The Microsoft Word 2007 Course was designed to give the experienced MS Word user a tour of the new version of Word, but to also introduce the new MS Word user a comprehensive look at the features and utilities that this word processing software offers.
It doesn't matter if you're new to MS Word or experienced, this course teaches the most basic features, but also delves into advanced tools that all students will find useful. Also included is an introduction to the new features exclusive to MS Word 2007, as well as instruction on how to use them.
You'll learn:
Your way around the toolbars and menus.
Basic editing features.
Comprehensive editing features.
How to insert items into a document.
How to create and edit tables.
About macros
And much, much more!
Course Requirements
This course will not require you to have previous experience in any particular area but you should have the following:
- MS Word version 2007 - a high school reading level.
No books will be required.
Course Goals
Lesson One: Beginning to Use Microsoft Word 2007
Word Processing Versus Desktop Publishing
Starting Microsoft Word 2007
Virtual Tour of MS Word 2007
Opening a New Document
Saving a Document
Getting Help with MS Word 2007
Lesson Two: Basic Editing
The Cursor
Inserting Text
Deleting Text
Moving Text
Undo and Redo
Wrap Text
Lesson Three: Formatting
Selecting Text
Applying a Font
Changing Font Size
Font Attributes
Font Color
Clear Formatting
Text Alignment
Lesson 4: Copying and Moving Text and Objects
The Clipboard
Paste
Formatting
Changing Defaults
Drag and Drop Text
Lesson Five: Editing Features
Spell Check
Thesaurus
Auto Correct
Create Your Own Default Dictionary in MS Word
Check Word Count
Track Changes
Accepting and Rejecting Changes
Page View
Zoom
Lesson Six: Paragraph Formatting
Changing Paragraph Alignment
Indenting Paragraphs
Add Borders or Shading to a Paragraph
Apply Paragraph Styles
Creating Links within a Document
Change Spacing Between Paragraphs and Lines
Lesson Seven: Tables
Creating Tables
Creating a table by highlighting the boxes
Create a table by using the Insert Table command
Drawing a Table
Converting text into a table
Quick Tables
Entering Text
Table Tools
Inserting rows and columns
Deleting Cells, Rows or Columns
Merging Cells and Splitting Cells
Adjusting Column Width
Position Text Within A Cell
Borders and Shading
Lesson Eight: Lists
Bulleted and Numbered Lists
Creating a Nested List
Format Your List
Creating Outlines
Lesson Nine: Page Formatting
Page Margins
How to Change the Orientation, Size of the Page, or Size of the Columns
Apply a Page Border and Color
Insert Headers and Footers (Including Page Numbers)
Create a Page Break
Insert a Cover Page
Insert a Blank Page
Lesson Ten: Inserting Graphics, Pictures, and Table of Contents
Inserting Special Characters Into Your Document
Inserting Equations
How to Insert Illustrations, Pictures, and SmartArt
Resizing Graphics
Watermarks
Table of Contents
Creating a Table of Contents
Update a Table of Contents
Delete a Table of Contents
Lesson Eleven: Advanced Tools
References and Citations
How to Insert Citations
Placeholders
Manage Sources
Adding a Bibliography
Adding Footnotes
Macros
Running a Macro
Compare and Merge Documents
Protect Document
Mailing Lists
Creating a List for Mail Merge
Mail Merge
Course Materials
All course material will be provided in the lessons and netlinks. There are no required materials to purchase before taking the class. In order to fully benefit from this course, though, you do need access to Microsoft Word 2007.
Grading Policy
Each lesson will include a lesson review quiz along with one or two assignments. Students will successfully complete this course with 70% or better
Learning Outcomes
By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
Perform basic editing functions.
Format text.
Copy and move text and objects.
Format paragraphs.
Create tables.
Create lists.
Format pages and insert headers and footers.
Insert graphics, pictures, and table of contents, and
Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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