MS Word - Intermediate, CMP944
Learn to access Word 2007 ribbons and tab groups, customize and manage tables and lists, design newspaper columns, and create and modify styles and themes that will give your documents a professional look. Add captivating graphics to your documents with new and improved Word Clip Art images and expanded special effect illustrations with Word’s new SmartArt and QuickParts features. Mail merges and macros have never been easier to learn and use.
Prerequisites:
MS Word- Introduction or equivalent experience. Familiarity with keyboarding
a plus.
Textbook: Purchase at the Rockville Campus Bookstore and bring to first class, along with a USB Flash Drive/memory stick (at least 512 MB).
Classroom Hours: 10
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Course Objectives:
- Manage lists
- Customize tables and charts
- Customize formatting with styles and themes
- Modify pictures in a document
- Create customized graphic elements
- Insert content using QuickParts
- Control text flow
- Use templates to automate document creation
- Per from mail merges
- Use macros to automate common tasks
Course Content
Unit 1: Manage Lists
- Sort a List
- Renumber a List
- Customize List
Unit 2: Customizing Table and Charts
- Sort Table Data
- Control Cell Layout
- Perform Calculations in a Table
- Create Charts
Unit 3: Customizing Formatting with Styles and Themes
- Create or Modify a Text Style
- Create a Custom List or Table Style
- Apply Default and Customized Document Themes
Unit 4: Modifying Pictures
- Resize a Picture
- Adjust Picture Appearance Settings
- Wrap Text Around a Picture
Unit 5: Creating Customized Graphic Elements
- Create Text Boxes and Pull Quotes
- Draw Shapes
- Add WordArt and Other Special Effects to Text
- Create Complex Illustrations with SmartArt
Unit 6: Inserting Content Using Quick Parts
- Insert Building Blocks
- Create Building Blocks
- Modify Building Blocks
- Insert Fields Using Quick Parts
Unit 7: Controlling Text Flow
- Control Paragraph Flow
- Insert Section Breaks
- Insert Columns
- Link Text Boxes to Control Text Flow
Unit 8: Using Templates to Automate Document Creation
- Create a Document Based on a Template
- Create a Template
Unit 9: Automating Mail Merges
- Perform a mail Merge
- Mail Merge Envelopes and Labels
- Use Word to Create a Data Source
Unit 10: Using Macros to Automate Tasks
- Perform a task Automatically Using a Macro
- Create a Macro