Overview

In the first course in this series, Microsoft Office Word 2004 : Level 1 for Macintosh, you gained all the basic skills that you need to create a wide range of standardized business documents. If you use Microsoft Office Word 2004 for Macintosh on a regular basis, then once you have mastered the basic skills, the next step is to improve your proficiency. To do so, you can customize and automate the way Microsoft Office Word 2004 for Macintosh works for you, and you can improve the quality of your work by enhancing your documents with customized Microsoft Office Word 2004 for Macintosh elements. In this course, you will increase the complexity of your Microsoft Office Word 2004 for Macintosh documents by adding components such as customized lists, tables, charts, and graphics. You will also create personalized Microsoft Office Word 2004 for Macintosh efficiency tools .

Course Objectives

You will add complexity to Microsoft Office Word 2004 for Macintosh documents and create personalized efficiency tools in Microsoft Office Word 2004 for Macintosh.

Prerequisites

Students should be able to use Microsoft Office Word 2004 for Macintosh to create, edit, format, save, and print basic business documents that contain text, basic tables, and simple graphics. Students can obtain this level of skill by taking the following course:

• Microsoft office word 2004:level 1 for macintosh

This course was designed for persons who can create and modify standard business documents in Microsoft Office Word 2004 for Macintosh, and who need to learn how to use Microsoft Office Word 2004 for Macintosh to create or modify complex business documents as well as customized Word efficiency tools .

Performance-Based Objectives

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

• manage data in lists.
• customize tables and charts.
• customize formatting.
• work with custom styles.
• modify pictures in a document.
• create customized graphic elements.
• control text flow.
• automate common tasks.
• automate document creation.
• perform data merges.

Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities
Course duration 1 Day(s) Course outline

Lesson 1: Managing Lists

Topic 1A: Sort a List

Topic 1B: Restart a List

Topic 1C: Create an Outline Numbered List

Topic 1D: Customize List Appearance

Lesson 2: Customizing Tables and Charts

Topic 2A: Sort a Table

Topic 2B: Modify Table Structure

Topic 2C: Merge or Split Cells

Topic 2D: Position Text in a Table Cell

Topic 2E: Apply Borders and Shading

Topic 2F: Perform Calculations in a Table

Topic 2G: Create a Chart from a Word Table

Topic 2H: Modify a Chart

Lesson 3: Customizing Formatting

Topic 3A: Modify Character Spacing

Topic 3B: Add Text Effects

Topic 3C: Control Paragraph Flow

Lesson 4: Working with Custom Styles

Topic 4A: Create a Character or Paragraph Style

Topic 4B: Modify an Existing Style

Topic 4C: Create a List Style

Topic 4D: Create a Table Style

Lesson 5: Modifying Pictures

Topic 5A: Set Picture Contrast or Brightness

Topic 5B: Crop a Picture

Topic 5C: Wrap Text Around a Picture

Lesson 6: Creating Customized Graphic Elements

Topic 6A: Draw Shapes and Lines

Topic 6B: Insert WordArt

Topic 6C: Insert Text Boxes

Topic 6D: Create Diagrams

Lesson 7: Controlling Text Flow

Topic 7A: Insert Section Breaks

Topic 7B: Insert Columns

Topic 7C: Link Text Boxes

Lesson 8: Automating Common Tasks

Topic 8A: Run a Macro

Topic 8B: Create a Macro

Topic 8C: Modify a Macro

Topic 8D: Customize Toolbars and Buttons

Topic 8E: Add Menu Items

Lesson 9: Automating Document Creation

Topic 9A: Create a Document Based on a Template

Topic 9B: Create or Modify a Template

Topic 9C: Change the Default Template Location

Topic 9D: Insert a MacroButton Field in a Template

Lesson 10: Performing Data Merges

Topic 10A: Perform a Merge on Existing Documents

Topic 10B: Merge Envelopes and Labels

Topic 10C: Use Word to Create a Data Source