Building Better Microsoft Office Word 2003 Documents in Less Time
(Microsoft Training Course: 4008) - 0.5 day - £600 exc VAT

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> Target Audience

This course offers an intermediate\ advanced introduction to the key concepts and core elements of working effectively with complex Word documents. It is designed for those experienced in Microsoft Office who work in Word regularly and create a variety of document types.

> Course outline

Introduction to the Core Concepts of Microsoft Word
Using Styles Effectively
Simplifying Your Document with Tables
Managing Graphics Successfully
Maximizing the Benefits of Fields

Module 1: Introduction to the Core Concepts of Microsoft Word

Walkthrough 1: Introducing the Core Concepts of Microsoft Word
Walkthrough 2: The Three Levels of Formatting
Walkthrough 3: The Third Level-Understanding Sections
Introduction to the Key Components of Complex Word Documents

Skills

Understand the approach of this course.
Understand how content is organized in a Word document.
Understand how to identify the best practices for accomplishing tasks in Word.

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Module 2: Using Styles Effectively

Walkthrough 1: The Benefits of Word Styles
Walkthrough 2: Create and Manage Paragraph Styles
Exercise: Building a Better Document-Using Styles Effectively
Best Practices for Working with Styles

Skills

Understand the importance of styles to Word documents.
Create and use paragraph styles effectively.

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Module 3: Simplifying Your Document with Tables

Walkthrough 1: Using Tables to Simplify Your Documents
Walkthrough 2: Timesaving Techniques for Creating and Managing Tables
Exercise: Building a Better Document-Mastering Complex Layouts
Best Practices for Working with Tables

Skills

Understand the many uses of tables.
Create and manage tables more easily and more effectively.

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Module 4: Managing Graphics Successfully

Walkthrough 1: Understand Picture and Object Types in Word
Walkthrough 2: Placing Graphics Securely in Word
Exercise: Building a Better Document-Managing Graphics with Ease
Best Practices for Working with Graphics

Skills

Understand the differences in picture and object types and how they affect documents.
Understand the benefits of using other Office programs to create some types of document graphics.
Place and manage graphics in Word more easily and with better results.

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Module 5: Maximizing the Benefits of Fields

Walkthrough 1: Simplify Your Work with Fields
Walkthrough 2: Create and Edit Field Codes
Exercise: Building a Better Document-Adding a Table of Contents

Skills

Understand what fields are and how they can be used.
Create and edit fields directly on screen, as both a timesaver and for added formatting flexibility.
Access additional resources for help in creating and managing Word documents as well as to learn more about document production using Word and other Microsoft Office programs.

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> Pre-Requisites

Before attending this course, students must have the following pre-requisites:

Experience in using Microsoft Word, including entering and formatting text; saving, accessing, and printing documents; familiarity with the most common document views.
Knowledge on how to navigate in a document and at least some experience with basic tools such as Find and Replace, Comments, Bookmarks, Track Changes, AutoText, and AutoCorrect options; the Options dialog box on the Tools menu.
Additional experience in Word, such as: formatting paragraph styles and applying them in a document; creating and formatting tables using Word; using graphics in a Word document, and some familiarity copying content between Word and other Office applications.

> Purpose

After completing the course, students will be able to create or edit complex documents more effectively, in less time; create documents that are more professional-looking as well as being easier to manage for long-term collaboration and editing needs; understand the underlying concepts of Word, in order to take on unfamiliar Word tasks more confidently and more efficiently.

> EXAMS

There are no exams directly associated with this course