MS Word Advanced

Duration: One Day

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    Target Audience & Purpose

    Word Advanced is for people who can already create documents, and want to add more sophistication and automation.

    Objectives

    By the end of this course participants should be able to:

    • Create multiple columns in a document
    • Create and apply styles in a document
    • Create a Table of Contents and Bookmarks
    • Create different headers and footers
    • Insert, size, position and edit graphics and use WordArt
    • Create and modify document templates
    • Create and edit macros and assign macros to toolbars
    • Add footnotes and endnotes to a document
    • Create form letters and labels using mail merge
    • Create a form with drop-down form fields

    Course Inclusions

    • Comprehensive learning materials incl. exercise files
    • Post course telephone support
    • ‘Certificate of Attendance’ on completion of course

    Course Prerequisites

    Participants should be competent users of Word and should already be able to:

    • Modify the appearance of text using font formatting
    • Modify the layout of a document using paragraph formatting
    • Set different types of indentation
    • Change margins and paper orientation, use Print Preview
    • Create a simple table

    MS Word Advanced – Course Outline

    Download Exercise Files

    Using Outline View
    Create an Outline, Work in Outline View, Collapse/Expand Outline Headings, Outline Heading Levels, Move an Outline Heading or Body Text, Number Outline Levels, Display/Hide Outline Text Formats

    Using Styles
    Use Quick Styles & Style Inspector, Manage, Apply, Creating, Edit, Delete a Style, Add a Style to the Quick Styles Gallery, Clear Formats and Styles

    Creating a Table of Contents
    Generate & Remove a Table of Contents, View the TOC Field Code, Update TOC, Insert TC Field Codes, Use TC Fields, Use Outline Levels

    Using Section Breaks
    Work with, Insert, Remove & Modify Section Breaks, Insert a Next Page, Continuous & Odd/Even Page Break, Format a Section

    Working with Headers & Footers
    Create Headers/Footers, Insert Page No’s, Insert Current Date, Create a First Page & Odd and Even Headers/Footers, Set the Starting Page No.

    Using Footnotes & Endnotes
    Use, Insert, Set, View, Browse, Move, Copy and Delete a Note

    Inserting Graphics
    Insert Clip Art & Pictures, Format Pictures, Create & Format WordArt Objects, Arrange Graphics, Create Watermarks

    Using SmartArt
    Create SmartArt, Change Colors, Apply a SmartArt Graphic Style

    Working with Drawing Objects
    Create a Drawing Object, Select & Move Objects, Use Drawing Canvas, Format Objects, Add 3-D Effect, Layer Text & Objects, Delete an Object

    Using Newsletter-style Columns
    Create Columns, Navigate & Change the Number of Columns, Width and Spacing, Add a Vertical Line between Columns, Balance Column Length

    Using Chart Creation Features
    Create a Chart, Edit the Datasheet, Add a Chart Title, Change the Chart Type, Create a Chart from Excel

    Editing a Table
    Select, Inserting & Delete Rows and Columns, Merge Cells, Rotate Text, Align Text, Split Cells, Convert a Table into Text, Create a Table Heading

    Sorting Table Data
    Design a Table to be Sorted, Sort a Table Alphabetically, Numerically and by Date, Sort a Table by Multiple Columns

    Using Templates
    Select an Existing Template, Create, Modify & Delete a Template

    Customizing Word Preferences
    Change Default Font Attributes, Change Default Page Settings, Set Word Options, Modify Default File Locations, Customize Toolbars

    Working with Lists
    Customize Numbered/Bulleted Lists, Bullet/Number a Multilevel List, Create a New List Style, Sort a List Alphabetically

    Using Macros
    Record, Run, Edit, Delete a Macro, Add a Macro Button, Organize Macro Projects

    Using Mail Merge, Merge Mail Labels & Directories
    Start Mail Merge Wizard, Create Main Document & Recipient List, Customize, Rearrange, Save Recipient List, Enter Records into a Recipient List, Sort Merged Records, Highlight & Insert Merge Fields Preview Merged Data, Merge to Document or Printer, Email Messages Use & Create Mailing Labels, Label Options, Attach a Data Source, Insert Label Merge Fields, Merge Labels to a New Document, Create a Directory, Merge with Alternate Data Source

    Using Formulas in Tables
    Create a Formula, Use Functions, Format, Display Field codes, Recalculating Formulas in a Table

    Using Bookmarks
    Work with, Create, View, Go to, Cross-reference & Delete a Bookmark

    Using Forms
    Create a Form, Save a Form as a Template, Set Properties for Controls, Use Legacy Tools and ActiveX Controls, Protect a Form, Input Data into a Form, Delete a Form Template, Print a Form

    Managing Files
    Select File Views, Sort Word Files, Use the My Places Bar, Assign & Remove a Password, Digital Signatures, Manage Document Recovery

    Protecting a Document
    Open the Protect Document Button, Restrict Document Formatting, & Editing, Create Restriction Exceptions

    Using Word HTML Features
    Save Files, Auto Format, Link to a Page, or Location, Paste, Update, Browse Linked Pages & Locations, Edit & Modify HTML Files