Microsoft Office Word 2007: Level 2

DSOC0292— One Day Training Class

Course Description

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

In the first course in this series, Microsoft® Word 2007: Level 1, you gained all the basic skills that you need to create a wide range of standardized business documents. If you use Microsoft® Word 2007 on a regular basis, then once you have mastered the basic skills, the next step is to improve your proficiency. To do so, you can customize and automate the way Microsoft® Word 2007 works for you. You can also improve the quality of your work by enhancing your documents with customized Microsoft® Word 2007 elements. In this course, you will create complex documents in Microsoft® Word 2007 by adding components such as, customized lists, tables, charts, and graphics. You will also create personalized Microsoft® Word 2007 efficiency tools. Course Objective: You will create complex documents in Microsoft® Office Word 2007 documents and build personalized efficiency tools in Microsoft® Word 2007.

Audience

This course was designed for persons who can create and modify standard business documents in Microsoft Word 2007, and who need to learn how to use Microsoft Word 2007 to create or modify complex business documents as well as customized Word efficiency tools. It will be helpful for persons preparing for the Microsoft Certified Application Specialist exams for Microsoft Word 2007. < p>

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Manage lists.
• Customize tables and charts.
• Customize formatting with styles and themes .
• Modify pictures in a document.
• Create customized graphic elements.
• Insert content using Quick Parts.
• Control text flow.
• Use templates to automate document creation.
• Perform mail merges.
• Use macros to automate common tasks.

Prerequisites

Students should be able to use Microsoft Word 2007 to create, edit, format, save, and print basic business documents that contain text, basic tables, and simple graphics. Students can obtain this level of skill by taking the following Element K course: Microsoft® Office Word 2007: Level 1

Training Course Content

Lesson 1: Managing Lists

• Sort a List
• Renumber a List
• Customize Lists

Lesson 2: Customizing Tables and Charts

• Sort Table Data
• Control Cell Layout
• Perform Calculations in a Table
• Create Charts

Lesson 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

Lesson 4: Modifying Pictures

• Resize a Picture
• Adjust Picture Appearance Settings
• Wrap Text Around a Picture

Lesson 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

Lesson 6: Inserting Content Using Quick Parts

• Insert Building Blocks
• Create Building Blocks
• Modify Building Blocks
• Insert Fields Using Quick Parts

Lesson 7: Controlling Text Flow

• Control Paragraph Flow
• Insert Section Breaks
• Insert Columns
• Link Text Boxes to Control Text Flow

Lesson 8: Using Templates to Automate Document Creation

• Create a Document Based on a Template
• Create a Template

Lesson 9: Automating Mail Merges

• Perform a Mail Merge
• Mail Merge Envelopes and Labels
• Use Word to Create a Data Source

Lesson 10: Using Macros to Automate Tasks

• Perform a Task Automatically Using a Macro
• Create a Macro