Duration: 1.5 days | Book this course
Cost: $510.00 + GST
Course Description
This intensive class covers all the advanced-end-user features of Microsoft Word . Participants will learn how to expertly set paragraph text flow and add borders and shading to paragraphs; create and modify styles; record, run, edit, delete, copy, and rename macros; and customize toolbars and menus and assign shortcut keys. In addition, activities will include creating templates and managing items in templates; creating printed and online forms; inserting and modifying charts and graphics; and creating drop caps and watermarks. Students will also learn how to use bookmarks and fields; create footnotes, endnotes, cross-references, a table of contents, an index, and a master document; and import and export files and paste, link, and embed information. Finally, in-class exercises will allow participants to share documents, track changes to documents, and work with different document versions; sort tables and text; and work with data in tables. After completing Ardito's Word Introduction, Intermediate, and Advanced courses, students would have covered all the topics that map to the Microsoft Office User Specialist Expert certification exam.
Prerequisites
Participants should have completed the Word 2003 Intermediate level or have equivalent experience. If you are unsure, you may phone our Bookings Administrator on (07) 857.0770 or (09) 630.1220 to request for a Training Needs Assessment form.
Who Should Take This Course
Intermediate users of Microsoft Word who want to learn about and work with the software's more advanced features.
Course Objectives
Upon completing this course, you will have learned how to:
- Set paragraph text flow and add borders and shading to paragraphs.
- Create and modify styles.
- Record, run, edit, delete, copy, and rename macros.
- Customize toolbars and menus and assign shortcut keys.
- Create templates and manage items in templates.
- Create printed and online forms.
- Insert and modify charts.
- Insert and modify graphics and create drop caps and watermarks.
- Use bookmarks and fields.
- Create footnotes, endnotes, cross-references, a table of contents, an index, and a master document.
- Import and export files and paste, link, and embed information.
- Share documents, track changes to documents, and work with different document versions.
- Sort tables and text.
- Work with data in tables.
Course Outline
Using Advanced Character and Paragraph Formatting
- Setting Paragraph Text Flow
- Preventing a Page Break within a Paragraph
- Preventing a Page Break Between Paragraphs
- Specifying Page Breaks
- Widow and Orphan Lines
- Adding Borders and Shading
Working with Styles
- Creating and Modifying Styles
Working with Macros
- Recording, Running, and Editing Macros
Customizing Word
- Customizing Toolbars
- Customizing Menus
- Assigning Shortcut Keys
- Removing Shortcut Keys
- Restoring Default Shortcut Keys
Creating and Modifying Templates
- Creating a New Template
- Creating a New Template Using an Existing Template
- Creating a New Template Using an Existing Document
- Creating a New Template from Scratch
- Adding and Attaching Templates to Documents
- Managing Items in Templates
- Copying Items Between Templates
- Deleting Items from Templates
- Renaming Items in Templates
Creating Forms
- Creating Printed Forms
- Inserting and Formatting a Text Box
- Inserting and Formatting a Check Box
- Inserting and Formatting a Drop-Down List Box
- Adding Help Text to the Form Fields
- Protecting the Form
- Saving the Form
Working with Charts
- Inserting and Editing a Chart
- Entering and Managing Data
- Inserting Columns and Rows
- Deleting Columns and Rows
- Excluding and Including Columns and Rows
- Changing Chart Formatting
- Changing the Data Series Orientation
- Changing the Chart Type
- Adding and Removing Gridlines
- Adding and Removing the Legend
- Changing the Number Format
- Importing Data into a Chart
Working with Graphics
- Inserting Clip Art and Pictures
- Formatting and Modifying Pictures
- The Picture Toolbar
- Changing the Image Control Setting
- Adjusting the Contrast and Brightness
- Adding a Border to a Picture
- Moving, Resizing, and Cropping Pictures
- Controlling Text Wrapping
- Using the Format Picture Button
- Resetting a Picture
- Creating Drop Caps and Watermarks
Using Bookmarks and Fields
- Using Bookmarks
- Defining a Bookmark
- Creating a Cross-Reference to a Bookmark
- Locating a Bookmark
- Using Fields
- Inserting and Updating Fields
- Viewing Field Codes
- Locking and Unlocking Fields
- Sample Field Codes
Using Document Accessories
- Working with Footnotes, Endnotes, and Cross-References
- Creating a Table of Contents
- Creating an Index
- Creating a Master Document
- Adding Comments to File Properties
- Using the Document Map
Sharing Information
- Importing and Exporting Files
- Importing Files into Word
- Exporting Files from Word
- Exporting a Document to PowerPoint
- Pasting, Linking, and Embedding Information
Collaborating in a Workgroup
- Sharing Documents
- Protecting a Document
- Working with Comments
- Setting Default File Locations
- Sending and Routing Documents
- Tracking Changes to Documents
- Working with Different Document Versions
Sorting Documents
- Introduction to Sorting
- Sorting Tables and Text
Working with Data in Tables
- Performing Calculations in Tables
- Adding a Series of Numbers
- Entering a Simple Formula
- Using Functions in a Formula
- Editing a Formula
- Importing Table Data
- Pasting and Linking Spreadsheet Data
- Inserting Excel Tables