Find the Right Word in Word

From: Dummies.com

If you can't seem to find the right word to use in your Word document, give the Thesaurus a shot. Start by right-clicking the word that's not quite right, and choose Synonyms on the shortcut menu that appears. With luck, the synonym you're looking for appears on the submenu, and all you have to do is click it to enter the synonym in your document.

To do a deeper synonym search Synonyms, Thesaurus. The Research task pane opens. Now you're getting somewhere:

Choosing a synonym: Move the pointer over the word, open its menu, and choose Insert.

Finding a synonym for a synonym: If a synonym intrigues you, click it. The task pane displays a new list of synonyms.

Searching for antonyms: If you can't think of the right word, trying typing its antonym and then looking for an antonym in the Research task pane. The task pane sometimes lists antonyms for words.

Revisit a word list: Click the Back button as many times as necessary. If you go back too far, you can always click its companion Forward button.