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This Microsoft Word training course aims to provide users with the skills to work with larger documents efficiently, create standard documents for repeated use as well as covering advanced mail merge techniques.
This Microsoft Word training course aims to provide users with the skills to work with larger documents efficiently, create standard documents for repeated use as well as covering advanced mail merge techniques.
This course follows Microsoft Word Basic Course and precedes Advanced Microsoft Word Course.
By attending this ICL training course, delegates will be able to:
Work with document techniques
Use a range of formatting techniques
Work with a pdf document
Work with word options and document properties
Create and apply styles
Create and work effectively with themes
Create and use templates
Learn how to work with section breaks
Insert and work with headers and footers in a document
Perform various merging tasks
Draw and format shapes
Insert and work with text boxes
Use table features to improve the layout and format of tables
Enhance and correct pictures.
Presenter-taught training in a computer lab
Online training via the platform Zoom or MS Teams
You should be familiar with the basic functions of a computer operating system such as navigating the environment using a mouse and keyboard, starting applications, copying and pasting objects, formatting text, creating folders, opening files, saving files, familiarity with the accessing the Internet and use of common web browsers. If you do not have these skills, we recommend attending Basic Computer Skills Course and Effective Internet Use before attempting this course.
Additional information
Please bring a USB flash drive to class if you would like to make a copy of your work or any relevant class materials. Alternatively, you can save these to a cloud storage space or email them to your personal email address.
Software
Recommended software for PC: MS Word 2013, 2016, 2019, 365
Recommended browser: Chrome
Assumes a basic understanding of the software.
Document 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 techniques
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
Working with PDF documents
Understanding PDF documents
Saving a document as a PDF
Viewing a PDF file in reader
Opening and editing a PDF in Word
Preferences and properties
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
Viewing advanced properties
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
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
Section 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 and 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
Headers and footers in long documents
Adjusting header and footer positions
Inserting first page headers and footers
Inserting different odd and even pages
Creating section headers and footers
Unlinking section headers and footers
Merging techniques
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
Applying shape styles
Filling shapes
Applying a solid fill to shapes
Applying a gradient fill to a shape
Applying a picture fill to a shape
Changing shape outlines
Applying an outline to shapes
Changing shapes
Inserting and formatting text
Applying shadow effects
Applying reflection effects
Applying glow effects
Softening and bevelling edges
Applying 3-d rotation effects
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
Table features
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