Word 2010 best features?

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Word 2010 best features?

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Any opinions on Word 2010's best new features?
This is what I've got so far:
customizable ribbons

yeah, I know there are a bunch of artist effects for pictures, but, wouldn't anyone who care about those things have graphic software already?

Am feeling rather underwhelmed.

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I do like the Navigation Pane (View/ Navigation Pane). Particularly the search tab that highlights words in yellow.
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Ribbon customization is definitely a step forward - it's unforgivable that they omitted it from Office 2007!

You can take screenshots from within Word (Insert tab > Illustrations group > Screenshot button). Convenient, but won't make me give up FastStone Capture, though.

You can rearrange a document using drag-and-drop in the Navigation pane (View tab > Show group > Navigation Pane button).
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agibsonsw wrote:I do like the Navigation Pane (View/ Navigation Pane). Particularly the search tab that highlights words in yellow.
Thanks I hadn't noticed that..

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The navigation pane, particularly its browse search results tab, is my favorite.
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Some of the better features might have been already in v2007 but compared to v2003 my hitlist is

§ Save As PDF is available without requiring third party tools
§ Citations and Bibliographies now automated and uses a database of citations
§ Smart Art and improved charting and graphics tools
§ Improved Equation Editor
§ Building Blocks Functionality eg Cover Pages/Quick Parts
§ Themes allow for instantaneous styleset changes and colour sets
§ Dynamic Ribbon controls
§ Content Controls
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