slider 1.12- The Status Bar 1.13- The Mini Toolbar 1.14- Keyboard Shortcuts CHAPTER 2- Creating Basic Documents 2.1- Opening Documents 2.2- Closing Documents 2.3- Creating New Documents 2.4- Saving Documents 2.5- Recovering Unsaved Documents 2.6- Entering Text 2.7- Moving through Text 2.8- Selecting Text 2.9- Non-Printing Characters 2.10- Working with Word File Formats 2.11- AutoSave Online Documents CHAPTER 3- Document views 3.1- Changing Document Views 3.2- Showing and Hiding the Ruler 3.3- Showing and Hiding Gridlines 3.4- Using the Navigation Pane 3.5- Zooming the Document 3.6- Opening a Copy of a Document in a New Window 3.7- Arranging Open Document Windows 3.8- Split Window 3.9- Comparing Open Documents 3.10- Switching Open Documents 3.11- Switching to Full Screen Mode CHAPTER 4- Basic Editing Skills 4.1- Deleting Text 4.2- Cutting, Copying, and Pasting 4.3- Undoing and Redoing Actions 4.4- Finding and Replacing Text 4.5- Selecting Text and Objects CHAPTER 5- BASIC PROOFING Tools 5.1- The Spelling and Grammar Tool 5.2- Setting Default Proofing Options 5.3- Using the Thesaurus 5.4- Finding the Word Count 5.5- Translating Documents 5.6- Read Aloud in Word CHAPTER 6- FONT Formatting 6.1- Formatting Fonts 6.2- The Font Dialog Box 6.3- The Format Painter 6.4- Applying Styles to Text 6.5- Removing Styles from Text CHAPTER 7- Formatting Paragraphs 7.1- Aligning Paragraphs 7.2- Indenting Paragraphs 7.3- Line Spacing and Paragraph Spacing CHAPTER 8- Document Layout 8.1- About Documents and Sections 8.2- Setting Page and Section Breaks 8.3- Creating Columns in a Document 8.4- Creating Column Breaks 8.5- Using Headers and Footers 8.6- The Page Setup Dialog Box 8.7- Setting Margins 8.8- Paper Settings 8.9- Layout Settings 8.10- Adding Line Numbers 8.11- Hyphenation Settings CHAPTER 9- Using Templates 9.1- Using Templates 9.2- Creating Personal Templates CHAPTER 10- Printing Documents 10.1- Previewing and Printing Documents CHAPTER 11- Helping Yourself 11.1- Microsoft Search in Word 11.2- Using Word Help 11.3- Smart Lookup CHAPTER 12- Working with Tabs 12.1- Using Tab Stops 12.2- Using the Tabs Dialog Box CHAPTER 13- Pictures and Media 13.1- Inserting Online Pictures and Stock Images 13.2- Inserting Your Own Pictures 13.3- Using Picture Tools 13.4- Using the Format Picture Task Pane 13.5- Fill & Line Settings 13.6- Effects Settings 13.7- Alt Text 13.8- Picture Settings 13.9- Inserting Screenshots 13.10- Inserting Screen Clippings 13.11- Inserting Online Video 13.12- Inserting Icons 13.13- Inserting 3D Models 13.14- Formatting 3D Models CHAPTER 14- DRAWING OBJECTS 14.1- Inserting Shapes 14.2- Inserting WordArt 14.3- Inserting Text Boxes 14.4- Formatting Shapes 14.5- The Format Shape Task Pane 14.6- Inserting SmartArt 14.7- Design and Format SmartArt 14.8- Inserting Charts CHAPTER 15- USING BUILDING BLOCKS 15.1- Creating Building Blocks 15.2- Using Building Blocks CHAPTER 16- Styles 16.1- About Styles 16.2- Applying Styles 16.3- Showing Headings in the Navigation Pane 16.4- The Styles Task Pane 16.5- Clearing Styles from Text 16.6- Creating a New Style 16.7- Modifying an Existing Style 16.8- Selecting All Instances of a Style in a Document 16.9- Renaming Styles 16.10- Deleting Custom Styles 16.11- Using the Style Inspector Pane 16.12- Using the Reveal Formatting Pane CHAPTER 17- Themes and style sets 17.1- Applying a Theme 17.2- Applying a Style Set 17.3- Applying and Customizing Theme Colors 17.4- Applying and Customizing Theme Fonts 17.5- Selecting Theme Effects CHAPTER 18- PAGE BACKGROUNDS 18.1- Applying Watermarks 