Microsoft Word – Level 1 DURATION MODULE 1: CREATING A BASIC DOCUMENT 1 day PRE-REQUISITES This course assumes that you are familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard (basic typing skills are recommended). You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on your computer. Specifically, you should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders. OBJECTIVES Word processing is the use of computers to create, revise, and save documents for printing and future retrieval. This course will provide you with the basic concepts required to produce basic business documents. You will create, edit, and enhance standard business documents using Microsoft Word. Personalised menus & toolbars; The Word window; Getting help; The help task pane; Search results task pane; Entering text; Word wrap; Default typing options; Saving a new document; Previewing a document; Printing a document; Task Panes and Smart Tags; Using Menus; Working with Toolbars. MODULE 2: EDITING A DOCUMENT Navigate in a document Opening an existing document; Navigating in a document; Selecting text; Creating an AutoText entry; Moving & copying text; Deleting blocks of text; Using Undo; Undoing changes; Finding & replacing text. MODULE 5: PROOFING DOCUMENTS The Research task pane; Using the Thesaurus; Checking spelling & Grammar; Readability statistics; Check word count; Modifying a document in print preview. MODULE 6: CONTROLLING PAGE APPEARANCE Setting page orientation; Changing page margins; Applying a page border; Adding Headers & footers; Inserting page breaks. MODULE 7: CUSTOMISING FORMATTING Modifying character spacing; Text effects; Controlling paragraph flow. MODULE 3: FORMATTING TEXT Changing font & size; Applying font styles & effects; Changing text colour, Highlighting text; Copying formats; Clearing formats; Find & replacing text formats. MODULE 4: FORMATTING PARAGRAPHS Setting tabs; Working with margins; Changing paragraph alignment; Indented paragraphs; Using borders and shading; Working with styles; Creating lists; Changing spacing between paragraphs & lines. www.sigma-training.co.uk Sigma Training Ltd Telephone: 07971 576163 email; info@sigma-training.co.uk Company Registration Number 05635814 Registered address: Sovereign House, 15 Towcester Road, Old Stratford, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK19 6AN Microsoft Word – Level 2 DURATION MODULE 8: INSERTING GRAPHIC ELEMENTS 1 day PRE-REQUISITES This course is ideal for those wishing to gain a better understanding of Microsoft Word. Delegates should have a basic understanding of word processing or have attended the introductory course to Microsoft Word. OBJECTIVES This course is designed to give participants who have existing basic word processing skills a good understanding of the further functionality of Microsoft Word. This course incorporates invaluable time saving techniques for those managing longer documents ensuring a standard, professional looking finish. On completion of this course delegates will be able to create complex word processing documents with ease. Inserting symbols & special characters; Inserting clipart; Adding watermarks. MODULE 9: WORKING WITH TABLES How to create a table; Entering data in a table; Moving around in a table; Formatting tables; AutoFormatting a table; Converting text to table; Converting table to text. MODULE 10: CUSTOMISING TABLES & CHARTS Sorting in a table; Modifying table structure; Inserting or deleting columns or rows; Moving columns or rows; Cutting & pasting cells; Setting column width or row height; Merging and splitting cells; Positioning text in a table; Changing table fonts; Performing calculations in tables; Creating a chart from a Word table; Modifying a chart. MODULE 11: MANAGING LISTS Sorting a list; Sort types; Sort fields; Restarting a list; Creating an outlines numbered list. MODULE 12: WORKING WITH CUSTOM STYLES Creating a character or paragraph style; Templates; Automatically updating paragraph styles; Deleting a style; Using custom styles in other documents; Modifying an existing style; Modifying styles on other documents; Creating a style list; Creating a table style. MODULE 13: MODIFYING PICTURES Setting picture contrast or brightness; Contrast & brightness settings; Cropping pictures; Wrapping text around pictures; Setting text wrapping style for a picture. MODULE 14: CUSTOMISED GRAPHIC ELEMENTS Drawing shapes & lines; The drawing canvas; Inserting WordArt; Inserting text boxes; Creating diagrams; Inserting a diagram. MODULE 15: CONTROLLING TEXT FLOW Inserting section breaks; Document sections; Multiple-section documents; Types of section breaks; Linking text boxes. www.sigma-training.co.uk Sigma Training Ltd Telephone: 07971 576163 email; info@sigma-training.co.uk Company Registration Number 05635814 Registered address: Sovereign House, 15 Towcester Road, Old Stratford, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK19 6AN Microsoft Word – Level 3 DURATION MODULE 16: AUTOMATING COMMON TASKS 1 day PRE-REQUISITES This course is designed for those who can create and modify standard business documents in Word, and who now need to learn how to use the software to create or modify complex business documents as well as customized Word efficiency tools. Students should be able to use Word to create, edit, format, save, and print basic business documents that contain text, basic tables, and simple graphics. About Macros Running a Macro; Creating a New Macro; Macro Naming Rules; Customize Toolbars and Buttons; Add Menu Items. MODULE 17: AUTOMATING DOCUMENT CREATION Create a Document Based on a Template; Create a Document by Using a Wizard; Create or Modify a Template. OBJECTIVES Once you have mastered the basic skills within Word, the next step is to improve your proficiency. To do so, you can customize and automate the way Word works for you, and you can improve the quality of your work by enhancing your documents with customized Word elements. In this course, you will increase the complexity of your Word documents by adding components such as customized lists, tables, charts, and graphics. You will also create personalized Word efficiency tools. MODULE 18: CHANGING THE DEFAULT FONT IN THE NORMAL TEMPLATE Changing the Default Template Location; Inserting a Macro Button Field in a Template; The MacroButton Field. MODULE 19: PERFORMING MAIL MERGES The Mail Merge Process; The Main Merge Document; The Data Source; Performing Merges on Existing Documents; Merging Envelopes & Labels; Using Word to Create a New Data Source. www.sigma-training.co.uk Sigma Training Ltd Telephone: 07971 576163 email; info@sigma-training.co.uk Company Registration Number 05635814 Registered address: Sovereign House, 15 Towcester Road, Old Stratford, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK19 6AN