Microsoft Word - Intermediate

Course subjects

Techniques

• Opening Multiple Documents

• Switching Between Open Documents

• Arranging All

• Viewing Side By Side

• Synchronised Scrolling

• Resetting the Window Position

• Inserting a Cover Page

• Applying Page Colours

• Applying a Page Border

• Understanding Columns

• Creating Columns of Text

• Specifying Column Widths and Spacing

• Inserting Column Breaks

Formatting

• Applying First Line Indents

• Applying Hanging Indents

• Applying Right Indents

• Understanding Pagination

• Controlling Widows and Orphans

• Keeping Paragraphs Together

• Keeping Lines Together

• Inserting a Page Break

• Applying Hyphenation to Text

• Hiding Text

• Inserting a Drop Cap

• Understanding Returns

• Revealing Formatting

PDFs

• Understanding PDF Documents

• Saving a Document as a PDF

• Viewing a PDF File in Reader

• Opening and Editing a PDF in Word

Viewing

• Understanding Word Options

• Personalising Word

• Setting Display Options

• Understanding File Locations

• Setting File Locations

• Understanding Save Options

• Setting Save Options

• Understanding Document Properties

• Viewing Document Properties

• Specifying Document Properties

• Viewing Advanced Properties

• Inserting Properties into a Document

• Updating Document Properties

• Deleting Document Property Data

Styles

• Understanding Styles

• Applying Paragraph Styles

• Applying Character Styles

• Creating a Quick Style

• Creating a Paragraph Style

• Creating a Character Style

• Applying Custom Styles

• Understanding the Modify Style Dialog Box

• Selecting and Updating Styles

• Renaming and Deleting Styles

• Importing and Exporting Styles

Themes

• Understanding Themes

• Applying a Theme

• Modifying Theme Colours

• Modifying Theme Fonts

• Creating a Custom Theme

• Applying a Theme to a Template

• Resetting a Theme

Templates

• Understanding Templates

• Using a Sample Template

• Downloading an Online Template

• Creating a Template

• Modifying a Template

• Using a Custom Template

• Attaching a Template to a Document

• Copying Styles between Templates

• Creating a Template from a Template

• Tips for Developing Templates

Breaks

• Understanding Section Breaks

• Inserting a Next Page Section Break

• Inserting a Continuous Section Break

• Inserting an Even Page Section Break

• Inserting an Odd Page Section Break

Headers/Footers

• Understanding Headers and Footers

• Inserting Headers and Footers

• Inserting a Blank Header

• Inserting a Blank Footer

• Switching Between Headers and Footers

• Editing Headers and Footers

• Inserting Page Numbering

• Inserting Date Information

• Inserting Document Properties

• Formatting Header and Footer Text

Merging

• Understanding Recipient Lists

• Creating a Recipient List

• Customising the Columns

• Adding Records

• Deleting Records

• Saving a Recipient List

• Opening a Recipient List

• Editing a Recipient List

• Understanding Merging From Scratch

• Selecting the Document Type

• Selecting the Recipients

• Inserting the Date

• Inserting an Address Block

• Inserting the Greeting Line

• Typing the Letter

• Inserting Individual Merge Fields

• Previewing the Merge

• Completing the Merge

• Setting up Mailing Labels

• Completing Mailing Labels

• Running a Saved Merge

• Excluding Recipients

• Filtering Recipients

• Sorting Recipients

• Selecting another Data Source

• Applying an If…Then…Else… Rule

• Applying a Fill in Rule

Shapes

• Understanding Shapes

• Drawing Shapes

• Selecting Shapes

• Resizing Shapes

• Moving Shapes

• Aligning Shapes

• Rotating Shapes

• Grouping Shapes

• Arranging Shapes

• Deleting Shapes

• Applying a Fill to the Drawing Canvas

• Applying Text Wrapping to a Canvas

Text Boxes

• Understanding Text Boxes

• Inserting a Preformatted Text Box

• Typing Text into a Text Box

• Positioning a Text Box

• Resizing a Text Box

• Deleting a Text Box

• Drawing a Text Box

• Formatting a Text Box

• Linking Text Boxes

• Modifying Text Box Margins

• Changing Text Direction

• Applying Effects to Text Boxes

Tables

• Creating a Table from Text

• Aligning Data in Cells

• Displaying Table Gridlines

• Inserting Formulas into a Table

• Updating Formulas in a Table

• Sorting Table Data

• Merging Table Cells

• Splitting Table Cells

• Understanding Table Properties

• Aligning Tables

• Changing the Direction of Text

• Repeating Heading Rows

• Converting a Table to Text

Enhancing Pictures

• Understanding Picture Enhancements

• Removing a Picture Background

• Correcting Pictures

• Colouring Pictures

• Applying Artistic Effects

• Applying Shadows and Reflections

• Applying a Glow Effect

• Softening and Bevelling Edges

• Applying Picture Styles to Images

• Repositioning Pictures

• The Format Picture Pane

• Cropping Pictures Accurately

• Changing the Picture Layout