LearnPro: Mastering Word 2000

Course description

Overview: Students will learn how to solidify their basic Word skills and deepen their knowledge of Word by using advanced software features.

Prerequisites: Students should understand the basics of Microsoft Windows 98 and Word. To acquire the Word basics, students should complete the LearnPro Applying Word 2000 course or have equivalent knowledge.

Skills List

Students are introduced to the following skills in this course:

Adding AutoText to a template

Applying paragraph numbering

Applying, creating, redefining, and concatenating styles

Assigning shortcut keys to styles

Attaching styles to templates

Changing column width

Changing document orientation

Changing header and footer position

Changing table position

Changing the paragraph-number style

Converting a document to HTML format

Converting a table to text

Creating a form

Creating a table

Creating a watermark

Creating a Web page

Creating and editing headers and footers

Creating index entries that list page ranges

Creating index entries, subentries, and cross-references

Creating letters and faxes with templates

Creating odd and even headers and footers

Creating section-specific headers and footers

Creating table borders

Creating, running, and editing a macro

Cross-referencing to bookmarked terms

Cross-referencing to document headings

Drawing objects with the Drawing toolbar

Finding the total of a column of values

Formatting table text

Inserting and deleting columns and rows

Inserting and editing footnotes and endnotes

Inserting and formatting form fields

Inserting chapter numbers and titles in headers and footers

Inserting, sizing, and positioning graphics

Inserting, updating, locking, and unlinking fields

Merging and splitting table cells

Numbering document headings

Printing and saving form-field data only

Printing selected heading styles

Protecting form fields

Redefining footnote and endnote style

Removing headers and footers from the first page

Renumbering document pages

Saving a form as a template

Setting and adjusting tabs

Setting tabs within a table

Setting up newspaper columns

Sorting rows in a table

Updating a column total

Working in Outline view

LearnPro: Mastering Word 2000 (continued)

Course content

Project 1A: Working with Tables

Project 1B: Sorting Rows in Tables

Project 1C: Calculating Totals in a Table

Project 2: Working with Tabs

Project 3: Headers and Footers

Project 4: Templates

Project 5: Inserting Fields in Templates and Documents

Project 6: Formatting with Styles

Project 7: Section Formatting

Module A: Newsletters

            Project A1: Inserting, Sizing, and Positioning Graphics

            Project A2: Setting Up Newspaper Columns

Module B: Reports and Proposals

            Project B1: Numbering Paragraphs

            Project B2: Numbering Headings

            Project B3: Document Outlines

            Project B4: Footnotes and Endnotes

Module C: Organizing Large Documents

            Project C1: Chapter Numbering and Titles

            Project C2: Working with Indexes

            Project C3: Cross-Referencing

Module D: Forms

            Project D1: Creating Standard and HTML Forms

            Project D2: Printing and Saving Form-Field Data

Module E: Word’s Graphics Features

            Project E1: Working with Graphics

            Project E2: Drawing Objects

            Project E3: Watermarks and WordArt

Module F: Macro Basics

            Project F1: Creating and Running Macros

            Project F2: Editing Macros

Module G: Exploring the Basics of Macros

            Project G1: Using Macros to Automate Tasks

            Project G2: Attaching Macros to Worksheet and Toolbar Buttons