Word Processing

Prerequisites: Completion of Introduction to Windows, or a good understanding of the Windows operating environment.

Class length: 1 day.

Targeted skills:

• Create and save a document using Word for Windows.
• Open an existing document and use simple editing techniques.
• Navigate through a large document by using the mouse and keyboard.
• Access Word for Windows Help by using the Help menu and the Help button.
• Edit a document using more sophisticated techniques.
• Apply and remove character formatting.
• Apply and remove paragraph formatting.
• Create and modify custom tabs.
• Create and modify table structures.
• Adjust margins, page breaks and create headers and footers.
• Use Word’s proofing tools such as the speller and thesaurus.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Microsoft Word for Windows or equivalent understanding of Word for Windows' basic functions.

Class length: 1 day.

Targeted skills:

• Customize the Word for Windows workplace.
• Understand advanced formatting of tables.
• Perform calculations in tables and create graphs from tables.
• Create and modify AutoText entries.
• Change the appearance of paragraphs using styles.
• Create, use and change defaults in the Normal template.
• Merge a document with data to create multiple variations of the document.
• Locate and manage documents.
• Create, run and change macros.
• Format text in columns with graphics.
• Use Mail Merge for mailing labels and envelopes.

Prerequisites: Introduction to Word for Windows, Intermediate Word for Windows, or equivalent knowledge.

Class length: 1 day.

Targeted skills:

• Use AutoFormat options and link styles.
• Create, modify, and replace styles.
• Use Word’s Organizer to manage styles.
• Create and customize templates.
• Create macros.
• Add AutoText, macros, and menu commands to a template.
• Create and enhance forms by using macros, help messages, and WordArt.
• Create and modify drawing objects.
• Insert and modify clip art graphics.
• Create an organizational chart.
• Automatically add figure captions.
• Create outlines and a master document.
• Generate a table of contents and a table of figures.
• Use section breaks to control document layout.
• Format a document for binding by using mirror and gutter margins.
• Use highlights, annotations, and revision marks to edit a document.
• Protect documents by using passwords.