Course Outline

Word 2003 - Level 2

Transform yourself from a novice to a creative and effective user. Transform your documents from boring to engaging! Utilize themes, text boxes, shapes, art, pictures, and charts to visually stimulate your readers. Transform your productivity with Styles, Quick Parts and Templates to automate repetitive tasks. 6 hours

Reviewing the Basics

  • Scrolling and moving the insertion point
  • Selecting text
  • Cutting, copying and moving text

Using AutoCorrect, AutoFormat and AutoText

  • Use AutoCorrect
  • Use AutoFormat as you type
  • Use AutoText

Inserting Symbols

  • Assign a shortcut key to a symbol or special character

Using Wizards and Templates

  • Create a document using a template
  • Create a document using a wizard
  • Insert a date field
  • Save the document as a template

Using Find and Replace

  • Use the Find command
  • Find command options
  • Use the Replace command
  • Replace command options

Using AutoFormat

  • Set AutoFormat Options

Formatting with Styles

  • Apply a style
  • Use the Styles and Formatting pane
  • Modify a style
  • Define a new style
  • Use the Style Gallery
  • Using "Heading" Styles for outlining and Table of Contents

Working with Tables

  • Create a table
  • Format and modify a table
  • Make selections within a table
  • Add and delete rows and columns
  • Change column widths and row heights
  • Sort table data
  • Perform calculations in a table
  • Add borders and shading
  • Repeat a table heading on subsequent pages
  • Create a Template

Inserting Text and Graphics

  • Inserting a text file
  • Inserting graphics

Printing Envelopes

  • Print an address on a label

Using Mail Merge

  • Create a mail merge form letter

Prerequisites:  Microsoft Word Level 1 or equivalent experience.

Revised 8/15/2011

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