Microsoft® Office Word 2003: Level 1

Course Specifications

Course Length:  1 Day, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Location: Entre Technology Services, LLC  1501 N. 14th St. West, Suite 1511

Registration: Call your Account Manager at 406.256.5700 or use our Registration Forms

Course Description

Word processing is the use of computers to create, revise, and save documents for printing and future retrieval. This course is the first in a series of three Microsoft® Office Word 2003 courses. It will provide you with the basic concepts required to produce basic business documents.

Course Objective:

You will create, edit, and enhance standard business documents using Microsoft® Office Word 2003.

Target Student:

Persons with a basic understanding of Microsoft Windows who need to learn how to use Microsoft® Word 2003 to create, edit, format, lay out, and print standard business documents complete with tables and graphics. This course is intended for persons interested in pursuing Microsoft Office Specialist certification in Microsoft® Word 2003.

Prerequisites:  

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. One of the following courses or equivalent knowledge is required:

Windows XP Professional: Level 1
Windows XP Professional: Level 2
Windows XP: Introduction
Windows 2000: Introduction

Delivery Method:  

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Create a basic document.
Edit documents by locating and modifying text.
Format text.
Format paragraphs.
Use Word tools to make your documents more accurate.
Add tables to a document.
Add graphic elements to a document.
C
ontrol a document's page setup and its overall appearance.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Creating a Basic Document

The Word Environment
Get Help Using Word
Enter Text
Save a New Document
Preview a Document
Print a Document

Lesson 2: Editing a Document

Navigate in a Document
Insert Text
Select Text
Create an AutoText Entry
Move and Copy Text
Delete Blocks of Text
Undo Changes
Find and Replace Text

Lesson 3: Formatting Text

Change Font and Size

Apply Font Styles and Effects
Change Text Color
Highlight Text
Copy Formats
Clear Formatting
Find and Replace Text Formatting

Lesson 4: Formatting Paragraphs

Set Tabs
Change Paragraph Alignment
Indent Paragraphs
Add Borders and Shading
Apply Styles
Create Lists
Change Spacing Between Paragraphs and Lines

Lesson 5: Proofing a Document

Use the Thesaurus
Check Spelling and Grammar
Create a New Default Dictionary
Check Word Count
Modify a Document in Print Preview

Lesson 6: Adding Tables

Create a Table
Enter Data in a Table
AutoFormat a Table
Convert Text into a Table

Lesson 7: Inserting Graphic Elements

Insert Symbols and Special Characters
Insert a Clip Art Picture
Add a Watermark

Lesson 8: Controlling Page Appearance

Topic 8A: Set Page Orientation
Change Page Margins
Apply a Page Border
Add Headers and Footers
Insert a Page Break