{"id":922,"date":"2017-06-27T20:52:36","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T20:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-compapp\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=922"},"modified":"2017-07-24T21:57:39","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T21:57:39","slug":"why-it-matters-word-part-3","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-wm-compapp\/chapter\/why-it-matters-word-part-3\/","title":{"raw":"Why It Matters: Microsoft Word, part 3","rendered":"Why It Matters: Microsoft Word, part 3"},"content":{"raw":"<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/27205104\/wim-tables.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-934 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1844\/2017\/06\/27205104\/wim-tables-300x249.png\" alt=\"A stack of financial reports, a Samsung smartphone, sticky notes, a pen, and a glass are visible.\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" \/><\/a>\r\n<h2>Why learn how to use Microsoft Word?<\/h2>\r\nWe have previously covered the basics of creating a document, but\u00a0there is more to business communication than just text. 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