Microsoft Word 2007 Fundamentals

Dates: TBC
Time:   9am – 4pm
Venue: AP Courses Training Room
Cost:    £295

Included in the price: Learning manual for the course; lunch, refreshments and post-course support

Course Description
Microsoft Word 2007 Fundamentals is designed for users who are keen to extend their understanding and knowledge of the software. The skills and knowledge acquired in Microsoft Word 2007 Fundamentals are sufficient to be able to use and operate the software at an efficient level.

Course Design
The course is a full-day tutor-led course that combines tutoring and practical work.

Target Audience
Microsoft Word 2007 Fundamentals assumes little or no knowledge of the software. However, it would be beneficial to have a general understanding of personal computers and the Windows operating system environment. This course is intended for individuals who are in employment that involves using Microsoft Word 2007 to perform word processing tasks such as creating and formatting letters and long documents, and creating and modifying tables and charts.

Learning Objectives

·          Work with the basic features of Word
·          Create a new document
·          Open, navigate, preview and count the words in a document, and understand how a document is presented on the screen
·          Select and work with text in a document
·          Cut and copy information within and between documents
·          Use a range of font formatting techniques
·          Format paragraphs
·          Work effectively with features that affect the page layout of your document
·          Create and modify tables
·         Create charts for use within Word documents
·         Print documents

Course Content

Getting To Know Word
Starting Word
The Word Screen
Using KeyTip Badges
Minimising The Ribbon
Shortcut Menus
Using Shortcut Menus
Understanding Dialog Boxes
Launching Dialog Boxes
The Quick Access Toolbar
Customising The Quick Access Toolbar
The Office Button
Using The Office Button
The Status Bar
Customising The Status Bar
Exiting Safely From Word 

Creating A New Document
Creating Documents In Word
Using The Blank Document Template
Typing Text
The Save As Dialog Box
Saving A New Document
Typing Numbers
Inserting A Date
Document Proofing
Checking Spelling And Grammar
Making Basic Changes
Saving An Existing Document
Printing A Document
Safely Closing a Document

Working With A Document
Opening An Existing Document
Navigating With The Keyboard
Scrolling Through A Document
Understanding Document Views
Changing Document Views
Page Zooming
Viewing The Ruler
Showing Paragraph Marks
Previewing A Document
Counting Words
The Open Dialog Box

Working With Text
Techniques For Selecting Text
Selecting Text using The Mouse
Selecting Text Using The Keyboard
Editing In Insert Mode
Editing Text In Overtype Mode
Deleting Text
Using Undo
Using Redo
Using Repeat
Using Click And Type
Inserting Symbols And Special Characters
Understanding Find And Replace
The Find And Replace Dialog Box
Finding Words And Phrases
Replacing Words And Phrases
Using Go To

Cutting And Copying
Understanding Cutting And Copying
Cutting And Pasting
Copying And Pasting
Drag And Drop Cutting
Drag And Drop Copying
Using The Clipboard Task Pane
Copying Between Documents
Cutting Between Documents
Pasting Between Documents
Using Paste Special

Font Formatting
Understanding Font Formatting
Changing Fonts
Changing Font Size
Growing And Shrinking Fonts
Making Text Bold
Italicising Text
Underlining Text
Applying Strikethrough
Subscripting Text
Superscripting Text
Highlighting Text
Changing Case
Changing Text Colour
Using The Format Painter
Using The Font Dialog Box
Clearing Font Formatting
The Font Dialog Box Font Tab
The Font Dialog Box Character Spacing Tab

Paragraph Formatting
Understanding Paragraph Formatting
Changing Text Alignment
Changing Line Spacing
Changing Paragraph Spacing
Indenting Paragraphs
Outdenting Paragraphs
Starting A Bulleted List
Adding Bullets To Existing Paragraphs
Removing Existing Bullets
Starting A Numbered List
Numbering Existing Paragraphs
Removing Existing Numbers
Creating A Multilevel List
Shading Paragraphs
Applying Borders To Paragraphs
Using The Paragraph Dialog Box
Text Alignments
The Paragraph Dialog Box Indents And Spacing
The Paragraph Dialog Box Line And Page Breaks

Page Layout
Changing Page Margins
Setting Custom Margins
Changing Page Orientation
Changing Paper Size
Setting Custom Paper Sizes
Inserting Page Breaks
Removing Page Breaks
Inserting Page Numbers
Formatting Page Numbers
Removing Page Numbers

Tables
Understanding Tables
Creating A Table
Adding Data To A Table
Selecting In Tables
Selecting Using The Mouse
Inserting Columns And Rows
Deleting Columns And Rows
Changing Column Widths
Changing Row Heights
Autofitting Columns
Shading Cells
Modifying Borders
Modifying Border Styles
Choosing A Table Style
Drawing Table Borders

Charts
Understanding Charts
Inserting A Chart
Typing Data For A Chart
Closing Microsoft Excel
Changing The Chart Style
Changing The Chart Layout
Editing Chart Data
Switching Rows And Columns
Resizing The Chart Using The Ribbon
Resizing The Chart Using the Dialog Box
Resizing The Chart Using The Mouse
Positioning The Chart
Moving The Chart Using Cut And Paste
Moving The Chart Using The Mouse
Deleting The Chart

Printing
Understanding Printing
Print Preview
Quick Printing
Selecting A Printer
Printing The Current Page
Specifying A Range of Pages
Specifying The Number Of Copies
The Print Dialog Box