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Publishing layout view (for layout-rich documents) This new specialized environment in Word
2008 combines powerful desktop publishing tools and designer templates in one location. Users
can use publishing layout view to quickly create professional-looking documents that are
traditionally created by using advanced Desktop Publishing (DTP) applications.
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Publication templates Word 2008 provides dozens of professionally designed
publication templates. Users can use these templates to create great-looking brochures,
newsletters, posters, and flyers. They can customize any template by using a theme. Or,
they can use pictures and text to make the publication look just the way that they want.
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Ligatures in fonts Ligatures are font characters that combine two or more separate
characters to improve text style and readability. Some ornate font ligatures include
decorative swashes that users can use to enhance the style of a document.
In Word 2008, users can use ligatures in Apple Advanced Typography (AAT) fonts in
Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger) and both AAT and OpenType fonts in Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard).
Use improved notebook layout view
Word 2008 introduces significant enhancement to notebook layout view. In Word 2008, users can
customize and personalize notebook documents with different appearances and backgrounds.
Notebook tabs now support colors for improved categorization of notes, and can be dragged
across different Word notebook documents. The audio recording preferences for notebook layout
view now offer easier customization.
Use improved mail merge
The new streamlined Mail Merge Manager in Word 2008 combines, or merges, information from a
data source with information in Word document so that users don't have to create multiple
versions of the document by hand. Performing mail merges by integrating Word documents, e-
mails, forms, and contacts is simple and much faster than the manual alternative.
New features in Excel
Excel 2008 helps users manage their data for powerful results, visually persuasive charts, and
thought-provoking graphs.
Ledger sheets in Excel 2008 make tracking finances, inventories, invoices, and even portfolios
easy with preformatted spreadsheets and automatic calculations.