WORD TRAINING COURSES

WORD INTERMEDIATE

Target Audience

This course is a follow-on from our Word Beginner course and is also suited to someone who already has good, basic Word skills ( See Word Beginner ) and is wishing to take the next step to proficiency in Word.

Master consistent and manageable formatting of large documents using Styles, design and implement Word Templates, manage Headers and Footers and structure documents with Section Breaks. Learn how to manage images and illustrations, perform Mail Merging and more.

The outline below is for contemporary versions of Word (2013, 2016, 2019 and 365). We do run courses on earlier versions when required. Please mention this when booking.

Prerequisites

Basic typing skills, confidence with text manipulation and familiarity with the Windows operating system are the main prerequisites for this course.

Duration:

1 Day

Price:

Prices start from $360.00 (including GST) per day but may vary based on location.

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COURSE OUTLINE

Styles

  • Understanding Styles
  • Applying Paragraph Styles
  • Applying Character Styles
  • Creating a Quick Style
  • Creating a Paragraph Style
  • Creating a Character Style
  • Applying Custom Styles

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

Multiple Documents

  • Opening Multiple Documents
  • Switching Between Open Documents
  • Arranging All
  • Viewing Side by Side
  • Synchronised Scrolling
  • Resetting the Window Position

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
  • Inserting Hard and Soft Returns
  • Removing Returns
  • Revealing Formatting

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

Merging to Labels

  • Setting Up Mailing Labels
  • Completing Mailing Labels

Mail Merge Recipient Lists

  • 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

Merging From Scratch

  • 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

Mail Merge Techniques

  • 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

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

Header and Footer Techniques

  • 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

 

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

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

Enhancing Shapes

  • 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 3D 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

Style Techniques

  • Understanding the Modify Style Dialog Box
  • Selecting and Updating Styles
  • Renaming and Deleting Styles
  • Importing and Exporting Styles

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

Text Box Techniques

  • Linking Text Boxes
  • Modifying Text Box Margins
  • Changing Text Direction
  • Applying Effects to Text Boxes

Document Properties

  • Understanding Document Properties
  • Viewing Document Properties
  • Specifying Document Properties
  • Viewing Advanced Properties
  • Inserting Properties Into a Document
  • Updating Document Properties
  • Deleting Document Property Data

Columns

  • Understanding Columns
  • Creating Columns of Text
  • Specifying Column Widths and Spacing
  • Inserting Column Breaks

Setting Word Options

  • Understanding Word Options
  • Personalising Word
  • Setting Display Options
  • Understanding File Locations
  • Setting File Locations
  • Understanding Save Options
  • Setting Save Options