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Using Word 97

COURSE OVERVIEW:

This course shows you how to use Microsoft Word 97 to produce a variety of professional looking documents for business and personal needs. You will focus on key commands and features such as using styles, templates, document proofing tools, and working with tables.

PREREQUISITES:

Windows 95 or equivalent skills and ability to type

COURSE LENGTH:

This course contains 11 sections (grouped in 5 lesson units) and 1 test

SECTION-BY-SECTION TOPICAL OUTLINE:

Lesson 1

Section 1 - The Control Panel, Using Lesson Help, Foundations and the Lesson Glossary, Using the Help Search Feature, Using Lesson Map Features, Using the Go To Page Feature, Section Summary

Section 2 - Loading a Document, The Standard Toolbar, The Formatting Toolbar and the Ruler, Scrolling and the Status Bar, The Page View Buttons, Positioning the Insertion Point, Going to a Specific Page, Moving a Specified Number of Pages, Section Summary

Section 3 - Splitting a Document Window, Inserting Text, Opening a New Window, Tiling Document Windows, Creating a New Document, Automatic Spell Checking, Paragraphs Markers and Line Breaks, Copying and Pasting Text between Documents, Section Summary

Lesson 2

Section 1 - Setting Margins, Changing the Text Font, Highlighting Text, Using the Find Command, Using the Change Case Command, Text Justification, Extended Selections, Line Spacing, Section Summary

Section 2 - Word Styles, The Undo Tool, The Redo Tool, The AutoFormat Command, Changing a Style, AutoFormat Changes, Viewing Styles, The Word Style Gallery, The Format Painter Tool, Repeated Use of Format Painter, Section Summary

Lesson 3

Section 1 - Using the Tab Key, The Tab Alignment Button, Using Right, Center, and Decimal Tabs, Moving Tab Stops, Removing Tab Stops, Setting Dot Leaders, Using Paragraph Indents, Using Format Painter to Copy Tabs and Indents, Section Summary

Section 2 - Soft Page Breaks, Hard Page Breaks, Paragraph Widows, Keeping Lines Together, Headers and Footers, Entering Footers, Page Number Formats, Adjusting the Top Margin for a Header, Adjusting the Bottom Margin for a Footer, Section Summary

Lesson 4

Section 1 - Selecting a Template, The Contemporary Letter Template, Entering the Recipient Information, The Body of the Letter, Finishing the Letter, Saving the Letter, Using the Memo Wizard, Using the Memo Wizard Map, The Memo Form, Section Summary

Section 2 - Checking Document Spelling, Correcting an Error, Undoing a Change, Using the Grammar Checker, Getting Help for Grammar Messages, Find Command Features, Replacing Found Text, the Find/Replace Combination, Using the Thesaurus, Section Summary

Lesson 5

Section 1 - Table Basics, Creating a Word Table, Entering Data into a Table, Selecting Table Data, Formatting Table Data, Adjusting Cell Sizes, Adjusting the Entire Table, Formatting the Entire Table, Contrast Shading a Row, Section Summary

Section 2 - Drawing a Table, The Insert Table Dialog Box, Inserting a Column, Adjusting the Table Size, Inserting a Row, Using a Table Formula, Finding a Row Total, Table Formatting Features, Centering the Table, Merging Table Cells, Section Summary

Test - Comprehensive final exam

 

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To find out more about Akersoft's educational products, please contact Akersoft at:

Akersoft, Inc.
P.O. Box 80469
Atlanta, GA 30366-0469
(800) 736-9408
akersoft@ix.netcom.com