18.2- Creating Custom Watermarks 18.3- Removing Watermarks 18.4- Selecting a Page Background Color or Fill Effect 18.5- Applying Page Borders CHAPTER 19- BULLETS AND NUMBERING 19.1- Applying Bullets and Numbering 19.2- Formatting Bullets and Numbering 19.3- Applying a Multilevel List 19.4- Modifying a Multilevel List Style CHAPTER 20- Tables 20.1- Using Tables 20.2- Creating Tables 20.3- Selecting Table Objects 20.4- Inserting and Deleting Columns and Rows 20.5- Deleting Cells and Tables 20.6- Merging and Splitting Cells 20.7- Adjusting Cell Size 20.8- Aligning Text in Table Cells 20.9- Converting a Table into Text 20.10- Sorting Tables 20.11- Formatting Tables 20.12- Inserting Quick Tables CHAPTER 21- Table formulas 21.1- Inserting Table Formulas 21.2- Recalculating Word Formulas 21.3- Viewing Formulas Vs. Formula Results 21.4- Inserting a Microsoft Excel Worksheet CHAPTER 22- Inserting page elements 22.1- Inserting Drop Caps 22.2- Inserting Equations 22.3- Inserting Ink Equations 22.4- Inserting Symbols 22.5- Inserting Bookmarks 22.6- Inserting Hyperlinks CHAPTER 23- Outlines 23.1- Using Outline View 23.2- Promoting and Demoting Outline Text 23.3- Moving Selected Outline Text 23.4- Collapsing and Expanding Outline Text CHAPTER 24- MAILINGS 24.1- Mail Merge 24.2- The Step by Step Mail Merge Wizard 24.3- Creating a Data Source 24.4- Selecting Recipients 24.5- Inserting and Deleting Merge Fields 24.6- Error Checking 24.7- Detaching the Data Source 24.8- Finishing a Mail Merge 24.9- Mail Merge Rules 24.10- The Ask Mail Merge Rule 24.11- The Fill-in Mail Merge Rule 24.12- The If…Then…Else Mail Merge Rule 24.13- The Merge Record # Mail Merge Rule 24.14- The Merge Sequence # Mail Merge Rule 24.15- The Next Record Mail Merge Rule 24.16- The Next Record If Mail Merge Rule 24.17- The Set Bookmark Mail Merge Rule 24.18- The Skip Record If Mail Merge Rule 24.19- Deleting Mail Merge Rules in Word CHAPTER 25- SHARING DOCUMENTS 25.1- Sharing Documents in Word Using Co-authoring 25.2- Inserting Comments 25.3- Sharing by Email 25.4- Posting to a Blog 25.5- Saving as a PDF or XPS File 25.6- Saving as a Different File Type CHAPTER 26- CREATING A TABLE OF CONTENTS 26.1- Creating a Table of Contents 26.2- Customizing a Table of Contents 26.3- Updating a Table of Contents 26.4- Deleting a Table of Contents CHAPTER 27- CREATING AN INDEX 27.1- Creating an Index 27.2- Customizing an Index 27.3- Updating an Index CHAPTER 28- CITATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY 28.1- Select a Citation Style 28.2- Insert a Citation 28.3- Insert a Citation Placeholder 28.4- Inserting Citations Using the Researcher Pane 28.5- Managing Sources 28.6- Editing Sources 28.7- Creating a Bibliography CHAPTER 29- CAPTIONS 29.1- Inserting Captions 29.2- Inserting a Table of Figures 29.3- Inserting a Cross-reference 29.4- Updating a Table of Figures CHAPTER 30- CREATING FORMS 30.1- Displaying the Developer Tab 30.2- Creating a Form 30.3- Inserting Controls 30.4- Repeating Section Content Control 30.5- Adding Instructional Text 30.6- Protecting a Form CHAPTER 31- MAKING MACROS 31.1- Recording Macros 31.2- Running and Deleting Recorded Macros 31.3- Assigning Macros CHAPTER 32- WORD OPTIONS 32.1- Setting Word Options 32.2- Setting Document Properties 32.3- Checking Accessibility CHAPTER 33- DOCUMENT SECURITY 33.1- Applying Password Protection to a Document 33.2- Removing Password Protection from a Document 33.3- Restrict Editing within a Document 33.4- Removing Editing Restrictions from a Document

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