If you have ever read long Microsoft Word documents, then you probably know how tedious it can be to rewind such documents to get to the right place in the text. Today we will learn how to work with thumbnails in Word to make text navigation faster.
Word 2010
Open your document in Word 2010, go to the tab View (View) and check the box next to the option Navigation Pane (Navigation area).
A panel will appear to the left of the document. Navigate (Navigation). Click on the icon Browse the pages in your documents (Page view).
Now you can easily navigate to the desired pages of the document using their thumbnails shown on the panel. Navigate (Navigation).
Word 2007
To view large documents with thumbnails in Word 2007, click the View (View) and in section Show / Hide (Show/Hide) check the box next to Thumbnails (Miniatures).
Now you can navigate between pages using their thumbnails.
If you are tired of rewinding long Word documents, then using the thumbnails on the panel Navigate (Navigation) is a much easier way to get to the desired page.