Word Intermediate
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Course objectives
At the end of the course participants will be able to:
- Produce documents effectively using time saving formatting techniques
- Add borders and shading to text and tables
- Present effective summary information using bullets
- Include complex numbered lists such as contract clauses
- Present information in tabular format
- Use timesaving techniques such as Auto Text
- Use Mail Merge techniques to produce bulk mailouts
- Use Find and Replace to search and replace text
- Add Headers and Footers to pages which contain repetitive information
Course topics
Character Formatting
- Setting the Default Font
- Character Spacing
- Using Drop Caps
- Inserting Special Characters and Symbols
Paragraph Formatting
- Indenting paragraphs using the keyboard, ruler, dialog box and toolbar
- Borders and Shading
- Adding and removing Borders to Text, Paragraphs and Pages
- Adding and removing Shading to Text and Paragraphs
Bullets and Numbering
- Creating and modifying a Numbered and Bulleted List
- Picture Bullets
- Outline Numbered Lists
Using and Creating Tabs
- Types of Tabs
- Setting, Moving and Removing Tabs
- Tabs with Dot Leaders
Tables
- Inserting a Table using the Toolbar, menu and Draw Table Options
- Navigating within a Table
- Selecting parts of a Table
- Inserting and Deleting Cells, Rows and Columns
- Changing Column Width
- Applying Borders and Shading to a Table
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Time Saving Techniques
- Using AutoText to quickly insert frequently re-used text
- Using AutoCorrect to replace common spelling and typing errors
- Defining, locating and deleting Bookmarks
Mail Merge
- Creating a main document and Data Source
- Merging the main document and Data Source
- Generating Mailing Labels
- Sorting and Filtering the Data Source
Page Layout
- Changing the Margins using the Ruler and the Dialog Box
- Changing Margins for Double Sided Documents
- Altering the Page Orientation and Size
- Page Layout Default Settings
- Inserting Page Breaks
Headers and Footers
- Creating Headers and Footers
- Modifying and Deleting Headers and Footers
Find and Replace
Managing Documents
- Using Document Properties
- Finding "lost" Files
- Finding Files
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Pre-requisites
Introduction to Microsoft Word or have a good working knowledge of the basic features of Microsoft Word.
Course duration
1 day