Microsoft Word 2003

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The Word 2003 course is divided into 14 chapters containing a total of 172 interactive learning lessons which takes you through the skills and knowledge you need to make effective use of Microsoft Word 2003.

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The content covered:

INTRODUCTION

Chapter One: The Fundamentals  

Starting Word 

What’s New in Word 2003? 

Understanding the Word Screen 

Using Menus 

Using Toolbars and Creating a New Document 

Filling Out Dialog Boxes 

Keystroke and Right Mouse Button Shortcuts 

Closing a Document, Creating a New Document, and Entering Text 

Inserting and Deleting Text 

Selecting and Replacing Text 

Opening a Document 

Saving a Document 

Getting Help 

Changing the Office Assistant and Using the Help Button 

Printing and Previewing a Document and Exiting Word 

Chapter One Review 

Chapter Two: Working with and Editing Text 

Saving a Document with a Different Name 

Navigating through a Document 

Viewing a Document 

Working with Multiple Documents and Windows 

Cutting and Pasting Text 

Copying and Pasting Text and Comparing Documents Side by Side 

Moving and Copying Text with Click and Drag 

Finding and Replacing Text 

Collecting and Pasting Multiple Items 

Correcting Your Spelling and Grammar 

Understanding Smart Tags 

Using Thesaurus, Word Count, and Research Pane 

Inserting Symbols and Special Characters 

Using Undo, Redo and Repeat 

Using Click and Type 

File Management 

Advanced Printing Options 

Recovering Your Documents 

Chapter Two Review 

Chapter Three: Formatting Characters and Paragraphs 

Formatting Characters Using the Toolbar 

Using the Format Painter 

Using the Font Dialog Box 

Changing Paragraph Alignment 

Indenting Paragraphs 

Special Indents 

Setting Tab Stops with the Ruler 

Adjusting and Removing Tabs, and Using the Tabs Dialog Box 

Formatting Paragraph Line Spacing 

Formatting Spacing Between Paragraphs 

Creating Bulleted and Numbered Lists 

Adding Borders to Your Paragraphs 

Adding Shading and Patterns 

Chapter Three Review 

Chapter Four: Formatting Pages 

Adjusting Margins 

Creating Headers and Footers 

Changing the Paper Orientation and Size 

Previewing a Document 

Controlling Where the Page Breaks 

Working with Section Breaks and Multiple Page Formats 

Creating and Working with Envelopes 

Arranging Text in Multiple Columns 

Chapter Four Review 

Chapter Five: Working with Tables 

Introduction to Tables 

Creating a Table 

Working with a Table 

Adjusting Column Width 

Adjusting Row Height 

Inserting and Deleting Rows and Columns 

Adding Borders to a Table 

Adding Shading and Patterns 

Using AutoFormat 

Totaling Numbers in a Table 

Sorting Information in a Table 

Using the Draw Table and Eraser Buttons 

Creating Table Formulas 

Merging and Splitting Cells 

Orienting, Aligning, and Spacing Cell Contents 

Working with Tables that Span Multiple Pages 

Resizing, Moving, and Positioning a Table 

Chapter Five Review 

Chapter Six: Working with Templates and Styles 

Creating and Using a Document Template 

Creating and Applying Paragraph Styles 

Creating and Applying a Character Style 

Modifying a Style 

Displaying Styles in a Document 

Attaching a Different Template to a Document 

Copying Styles Between Documents and Templates 

Chapter Six Review 

Chapter Seven: Drawing and Working with Graphics 

Drawing on Your Documents 

Adding, Arranging, and Formatting Text Boxes 

Selecting, Resizing, Moving, and Deleting Objects 

Formatting Objects 

Inserting Clipart 

Inserting and Formatting Pictures 

Positioning Objects 

Aligning and Grouping Objects 

Drawing AutoShapes 

Flipping and Rotating Objects 

Layering Objects 

Applying Shadows and 3-D Effects 

Chapter Seven Review 

Chapter Eight: Performing a Mail Merge 

An Overview of the Mail Merge Process 

Selecting the Document Type 

Selecting the Starting Document 

Selecting the Recipients 

Adding Records to the Data Source 

Writing Your Letter 

Previewing a Mail Merge 

Completing the Merge 

Creating and Working with Labels 

Using IF… THEN… ELSE Fields 

Using an Existing Data Source 

Chapter Eight Review 

Chapter Nine: Document Collaboration 

Using Revisions 

Accepting and Rejecting Revisions 

Inserting Comments 

Saving Versions of a Document 

Comparing and Merging Documents 

Comparing Documents Side by Side 

About the Document Workspace 

Password-Protecting a Document 

Protecting a Document 

Chapter Nine Review 

Chapter Ten: Working with Outlines and Long Documents 

Creating a Document in Outline View 

Viewing an Outline 

Modifying an Outline 

Numbering an Outline 

Adding Bookmarks 

Adding Footnotes and Endnotes 

Adding Cross References 

Creating a Table of Contents using Heading Styles 

Creating a Table of Contents using TC Fields 

Creating an Index 

Working with Master Documents 

Creating a Master Document 

Chapter Ten Review 

Chapter Eleven: Working with WordArt and Charts 

Inserting a WordArt Object 

Formatting a WordArt Object 

Creating a Chart 

Modifying a Chart 

Selecting a Chart Type 

Chapter Eleven Review 

Chapter Twelve: Working with Other Programs 

Inserting an Excel Worksheet into a Word Document 

Modifying an Inserted Excel Worksheet 

Inserting a Linked Excel Chart 

Opening and Saving Files in Different Formats 

Chapter Twelve Review 

Chapter Thirteen: Working with Forms 

Creating a New Form 

Using Text Fields 

Using Check Box Fields 

Using Drop down Fields 

Assigning Help to Form Fields 

Performing Calculations in a Form Field 

Preparing and Filling Out an Online Form 

Working with Multiple Sections in Forms 

The “Empty Field” Alternate Method to Creating Forms 

Chapter Thirteen Review 

Chapter Fourteen: Creating Web Pages with Word 

Creating and Saving a Web Page 

Modifying a Web Page 

Converting a Word Document to a Web Page 

Adding and Working with Hyperlinks 

Viewing a Web Page 

Applying a Theme to a Web Page 

Working with Frames 

Chapter Fourteen Review 

Chapter Fifteen: Advanced Topics 

Hiding, Displaying, and Moving Toolbars 

Customizing Word’s Toolbars 

Sending Faxes 

Creating and Working with AutoText Entries 

Using and Customizing AutoCorrect 

Changing Word’s Default Options 

File Properties and Finding a File 

Recording a Macro 

Running a Macro 

Editing a Macro’s Visual Basic Code 

Using Detect and Repair 

Chapter Fifteen Review 

Index