Using the Thesaurus in Microsoft Word

1. Use your mouse to right-click on a word in your document for which you want to find a similar word.
2. Select Look Up... on the context menu.
3. The Research task pane opens on the right.
4. A list of similar words is displayed.
5. Do ONE of the following
• To replace the current word in your document, right-click on a word in the Thesaurus and click Insert.
• To lookup a word in the list of the Thesaurus, right-click on the word and select Look Up.

NOTE: If you want to also see a dictionary definition or pronunciation choose All Reference Books in the search location drop-down option.