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Microsoft Office Word 2003: Quick Course
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Level 1

• Understanding Word Basics

  • What is Microsoft Word 2003?

  • Why Use Word?

  • It’s Time to Master Word!

  • Starting Word 2003

  • Managing Toolbars

  • Displaying and Hiding Toolbars

  • Moving Toolbars

  • Displaying the Standard and Formatting Toolbars on Separate Rows

  • Working with Task Panes

  • Getting Help in Word 2003

  • Type a Question for Help

  • The Office Assistant

  • The Help Task Pane

  • Online Help

  • The Help Window Toolbar

  • Opening Documents

  • Opening and Storing Your Exercise Files

  • Navigating in a Word Document

  • Navigating with the Scroll Bars

  • Navigating with the Keyboard

  • Navigating with the Go To Command

  • Moving Through a Document with the Find Feature

  • Closing Documents

  • Starting a New Blank Document

  • Exiting From Word

• Creating and Editing Business Letters

  • Understanding Business Letter Styles

  • The Block Style Letter

  • The Modified Block Style Letter

  • The Personal Business Letter (Block Style)

  • Inserting Text

  • Word Wrap

  • Taking Control with the Enter Key

  • AutoComplete

  • Smart Tags

  • Working with Save Concepts

  • The Save Command

  • Selecting Text

  • Selection Techniques

  • Editing Text

  • Inserting Text versus Overtype

  • Deleting Text

  • Using Undo and Redo

  • Showing Formatting Marks

  • Inserting and Deleting Paragraph Marks

  • Working with Print Preview

  • Printing with Word

  • Canceling Print Jobs

  • Copying and Moving Text

  • The Office Clipboard

  • Working with Drag and Drop

  • Working with AutoCorrect

  • Expanding AutoCorrect Entries

  • Creating New AutoCorrect Entries

  • Undoing Automatic Corrections

  • Working with AutoText

• Creating a Memorandum and a Press Release

  • Understanding Memorandum Styles

  • Inserting and Formatting the Date and Time

  • The Update Automatically Option

  • When to Use the Update Automatically Option

  • Inserting Symbols

  • Working with Page Breaks

  • Removing Manual Page Breaks

  • Switching Between Documents

  • Working with Proofreading Tools

  • Spell Checking

  • Automatic Spell Checking

  • Custom Dictionaries

  • Grammar Checking

  • The Spelling and Grammar Dialog Box

  • Using Character Formatting

  • The Font Tab

  • The Character Spacing Tab

  • The Text Effects Tab

  • The Formatting Toolbar

  • The Format Painter

  • Hidden Text

  • Working with Find and Replace

  • Working with Word Count

  • Working with Readability Statistics

• Creating a Simple Report

  • Understanding Report Formats

  • Overview

  • Traditional Unbound Business Report Format

  • Using Paragraph Formatting

  • Using Paragraph Alignment

  • Click and Type

  • The Formatting Toolbar

  • The Paragraph Dialog Box

  • Line Spacing

  • Indenting Text

  • The Horizontal Ruler

  • Using Tab Stops

  • Changing the Default Tab Stops

  • Working with Custom Tab Stops

  • Setting Custom Tab Stops with the Ruler

  • Working with the Tabs Dialog Box

  • Modifying and Removing Tab Stops with the Ruler

  • Using Bulleted and Numbered Lists

  • Turning Off Bullets and Numbering

  • Using the Bullets and Numbering Dialog Box

  • Working with Built-In Bullet and Numbering Styles

  • Customizing Bullet and Number Styles

  • Resetting Customized Bullet and Number Styles

  • Restart or Continue Numbering

  • Using Outline-Style Numbered Lists

  • Promoting and Demoting List Items

  • Setting Line Breaks

  • Using Hyphenation

  • Working with the Hyphenation Zone

  • Using the Paragraph Space Setting

  • Paragraph Space Compared to Line Space

  • Using Borders and Shading

  • Revealing Formats

  • Clearing Formats

• Creating a Flyer

  • Working with Page Orientation and Size

  • Setting the Page Orientation

  • Setting the Paper Size

  • Setting the Page Alignment

  • Creating a Page Border

  • The Borders and Shading Dialog Box

  • A Useful Unit of Measure: The Point

  • Adjusting the Page Border Margins

  • Using Clip Art

  • Inserting Clip Art

  • Searching for Clip Art with Keywords

  • Working with Media Types

  • Using the Clip Organizer

  • The My Collections Folder

  • Scaling Pictures

  • Working with Scaling and Proportions

  • Setting Paragraph Space

  • Working with Basic Picture Editing

  • The Picture Toolbar

  • Inserting Pictures from Files

  • Adjusting Brightness and Contrast

  • Cropping Pictures

  • Rotating Pictures

  • The Picture Format Dialog Box

  • Scaling Pictures by Percentage

  • Creating Watermarks

  • The Format Background Dialog Box

• Working with Tables

  • Creating Resumes with Impact

  • Types of Resumes

  • What to Include in and What to Leave out of a Resume

  • The Chronological Resume

  • The Functional Resume

  • Inserting Tables

  • Insert Methods

