Microsoft Word 2007
Online - 30 hours
In the business environment today, strong communication skills paired with the ability to utilize applications to their full functionality is invaluable to the information worker. A firm understanding of the applications you use everyday is essential towards efficiency and success in a dynamic environment. Obtain the skills necessary to optimize the benefits of Microsoft Word. Learn to easily create professional documents that reflect the quality of your work and enhance your value to your company.
WORD 2007
Getting Started with Word 2007
Overview/Description
With Office Word 2007, Microsoft introduces some of the most significant changes
to Word in years. Most notable is the new intuitive user interface which
replaces the traditional menus and toolbars, featuring the Ribbon, the Quick
Access toolbar, and the Mini Toolbar as well as a new Office button which
replaces the File menu. This course provides an introduction to Word 2007 and
demonstrates how to navigate within the new user interface.
Working with Text and Paragraphs in Word 2007
Overview/Description
Word 2007 makes it easy to apply formatting to documents by providing a live
visual preview of various formatting options. This enables you to view the
formatting change before actually committing to it. This course explains the
Font and Paragraph formatting options, as well as the Mini toolbar and live
preview features. In addition, the creation and formatting of bulleted,
numbered, and multi-level lists and the insertion of symbols or special
characters are demonstrated. Setting margins, paragraph indents, tab stops, text
alignment, and showing or hiding formatting marks will also be explored in this
course.
Structuring, Editing, Saving, and Opening Documents in Word 2007
Overview/Description
Word 2007 provides many options for structuring and editing documents which are
complemented by a variety of editing tools. There are also options for saving
documents which can be customized to suit your word processing needs. This
course explains the use of page and section breaks, spacing adjustment, and
column insertion, and explores the basic editing tools packaged with Word 2007.
A new feature of Word 2007 demonstrated in the course is the ability to save a
document in PDF or XPS format, in addition to being able to save as a web page.
The course also explains how to save documents so that they can be viewed in
previous versions of Word.
Printing, Help, and Automated Formatting in Word 2007
Overview/Description
Microsoft Office Word 2007 provides new features called Quick Styles and
building blocks which make it easy to create great looking documents quickly.
You can select Quick Styles using the new Live Preview feature to view the
different styles before committing the changes. This course demonstrates the use
of Quick Styles, building blocks, templates and AutoCorrect features in detail.
Previewing and printing options, as well as Word 2007's Help and Research
options, are also explored and demonstrated.
Advanced Formatting in Word 2007
Overview/Description
Themes, Backgrounds and Borders can be used in Microsoft Office Word 2007 to
create engaging and professional looking documents. With Word 2007, these tasks
are made easier then ever before, specifically with the use of theme colors,
theme fonts and theme effects. This course demonstrates how borders, shading,
margins and horizontal lines are used when creating interesting documents and
implementing emphasis to various parts of a document. Themes colors, theme fonts
and theme effects are explained in detail and background colors and fill effects
are explored as well. This course also demonstrates the use footnotes and
endnotes.
Advanced Document Navigation and Document Reviews in Word 2007
Overview/Description
Microsoft Office Word 2007 has many features that enable you to create robust
documents that can be easily navigated, reviewed, and recovered if issues are
encountered. This course explains how tables of contents are created, modified
and deleted in conjunction with the use of tables of figures and tables of
authorities. The insertion, modification, deletion and navigation of hyperlinks,
bookmarks, and frames are demonstrated, as well as the creation of indexes and
index cross-references. The course also discusses using track changes and
comments when reviewing documents, and explores repairing corrupted documents.
Using Tables, Charts, and Graphics in Word 2007
Overview/Description
By using the tabular and charting utilities of Microsoft Office Word 2007, you
can format, sort, and analyze your data with ease. In Word 2007, you can insert
a table by selecting its layout from a list of preformatted tables, or by
selecting the number of columns and rows that you require. You can insert a
table into your regular document layout, or you can nest it within another table
for increased complexity. There may also be times when you need to insert Excel
data or charts into a Word document, and Word 2007 enables you to do so with a
few simple steps. This course demonstrates how to create, format, and modify
Word 2007 tables, including inserting and deleting table elements, resizing
tables, merging and splitting cells, sorting data, using simple formulas, as
well as converting a table to text. Methods of inserting, linking, and embedding
Excel objects in Word documents are explained in this course, in addition to
inserting and formatting charts.
Advanced Data Manipulation Features in Word 2007
Overview/Description
Word 2007 enables you to create forms quickly and easily, so that they can be
used by other users of Word 2007. Forms contain form fields that you can link to
external data sources, and Word 2007 contains security features to protect forms
from tampering by other users. Inserting fields has been simplified in Word 2007
by means of built-in commands and content controls. The mail merge feature is
also improved and simplified in Word 2007, enabling users to merge content into
letters, e-mail messages, envelopes, and labels very easily.
The course demonstrates how to add, modify, and update form fields, as well as
walking through the mail merge process.
Advanced Document Features in Word 2007
Overview/Description
Some of the advanced features of Microsoft Office Word 2007 offer ways in which
you can automate and streamline the way you work. You can use macros in Word
2007 to easily automate repetitive, complex tasks. A macro is a set of
instructions that can group a series of actions and keystrokes as a single
command. You can also simplify the management of your Word 2007 files by using
master documents. Master documents divide large files into related subdocuments
through a series of links. This course demonstrates how to create, edit, copy
and delete macros through the use of the macro recorder. In addition, aspects of
master and subordinate documents are explained, including outline levels,
rearranging and restructuring subordinate documents in the master, and
converting, deleting, merging, and locking subdocuments. Customization of the
Quick Access Toolbar is also explored in this course.
Collaborative Features in Word 2007
Overview/Description
Microsoft Office Word 2007 offers several options for securing and protecting
Word documents as well as providing various collaborative features. This course
demonstrates how to use Word 2007's document security, which includes locking
document formatting, password protecting a document, marking a document as
read-only, using Document Inspector, viewing privacy options, and adding a
digital signature. It explains the various workspace collaboration features
available using SharePoint in addition to creating a document library. This
course also discusses and demonstrates working with HTML to save a document as a
web page and creating a web page in Word as well as how to create blogs in Word
2007.
TestPrep Using Word 2007
Overview/Description
To test your knowledge on the skills and competencies being measured by the
vendor certification exam. TestPrep can be taken in either Study or
Certification mode. Study mode is designed to maximize learning by not only
testing your knowledge of the material, but also by providing additional
information on the topics presented. Certification mode is designed to test your
knowledge of the material within a structured testing environment, providing
valuable feedback at the end of the test.
Information regarding the MCAS certification
The core Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Program credential has been upgraded to validate skills with the 2007 Microsoft Office system as well as the new Windows Vista operating system. The Application Specialist certification targets Information Workers and covers the most popular Microsoft Office applications such as Word 2007, PowerPoint 2007, Excel 2007, and Outlook 2007. To earn MCAS certification you need to pass one of the five exams available. After passing an individual exam, a person becomes an MCAS in the particular software application they took the exam in.