Advanced Microsoft Word

Objectives: This course introduces some more advanced features of Microsoft Word.

Pre Requisites: Attendees should be familiar with Microsoft Word.

Duration: 1 day

The topics covered are as follows:

1 Working with a Longer Document
• Features to make this easier

2 Using Sections
• Inserting / Removing various Sections types
• Creating a Running Header
• Creating a Footer which changes
• Re-setting the Page Number

3 More Paragraph Features
• Working with Styles
• Spacing Before and After
• Keeping Text Together

4 Bullets & Numbering
• Creating a Simple List
• Customising Bullets & Numbers
• Multi-level Numbered Lists

5 Inserting Information Automatically
• Inserting the Date and Time
• Inserting Special Characters
• Using Fields for other information

6 Table of Contents and Indexes
• Creating a Table of Contents
• Marking Entries for an Index
• Generating the Index

7 Working with Graphics
• Importing a Graphics File
• Linking to a Graphics File
• Formatting Graphics
• Creating / Formatting Drawing Objects

8 Mail Merge
• Creating a Main Document
• Creating a Data Source
• Performing the Merge
• Merging from another Microsoft program

9 Newspaper Columns
• Creating Columns
• Formatting Columns
• Other Column Features

10 Revision Marking
• Tracking Changes to a Document
• Accepting / Rejecting Changes

11 Finding Files
• Using Document Properties to find a specific Document
• Defining Search Criteria

microcomputing serves the Tyne & Wear, Northeast England region, with software training courses arranged for all types of companies in Sunderland, Washington, Gateshead and Newcastle as well as County Durham, Northumberland and the Teeside area with courses for organisations in Middlesbrough, Darlington and Stockton.