  • Before You Insert

  • Working with Table Entries

  • Navigating in Tables

  • Aligning Entries

  • Table Selection Techniques

  • The Tables and Borders Toolbar

  • Gridlines

  • Drawing Tables

  • The Eraser Tool

  • Sizing Rows and Columns

  • Distributing Rows and Columns

  • Adjusting Row Height and Column Width by Dragging

  • AutoFit Options

  • AutoFit Options on the Table Menu

  • Working with Table Properties

  • Column Properties

  • Row Properties

  • Inserting Rows and Columns

  • Moving and Copying Text, Rows, and Columns

  • Converting Text to Table

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Level 2

• Working with Desktop Publishing

  • Drawing Objects Concepts

  • The Grid

  • The Drawing Canvas

  • Using WordArt

  • Using Drop Caps

  • Formatting Objects

  • The Size Tab

  • Selecting, Moving, and Sizing Objects

  • The Layout Tab

  • Advanced Text-Wrapping Options

  • Object Anchors

  • The Remaining Tabs

  • Working with AutoShapes and Other Shapes

  • Constraining Objects

  • Deleting Objects

  • Formatting Buttons on the Drawing Toolbar

  • Working with Text Boxes

  • Layering Objects

  • Creating Diagrams

  • The Diagram Gallery

  • Creating a Pyramid Diagram

• Creating a Newsletter

  • Working with Section Breaks

  • Inserting Section Breaks

  • Removing Section Breaks

  • Inserting Files

  • Working with Newsletter-Style Columns

  • Setting up Columns

  • Revising Column Layouts

  • Adjusting Column Widths with the Ruler

  • Working with Column Breaks

  • Ending Column Sections

  • Working with the Recently Used Files List

  • Working with Views

  • Working with Other Viewing Techniques

  • Show/Hide White Space

  • Splitting Windows

  • Arranging Windows

  • Zooming

• Creating an Employee Policy Manual

  • Applying Styles

  • Types of Styles

  • Accessing Styles

  • Heading Styles

  • Displaying All Built-In Styles

  • The Styles and Formatting Task Pane

  • Creating and Modifying Styles

  • The Style Dialog Box

  • Using Outlines

  • Promoting and Demoting Headings

  • Reorganizing Documents in Outline View

  • Working with Margins

  • Margins versus Indents

  • Setting Margins with the Rulers

  • Working with Text Flow Options

  • Navigating in Long Documents

  • Browsing Objects

  • Using the Document Map View

  • Working with Thumbnails

  • Working with Bookmarks

• Organizing Long Documents

  • Creating a Table of Contents

  • Table of Contents Structure

  • Editing Table of Contents Entries

  • Updating a Table of Contents

  • Working with Page Numbers

  • Formatting Page Numbers

  • Working with Headers and Footers

  • Creating Headers and Footers

  • Navigating in the Headers and Footers Area

  • Modifying Headers and Footers

  • Working with Multiple Headers and Footers

  • Deleting Headers and Footers

  • Header and Footer Options on the Page Setup Dialog Box

  • Creating an Index

  • Marking Index Entries

  • Inserting an Index

  • Modifying an Index

  • Using Cross-References

  • Updating Cross-References

  • Working with Master Documents and Subdocuments

  • Setting up Master Documents

  • Linking Subdocuments

  • Expanding and Collapsing Subdocuments

• Creating a Research Paper

  • Understanding Research Paper Styles

  • Working with Footnotes and Endnotes

  • Footnote and Endnote Links

  • Editing and Formatting Footnotes and Endnotes

  • Deleting Footnotes and Endnotes

  • Converting Footnotes to Endnotes and Endnotes to Footnotes

  • Working with a Table of Figures and Captions

  • Working with Document Properties

  • The General Tab

  • The Summary and Contents Tab

  • The Statistics Tab

  • The Custom Tab

  • Using the Research Task Pane

  • Working with a Table of Authorities

• Web Integration: Posting an Online Resume

  • orking with Document Wizards

  • The Resume Wizard

  • Understanding the Save As Command

  • Creating Folders from within Word

  • Renaming Folders

  • Exporting Documents to Other File Formats

  • Document Export Example

  • Some Popular File Formats

  • Format Converters

  • Limitations of File Formats

  • Working with Design Considerations for Web Pages

  • Fonts

  • Screen Resolution

  • Page Backgrounds

  • Background Colors and Fill Effects

  • Download Speed

  • Applying Themes

  • Saving Documents as Web Pages

  • Web Page Preview

  • Editing Web Pages in Word

  • Creating Hyperlinks

  • Types of Hyperlinks

  • Using Frames

  • Example of a Frame

  • Inserting and Modifying Frames

  • Multiple Frame Document Files

  • Publishing Web Pages

  • Publishing Methods

  • Naming Web Pages

  • Using an FTP Program

  • Using Web Folders

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Level 3

• Using Mail Merge

  • Understanding Mail Merge Concepts

  • How it Works

  • The Benefits of Using Mail Merge

  • Working with the Mail Merge Task Pane

  • Working with Data Sources

