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How do you line up bullet points on your resume? Need to write a professional letter, but can’t seem to adjust the tabs properly? Microsoft Word facilitates the creation of any document. Whether it be memos, reports, forms, newsletters, screenplays, or even novels, Learn iT!'s Word series supplies you with the skills you need to craft and polish professional documents.

The changes from the previous version of Word are indicated in red in the description below.

Microsoft Word Introduction

Module 1: Word Essentials

Introduction to the Word 2007 interface: Ribbon, Tabs & Tool-tips
Creating a new document
Entering and editing text
Navigation techniques in a document
Keyboard shortcuts
Basic and Advanced techniques for selecting text
Saving and closing documents
Checking compatibility with previous versions of Word
Getting help in Word

Module 2: Formatting and Creating Lists

Moving and Copying text
Formatting text in a document
Using the Live Preview to preview formatting choices
Formatting paragraphs including spacing and indentation
Creating bulleted and numbered lists

Module 3: Page Setup Techniques

Creating Headers & Footers
Working with document margins
Creating columns
Working with sections
Inserting and controlling page breaks
Inserting a cover page

Module 4: Proofing Tools and Printing

Using proofing tools (Spell/Grammar Check, Thesaurus)
Using Building Blocks to insert common text references or phrases
Finding and replacing text
Using the Highlight feature when searching for text
Creating individual envelopes and labels
Using and creating templates
Printing your documents
Inspecting a document for hidden data

Microsoft Word Intermediate

Learn iT's Advanced Series offers topic specific classes for the user ready to master Word . Create charts, insert graphics, and add special effects to text. Learn how to use forms in your business, how to protect the forms you create and how to insert form fields. Organize your documents with outlines, tables of content and indexes. Finally learn the time-saving skill of merging select information and addresses into formatted text. Modules 5-8 simplify the preparation of your documents and provide you with valuable and marketable knowledge!

Module 5: Tables & Tabs

Setting tabs in a document
Creating tables in a document
Formatting tables using Table Styles
Sorting and Calculating table data
"Drawing" tables in Word

Module 6: Styles

Introduction to document themes
Changing/customizing document themes
Applying and displaying text styles
Create a custom text style
Modify and delete a style
Using text styles to create document outlines

Module 7: Inserting & Controlling Graphic & Drawing Objects

Inserting and customizing SmartArt
Working with ClipArt & WordArt
Inserting Pictures
Using the Drawing Tools
Managing text and graphics

Module 8: Mail Merge

Preparing a document for mail merge
Creating data sources for mail merge
Using existing data sources for mail merge
Merging data with a document
Sorting and filtering during a mail merge
Creating envelopes and labels with mail merge

Microsoft Word Advanced

Module 9: Forms & Tracking Changes

Designing a form
Working with form fields
Using highlights and comments in a document
Tracking changes in a document
Comparing similar yet separate document files
Protecting documents

Module 10: Inserting Document References

Creating a table of contents
Using footnotes and endnotes
Creating and Using bookmarks
Creating cross-references
Creating an index
Overview of Citations and Bibliographies

Module 11: Introduction to Macros and Customizing Toolbars

Recording and running a macro
Editing a macro
Creating buttons to run macros
Customizing the Quick Access toolbar

Module 12: Linking Within and Outside of Word

Creating hyperlinks within Word
Creating hyperlinks to other program files and websites
Inserting objects and files into Word
Save Word document as Web page

Course Schedule


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