Another feature of Word is the “Thesaurus” or the ability to find synonmys for words in your document.

To use the thesaurus highlight the word you want to find a synonym for, then > Click Tools>Language>Thesaurus (Shift+F7 keyboard shortcut).

This will open a panel on the right of the window displaying a list of synonmys for the highlighted word.

Alternatively you can >Right click on the word. A menu will appear >Hover over “Synonyms” and a list of synonyms will be displayed. Select the word you want from the list by clicking on it.

This is a great tool to use. When writing an essay or report you may find yourself using the same descriptive words over and over. Using a variety of descriptive words will improve the look and flow of your work.