Tip #107 – Quick Thesaurus in Microsoft Word 2003
Do you often search for the perfect synonym, but don’t have a thesaurus at your desk? Word 2003 has a built-in thesaurus which makes it a snap to locate synonyms.
1. Right-click on the word in your document for which you’d like some synonyms.
2. In the menu which appears, select Synonyms. A list of suggested synonyms appears. If no synonyms appear, select Thesaurus. You will be taken to a thesaurus search window.
3. In the thesaurus search window which appears on the right side of your screen, click on the green button with the white arrow to begin the synonym search. A list of suggested synonyms appears.
4. To insert one of the synonyms, highlight the word to replace in your document, then right-click next to the desired synonym in the list, and select Insert. The new word now replaces the old.
