Microsoft® Office Word 2003: Level 2

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

In the first course in this series, Microsoft Word 2003 : Level 1, you gained all the basic skills that you need to create a wide range of standardized business documents. If you use Microsoft® Office Word 2003 on a regular basis, then once you have mastered the basic skills, the next step is to improve your proficiency. To do so, you can customize and automate the way Microsoft® Word 2003 works for you, and you can improve the quality of your work by enhancing your documents with customized Microsoft® Word 2003 elements. In this course, you will increase the complexity of your Microsoft® Word 2003 documents by adding components such as customized lists, tables, charts, and graphics. You will also create personalized Microsoft® Word 2003 efficiency tools.

Prerequisites

Students should be able to use Microsoft® Word 2003 to create, edit, format, save, and print basic business documents that contain text, basic tables, and simple graphics. Students can obtain this level of skill by taking the following Element K course:

Microsoft Word 2003: Level 1

Delivery Method

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

Benefits

You will add complexity to Microsoft® Office Word 2003 documents and create personalized efficiency tools in Microsoft® Word 2003

Target Student

This course was designed for persons who can create and modify standard business documents in Microsoft® Word 2003, and who need to learn how to use Microsoft® Word 2003 to create or modify complex business documents as well as customized Word efficiency tools. It will be helpful for persons preparing for the Microsoft Office Specialist exams for Microsoft® Word 2003.

Performance-Based Objectives

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

Manage data in lists.
Customize tables and charts.
Customize formatting.
Work with custom styles.
Modify pictures in a document.
Create customized graphic elements.
Control text flow.
Automate common tasks.
Automate document creation.
Perform mail merges.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Managing Lists

Sort a List
Restart a List
Create an Outline Numbered List
Customize List Appearance

Lesson 2: Customizing Tables and Charts

Sort a Table
Modify Table Structure
Merge or Split Cells
Position Text in a Table Cell
Apply Borders and Shading
Perform Calculations in a Table
Create a Chart from a Word Table
Modify a Chart

Lesson 3: Customizing Formatting

Modify Character Spacing
Add Text Effects
Control Paragraph Flow

Lesson 4: Working with Custom Styles

Create a Character or Paragraph Style
Modify an Existing Style
Create a List Style
Create a Table Style

Lesson 5: Modifying Pictures

Set Picture Contrast or Brightness
Crop a Picture
Wrap Text Around a Picture

Lesson 6: Creating Customized Graphic Elements

Draw Shapes and Lines
Insert WordArt
Insert Text Boxes
Create Diagrams

Lesson 7: Controlling Text Flow

Insert Section Breaks
Insert Columns
Link Text Boxes

Lesson 8: Automating Common Tasks

Run a Macro
Create a Macro
Modify a Macro
Customize Toolbars and Buttons
Add Menu Items

Lesson 9: Automating Document Creation

Create a Document Based on a Template
Create a Document by Using a Wizard
Create or Modify a Template
Change the Default Template Location
Insert a MacroButton Field in a Template

Lesson 10: Performing Mail Merges

The Mail Merge Process
Perform a Merge on Existing Documents
Merge Envelopes and Labels
Use Word to Create a Data Source