Computer Training and Support for central Massachusetts

Word
Intermediate - - Advanced
Beginning Word

Full Day

Students will learn the basic skills necessary to begin using Word. This course is the first in a series of three Microsoft® Office courses. It will provide you with the basic concepts required to produce basic business documents.

Creating a Basic Document
  • Explore the User Interface
  • Open and View a Document
  • Customize the Word Environment
  • Obtain Help
  • Enter Text
  • Save a Document
  • Preview and Print a Document

Editing a Document

  • Navigate and Select Text in a Document
  • Insert, Delete, or Rearrange Text
  • Undo Changes
  • Find and Replace Text

Formatting Text

  • Change Font and Size
  • Highlight Text

Formatting Paragraphs

  • Set Tabs
  • Control Paragraph Layout
  • Add Borders and Shading
  • Add Styles
  • Create Lists
  • Manage Formatting

Adding Tables

    Create a Table
  • Modify the Table Structure
  • Format a Table
  • Convert Text to a Table or Tables to Text

Inserting Graphic Elements

  • Add Visual Effects Using Symbols and Special Characters
  • Insert Illustrations

Controlling Page Appearance

  • Control Page Layout
  • Apply a Page Border and Color
  • Add Watermarks
  • Add Headers and Footers

Proofing a Document

  • Check Spelling, Grammar and Word Count
  • Enhance Textual Meaning Using the Thesaurus
  • Customize AutoCorrect Options


Beginning - - Advanced
Intermediate Word

Full Day

In this course you will learn how to customize and automate the way Microsoft ®Word works for you. You can improve the quality of your work by enhancing your documents with customized lists, tables, charts, and graphics.

Managing Lists
  • Sort a List
  • Renumber a List
  • Customize Lists

Customizing Tables and Charts

  • Sort Table Data
  • Control Cell Layout
  • Perform Calculations in a Table
  • Create Charts

Customizing Formatting with Styles and Themes

    Create or Modify a Text Style
  • Create a Custom List or Table Style
  • Apply Default and Customized Document Themes

Modifying Pictures

  • Resize a Picture
  • Adjust Picture Appearance Settings

Creating Customized Graphic Elements

  • Create Text Boxes and Pull Quotes
  • Draw Shapes
  • Add WordArt and Other Special Effects to Text
  • Create Complex Illustrations with SmartArt

Inserting Content Using QuickParts

  • Insert Building Blocks
  • Create Building Blocks
  • Modify Building Blocks
  • Insert Fields Using QuickParts

Controlling Text Flow

  • Control Paragraph Flow
  • Insert Section Breaks
  • Insert Columns
  • Link Text Boxes to Control Text Flow

Using Templates to Automate Document Creation

  • Create a Document Based on a Template
  • Create a Template

Automating Mail Merges

  • Perform a Mail Merge
  • Mail Merge Envelopes and Labels
  • Use Word to Create a Data Source
Using Macros to Automate Tasks
  • Perform a Task Automatically Using a Macro


Beginning - - Intermediate
Advanced Word

Full Day

In this course you will use Word to create, manage, revise, and distribute long documents and forms.

Using Microsoft® Word with Other Programs
  • Link to an Excel Worksheet
  • Link a Chart to Excel Data
  • Send a Document Outline to PowerPoint
  • Extract Text from a Fax
  • Send a Document as an Email Message

Collaborating on Documents

  • Modify User Information
  • Send a Document for Review
  • Review a Document
  • Compare Document Changes
  • Merge Document Changes
  • Review Track Changes and Comments

Managing Document Versions

  • Create a New Version of a Document
  • Compare Document Versions
  • Merge Document Versions

Adding Reference Marks and Notes

  • Insert Bookmarks
  • Insert Footnotes and Endnotes
  • Add Captions
  • Add Hyperlinks
  • Add Cross-References
  • Add Citations and a Bibliography

Making Long Documents Easier to Use

  • Insert Blank and Cover Pages
  • Insert an Index
  • Insert Table of Figures
  • Insert Table of Authorities
  • Insert Table of Contents
  • Create a Master Document
  • Automatically Summarize a Document

Securing a Document

  • Update a Document's Properties
  • Hide Text
  • Remove Personal Information from a Document
  • Set Formatting and Editing Restrictions
  • Add a Digital Signature to a Document
  • Set a Password for a Document
  • Restrict Document Access



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