This course builds on the skills taught in Word Intermediate. In this advanced course, students will learn how to perform a mail merge, create an index, track document changes, create macros, and customize menus and toolbars. Course activities also cover creating, modifying, and protecting forms, and working with large documents by creating a master document, table of contents, footnotes, and cross-references.

 

Adding Graphics

§    Inserting clip art

§    Wrapping text around graphics

§    Moving and resizing graphics

§    Inserting pictures from files

§    Drawing autoshapes

§    Inserting text boxes

§    Drawing lines

§    Creating WordArt

§    Using click and type

 

Creating a Web Page

§    Planning a web publication

§    Creating a web page

§    Applying themes

§    Adding graphics to a web page

§    Saving a document as a web page

§    Inserting hyperlinks

§    Editing hyperlinks

§    Previewing a web page

 

Merging Word Documents

§    Understanding mail merge

§    Creating a main document

§    Creating a data source

§    Entering and editing records in a data source

§    Inserting a merge field

§    Performing a mail merge

§    Creating labels

§    Sorting records to merge

 

Formatting with Styles

§    Understanding styles and templates

§    Creating paragraph styles

§    Creating and applying character styles

§    Modifying styles

§    Using autoformat and the style gallery

§    Displaying style names in a document

§    Moving around with styles

§    Replacing styles

 

Sharing Information with Other Programs

§    Understanding linking and embedding objects

§    Linking an Excel worksheet

§    Modifying a linked object

§    Using paste special to embed an object

§    Creating a PowerPoint presentation from a Word outline

§    Inserting a PowerPoint object

§    Attaching an Access data source

§    Selecting records to merge

 

Covered Topics   (lists are not all-inclusive)

1. Getting started with Word
   1. Starting Word
   2. Creating a document
   3. Saving a document
2. Editing and Proofing Documents
   1. Opening and Saving a New Document
   2. Selecting and Replacing Text
   3. Moving Text
   4. Copying Text
   5. Checking Spelling and Grammar
   6. Creating and Using AutoCorrect Entries
   7. Finding and Replacing Text
3. Formatting a Document
   1. Changing Fonts and Font Sizes
   2. Applying Font Effects
   3. Changing Paragraph Alignment
   4. Indenting Paragraphs
   5. Changing Line Spacing
   6. Changing Paragraph Spacing
   7. Aligning Text with Tabs
   8. Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists
   9. Applying Borders and Shading
4. Working with Tables
   1. Creating a Table
   2. Adjusting Table Rows and Columns
   3. Adding and Deleting Rows and Columns
   4. Formatting a Table
   5. Calculating Data in Table
   6. Sorting a Table
   7. Drawing a Table
5. Formatting Pages
   1. Changing Document Margins
   2. Creating Headers and Footers
   3. Modifying Headers and Footers
   4. Inserting Page Numbers
   5. Inserting Page Breaks
   6. Creating Sections
   7. Creating Columns
   8. Balancing Columns

Covered Topics   (lists are not all-inclusive)

1. Working with Tables
   1. Creating a Table
   2. Adjusting Table Rows and Columns
   3. Adding and Deleting Rows and Columns
   4. Formatting a Table
   5. Calculating Data in Table
   6. Sorting a Table
   7. Drawing a Table
2. Formatting Pages
1. Changing Document Margins
2. Creating Headers and Footers
3. Modifying Headers and Footers
4. Inserting Page Numbers
5. Inserting Page Breaks
6. Creating a Table of Contents
7. Creating Sections
8. Creating Columns
9. Balancing Columns
3. Editing and Proofing Documents
   1. Opening and Saving a New Document
   2. Selecting and Replacing Text
   3. Moving Text
   4. Copying Text
   5. Checking Spelling and Grammar
   6. Creating and Using AutoCorrect Entries
   7. Finding and Replacing Text
4. Formatting a Document
   1. Changing Fonts and Font Sizes
   2. Applying Font Effects
   3. Changing Paragraph Alignment
   4. Indenting Paragraphs
   5. Changing Line Spacing
   6. Changing Paragraph Spacing
   7. Aligning Text with Tabs
   8. Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists
   9. Applying Borders and Shading

Covered Topics   (lists are not all-inclusive)

1. Adding Graphics
   1. Inserting Clip Art
   2. Wrapping text around graphics
   3. Moving and resizing graphics
   4. Inserting Pictures from Files
   5. Drawing Autoshapes
   6. Inserting Text Boxes
   7. Drawing Lines
   8. Creating WordArt
   9. Using Click and Type
2. Creating a Web Page
   1. Planning a web publication
   2. Creating a web page
   3. Applying themes
   4. Adding graphics to a web page
   5. Saving a document as a web page
   6. Inserting hyperlinks
   7. Editing hyperlinks
   8. Previewing a web page
3. Merging Word Documents
   1. Understanding mail merge
   2. Creating a main document
   3. Creating a data source
   4. Entering and editing records in a data source
   5. Inserting a merge field
   6. Performing a mail merge
   7. Creating labels
   8. Sorting records to merge
4. Formatting with Styles
   1. Understanding styles and templates
   2. Creating paragraph styles
   3. Creating and applying character styles
   4. Modifying styles
   5. Using AutoFormat and the Style gallery
   6. Displaying Style Names in a document
   7. Moving around with styles
   8. Replacing styles
5. Sharing Information with Other Programs
   1. Understanding Linking and Embedding Objects
   2. Linking an Excel Worksheet
   3. Modifying a linked object
   4. Using Paste Special to embed an Object
   5. Creating a PowerPoint Presentation from a Word outline
   6. Inserting a PowerPoint object
   7. Attaching an Access Data Source
   8. Selecting records to merge