  • Address Lists

  • Designing Effective Data Sources

  • Setting up an Address List and Entering Data

  • Managing the Address List

  • Working with Main Documents

  • Setting up Main Documents

  • Conducting a Merge

  • Using the Mail Merge Task Pane

  • Using the Mail Merge Toolbar

  • To Save or Not to Save

  • Working with Merge Problems

  • Common Problems

  • Using Envelopes and Labels with Mail Merge

  • Generating Envelopes with Mail Merge

  • Generating Labels with Mail Merge

  • Merging from Alternative Data Sources

  • Merging from Outlook, Access, and Excel

• Working with Advanced Tables and Excel Integration

  • Merging and Splitting Cells

  • Changing the Text Direction

  • Embedding Excel Worksheets in Word Documents

  • Editing Embedded Worksheets

  • Sorting Tables, Lists, and Paragraphs

  • Sort Keys

  • Sorting Tables

  • Sorting Paragraphs and Lists

  • Multilevel Sorts

  • Performing Calculations in Tables

  • The Formula Dialog Box

  • Constructing Formulas

  • AutoSum

  • Formula Limitations

  • Working with Table AutoFormats

  • Working with Table Styles

  • Creating a Table Style

  • Applying and Modifying Styles

  • Deleting and Clearing Styles

  • Working with Table Properties

  • The Table Properties Tab

  • The Cell Properties Tab

  • Linking Excel Worksheets

  • Using the Paste Options Button

  • Editing Linked Worksheets

  • Linking Excel Charts

  • Importing Excel Data into Microsoft Graph

• Internet Integration: Collaborating Online with Word

  • Organizing a Project

  • Working with Project Folders

  • Renaming Folders

  • Working with Comments

  • When to Use a Comment

  • The Reviewing Toolbar

  • How Word Displays Comments

  • Switching off Comment Balloons

  • Showing the Markup

  • Navigating Comments

  • Setting the Username

  • Editing Comments

  • Printing Comments

  • Emailing a Document

  • The Send To Command

  • The E-mail Button

  • Sending a Document as an Attachment

  • Comparing and Merging Documents

  • Compare and Merge versus Track Changes

  • Working with Compare and Merge Options

  • Working with AutoSummarize

  • Example of AutoSummarize

  • Using the Highlighter

  • Example of Using the Highlighter

  • Pasting Data from Other Sources

  • Pasting Various Formats

  • The Paste Special Command

  • Paste Link

  • Paste Special and Smart Tags

• Integration: Collaborating in Workgroups with Word

  • Tracking Changes to Documents

  • Setting the Username and Initials

  • A Typical Editing and Review Process with Change Tracking

  • Setting Reviewer Ink Colors

  • Reviewing Tracked Changes

  • Display for Review Views

  • Sending a Document for Review via Email

  • Merging Tracked Changes

  • A Typical Editing and Review Process

  • Displaying Tracked Changes by Specific Reviewers

  • Displaying Tracked Changes by Type

  • Protecting Documents

  • Working with Passwords

  • Attaching Digital Signatures to Documents

  • Obtaining a Digital Signature

  • Creating a Self-Signature

  • Attaching a Signature to a Word Document

  • Creating Multiple Versions of a Document

  • The Versions Command

  • Entering Comments on Versions

  • Auto-Saving Versions on Close

  • Opening Previous Versions

  • Deleting Versions

  • Setting the Location of Workgroup Templates

  • Reasons to Use Workgroup Templates

• Using Macros, Toolbars, and Templates

  • Understanding Macros

  • Recording Macros

  • Assigning Macros

  • Macro Storage Locations

  • Recording Limitations

  • Running Macros

  • Working with Visual Basic for Applications

  • Using the VBA Editor to Edit Macros

  • Modifying Code in Visual Basic Modules

  • Customizing Toolbars

  • Adding and Removing Buttons and Menu Items

  • Modifying Custom Buttons and Menu Items

  • Adding Menus to Toolbars

  • Deleting Macros and Buttons

  • Working with Forms

  • Setting up Forms

  • Form Fields

  • Protecting and Restricting Forms and Other Documents

  • Protecting Forms

  • Distributing and Using Forms

  • The Protect Document Task Pane

  • Using Passwords

  • Working with Templates

  • Using the Normal Template

  • Using Other Templates

  • Saving Documents as Templates

  • Modifying Custom Templates

  • Setting the Location of Workgroup Templates

  • Why Use Workgroup Templates

• Working with Word and XML

  • Introducing XML

  • Components of XML Data

  • Using a Style Sheet with XML Data Views

  • Using Schemas

  • Roles of Schemas

  • The Schema Library

  • Where Schemas are Located

  • Creating New XML Documents

  • Applying XML View Options

  • Defining XML Validation Options

  • Validating XML Data Based on a Schema

  • When Validation Takes Place

  • Setting Schema Validation Options

  • Saving an Invalid XML Document

  • Applying Transforms

  • Transforms Saved with XML Data Excluding Data with a Transform   

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