Level 1

The student will learn how to create, edit, and enhance standard business documents using MS Word.

• Creating a Basic Document

  • The Word Environment

  • Get Help

  • Using Word

  • Enter Text

  • Save a New Document

  • Preview a Document

  • Print a Document

• Editing a Document

  • Navigate in a Document

  • Insert Text

  • Select Text

  • Create an AutoText Entry

  • Move and Copy Text

  • Delete Blocks of Text

  • Undo Changes

  • Find and Replace Text

• Formatting Text

  • Change Font and Size

  • Apply Font Styles and Effects

  • Change Text Color

  • Highlight Text

  • Copy Formats

  • Clear Formatting

  • Find and Replace Text Formatting

• Formatting Paragraphs

  • Set Tabs

  • Change Paragraph Alignment

  • Indent Paragraphs

  • Add Borders and Shading

  • Apply Styles

  • Create Lists

  • Change Spacing Between Paragraphs and Lines

• Proofing a Document

  • Use the Thesaurus

  • Check Spelling and Grammar

  • Create a New Default Dictionary

  • Check Word Count

  • Modify a Document in Print Preview

• Adding Tables

  • Create a Table

  • Enter Data in a Table

  • AutoFormat a Table

  • Convert Text into a Table

• Inserting Graphic Elements

  • Insert Symbols and Special Characters

  • Insert a Clip Art Picture

  • Add a Watermark

• Controlling Page Appearance

  • Set Page Orientation

  • Change Page Margins

  • Apply a Page Border

  • Add Headers and Footers

  • Insert a Page Break

Level 2

The student will learn how to increase the complexity of MS Word documents by adding components such as customized lists, tables, charts, and graphics. Also the student will learn how to create personalized MS Word efficiency tools.

• Managing Lists

  • Sort a List

  • Restart a List

  • Create an Outline Numbered List

  • Customize List Appearance

• Customizing Tables and Charts

  • Sort a Table

  • Modify Table Structure

  • Merge or Split Cells

  • Position Text in a Table Cell

  • Apply Borders and Shading

  • Perform Calculations in a Table

  • Create a Chart from a Word Table

  • Modify a Chart

• Customizing Formatting

  • Modify Character Spacing

  • Add Text Effects

  • Control Paragraph Flow

• Working with Custom Styles

  • Create a Character or Paragraph Style

  • Modify an Existing Style

  • Create a List Style

  • Create a Table Style

• Modifying Pictures

  • Set Picture Contrast or Brightness

  • Crop a Picture

  •  Wrap Text Around a Picture

• Creating Customized Graphic Elements

  • Draw Shapes and Lines

  • Insert WordArt

  • Insert Text Boxes

  • Create Diagrams

• Controlling Text Flow

  • Insert Section Breaks

  • Insert Columns

  • Link Text Boxes

• Automating Common Tasks

  • Run a Macro

  • Create a Macro

  • Modify a Macro

  • Customize Toolbars and Buttons

  • Add Menu Items

• Automating Document Creation

  • Create a Document Based on a Template

  • Create a Document by Using a Wizard

   

Level 3

The student will learn how to use Word to create, manage, revise, and distribute long documents, forms, and Web pages.

• Using MS Word with Other Programs

  • Link to a MS Excel Worksheet

  • Link a Chart to Excel Data

  • Send a Document Outline to PowerPoint

  • Extract Text from a Fax

  • Save a Document as a Different File Format

  • Look Up Information Using Research Sites

  • Send a Document as an Email Attachment

• Collaborating on Documents

  • Modify User Information

  • Create a New Version of a Document

  • Delete Old Versions

  • Send a Document for Review

  • Use Comments

  • Compare Document Changes

  • Merge Document Changes

  • Review a Document

• Adding Reference Marks and Notes

  • Insert Bookmarks

  • Insert Footnotes and Endnotes

  • Add Captions

  • Insert Cross-references

• Making Long Documents Easier to Use

  • Mark Text for Indexing

  • Insert an Index

  • Insert a Table of Figures

  • Mark Text for a Table of Authorities

  • Insert a Table of Authorities

  • Insert a Table of Contents

  • Create a Master Document

  • Automatically Summarize a Document

• Securing a Document

  • Update a Document's Properties

  • Save a Document without Personal Information

  • Hide Text

  • Limit Formatting Choices in a Document

  • Select Regions of a Document that Can Be Modified

  • Add a Digital Signature to a Document

  • Require a Password to Open a Document

• Creating Web Pages

  • Create a Web Page

  • Insert Hyperlinks

  • Insert a Movie Clip into a Web Page

  • Apply a Theme to a Web Page

  • Create a Framed Web Page

  • Save a Web Page to a Web Server

• Creating Forms

  • Add Form Fields to a Document

  • Protect a Form

  • Save Form Data as Plain Text

  • Automate a Form

• Using XML in Word

  • Tag an Existing Document

  • Save a Document as XML

  • Transform an XML Document