This session is designed to help develop existing skills in Microsoft Word to create and collaborate on more complex documents. You will learn to create documents that incorporate different objects, such as graphs, pictures, and diagrams.  You will also learn to save a document in different file formats and apply more complex formatting, such as sections, columns, and outline numbering.



Application Options and File Properties
View and change application options • View and change document properties

Column Formatting Create and use newspaper columns • Modify column structure • Balance columns in equal lengths

Inserting and Removing Sections Use different types of section break • Delete section breaks • Copy and paste page layout settings with text

Using Outline View Apply outline levels to styles and paragraphs • Show and hide outline levels • Promote and demote text between outline levels • Change the order of text using outlines • Use the Document Map and thumbnails to navigate in other views • View a document in two window panes • Print a specific range of pages

Find and Replace Formatting Find and replace formatting and special/hidden characters • Find and replace different word forms

Creating a Table Draw or create a table using the Draw Table tool or Insert Table command • Apply Auto Formatting to a table • Move the insertion point around in a table • Edit cell contents • Insert and delete columns and rows • Change the height and width of rows and columns • Add borders and shading to a table

AutoText and AutoFormat Set up AutoCorrect to correct errors as you type • Create and apply frequently used AutoText • Use Smart Tags • Use AutoFormat • Apply a theme

Inserting a Chart Insert a new graph using Microsoft Graph • Reposition, resize, and delete a graph object • Modify an embedded graph object • Change data using the datasheet • Change the chart type

Creating a Diagram Create a diagram or organization chart • Modify the layout of a diagram or organization chart • Format a diagram or organization chart • Apply an AutoFormat to a diagram or organization chart

Distributing a Document Save a document as a plain text file • Save a document for a different application or as a Rich Text File • Save a document as a template

Publishing to a Web Page Use Web Page Preview • Save a document as a web page

Creating a Hyperlink Create a hyperlink to a file, place in a document, or place on the web • Create an email hyperlink • Use or modify a hyperlink in a document

Tracking and Reviewing Changes Track changes to a document • Accept or reject changes

Routing Documents for Review Remove personal information from a document file • Send a document for review by email • Route a document to several reviewers

Character Effects Set character spacing options • Apply special text effects • Format a paragraph with a dropped capital • Insert animated text