Word 2003: Level 1

 Course Description

Overview: Students will create, edit, and enhance standard business documents using Microsoft® Office Word 2003.

Prerequisites: Windows 2000 or Windows XP; Word 2003: Level 1; or equivalent knowledge.

 

Performance-Based Objectives

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

• create a basic document.
• edit documents by locating and modifying text.
• format text.
• format paragraphs.
• use Word tools to make your documents more accurate.
• add tables to a document.
• add graphic elements to a document.
• control a document's page setup and its overall appearance.

 

Course Content

Lesson 1: Creating a Basic Document

 The Word Environment

 Get Help Using Word

 Enter Text

 Save a New Document

 Preview a Document

 Print a Document

Lesson 2: Editing a Document

 Navigate in a Document

 Insert Text

 Select Text

 Create an AutoText Entry

 Move and Copy Text

 Delete Blocks of Text

 Undo Changes

 Find and Replace Text

Lesson 3: Formatting Text

 Change Font and Size

 Apply Font Styles and Effects

 Change Text Color

 Highlight Text

 Copy Formats

 Clear Formatting

 Find and Replace Text Formatting

Lesson 4: Formatting Paragraphs

 Set Tabs

 Change Paragraph Alignment

 Indent Paragraphs

 Add Borders and Shading

 Apply Styles

 Create Lists

 Change Spacing Between Paragraphs and Lines

Lesson 5: Proofing a Document

 Use the Thesaurus

 Check Spelling and Grammar

 Create a New Default Dictionary

 Check Word Count

 Modify a Document in Print Preview

Lesson 6: Adding Tables

 Create a Table

 Enter Data in a Table

 AutoFormat a Table

 Convert Text into a Table

Lesson 7: Inserting Graphic Elements

 Insert Symbols and Special Characters

 Insert a Clip Art Picture

 Add a Watermark

Lesson 8: Controlling Page Appearance

 Set Page Orientation

 Change Page Margins

 Apply a Page Border

 Add Headers and Footers

 Insert a Page Break