An Introduction to Word 97/2000
Overview / who should attend and why?
This course is suitable for those people who have little or no knowledge of Microsoft Word or experience in using a word processing application.
No previous experience in using Word or any other word processing application is required in this introductory programme. It is assumed, however, that you have:
- Knowledge of PC fundamentals
Experience in working within the Microsoft Windows environment
A reasonable degree of keyboard proficiency
Experience in using a mouse
Course Objectives / Benefits
The primary objective of the programme is to present the basic operations of Microsoft Word.
After participating in this programme, you will be able to:
- Create, save and print a document
- Perform editing operations, such as inserting, deleting, moving and copying text
- Perform basic formatting operations, such as applying attributes and a new font/font size to text, resetting margins, tab stops, line spacing and text alignment
- Create and format a Word table
- Apply different page settings to different parts of a document
- Use Word's writing tools
- Perform a mail merge
Course Content
Getting started
- Starting Word; the Word application window
- Using the Word menu system and toolbars
- Displaying help information
- Exiting from Word
- Creating a document
Resetting the working folder
- Entering text into the document window
- Saving, printing and closing a document
- Editing a document
Reopening a document
- Moving the insertion point within a document
- Inserting the current date and time into a document
- Inserting text into a document/deleting text from a document
- Reversing an edit operation
- Moving and copying a text block
Formatting a document (part 1)
- Applying attributes, a new font and font size to text
- Simultaneously applying multiple font options to text
- Indenting a paragraph
- Formatting existing text
- Creating a numbered/bulleted list
- Changing the zoom level of a document
Formatting a document (part 2)
- Resetting the left and right margins of a document
- Setting/clearing tab stops in a document; using decimal tab stops
- Setting a tab stop with a leader
- Resetting line and paragraph spacing and text alignment in a document
- Using the click and type feature
- Inserting a hard page break; creating a multiple-page document Working with multiple sections
- Inserting a section break into a document
- Changing the page set-up within a section
Using Word's writing tools
- Using the spelling and grammar checker and thesaurus
- Customising the autocorrect dictionary
Additional editing and formatting techniques
- Finding and replacing specific text in a document
- Applying underline and effect options to text
- Adjusting character spacing in a document
- Inserting symbols into a document
- Using the format painter; additional topics
Setting up a table
- Creating a table, formatting a table
- Inserting and deleting rows/columns in a table
- Totalling numeric entries in a table
- Merging cells in a table/entering vertical text into a table cell
- Using table autoformat
Performing mail merge
- The mail merge feature
- Creating a main document and data source
- Inserting merge fields into a main document
- Merging a main document and data source
- Generating mailing labels, using an external data source
Costs / Duration and Location
- The cost of this training course is £200 + VAT per day
- The duration is two days 9:00 till 16:00
- Location will be determined by requests
