AdvancedWord training

This course aims to give delegates an in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Word features.

On completion of the course delegates will have advanced skills in using Microsoft Word. They will be able to:

• Use document styles to automate formatting
• Create tables of contents, an index, footnotes, endnotes, cross-references
• Insert bookmarks
• Work with paragraphs
• Create forms
• Collaborate with workgroups
• Use Word Internet features
• Write macros to automate tasks

The course is of one day’s duration.

This instructor-led course has a hands-on approach, with plenty of opportunity for delegates to practise the new skills they learn at the computer.

Familiarity with the Windows environment, and a reasonable knowledge of Microsoft Word. Prior attendance of the Intermediate Word course would be an advantage.

• Adding and removing text comments
• Editing text comments
• Tracking changes in a document
• Accepting and rejecting changes in a document
• Comparing documents side by side
• Merging documents
• The Document Inspector
• Document properties

• Creating a table of contents
• Updating and modifying an existing table of contents
• Applying formatting options to a table of contents

• Using document styles to automate formatting
• Using the Navigation pane with styles
• Creating styles
• Modifying styles
• Style sets

• Adding or deleting a bookmark
• Creating and editing an index
• Creating and deleting a cross-reference

• Inserting a field code
• Editing or updating a field code entry
• Locking or unlocking a field
• Deleting a field code

• Creating and deleting footnotes and endnotes
• Modifying existing footnotes and endnotes
• Modifying format and positioning of footnotes and endnotes

• Adding password protection to a document
• Removing password protection from a document

• Creating and editing a form
• Deleting fields in a form
• Protecting a form

• Modifying an embedded Excel worksheet in a Word document
• Linking an Excel workbook to a Word document
• Creating a chart in a document
• Copying an Excel chart into Word
• Modifying the formatting of a chart

• Adding and updating a caption to an image, table or worksheet
• Applying a numbered caption to an image, figure, table or worksheet
• Using automatic caption options

• Applying a shape to an image
• Applying a border to an image
• Applying image effects
• Applying 3-D effects to an image
• Applying or repositioning a shadow of a specified colour on a picture
• Modifying brightness and contrast
• Cropping and proportionately rescaling an image
• Rotating, mirroring and flipping an image
• Applying different available effects such as: negative effect, blurred, sharpened, stained glass, embossed, etc to an image
• Converting an image into greyscale or black and white format
• Compressing images

• Creating a hyperlink from a Word document to a Web page
• Other hyperlinks

• Recording a simple macro
• Copying a macro
• Running a macro