Course Description
Overview
I designed this course for current users of Microsoft Office/365 and Microsoft’s Word. This course builds on the knowledge and skills gained in Word for Writers – Part 1. This course teaches you how to create and edit Word tables and templates. We will incorporate photos, charts, diagrams, and other visual elements in our document. We will work with Word’s extensive Track Changes and Comments tools. We will protect and secure our documents with various levels of access.
Prerequisite: Current Microsoft Office/365 and Word user. Word for Writers – Part 1. Comfortable with the Windows Operating system. This is not an introductory nor basic Word class and is at an intermediary/advance level of using Word.
Learning Objectives
After completing this program, participants will be able to:
- Effectively use and modify tabs,
- Know how to create and edit Word tables,
- Save and reuse documents as a template,
- Collaborate using Track Changes,
- Create and edit photos, charts, and diagrams,
- Secure and protect your document and its contents.
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Tabs and Tables
- Using and modifying tabs and indents,
- Creating data tables,
- Converting text to tables and tables to text.
- Lesson 2: Templates
- Saving a document as a template,
- Reusing a template,
- Modifying and editing a template.
- Lesson 3: Inserting and Modifying Screenshots, Photos, and Graphics
- Adding screenshots and screen clippings to documents,
- Creating and editing SmartArt objects for diagrams and graphs,
- Inserting and enhancing photos,
- Adding and modifying a chart.
- Lesson 4: Collaboration: Comments and Track Changes
- Collaborate and edit your document with others using comments and track changes,
- Creating and editing comments,
- Review the document’s comments and changes,
- Accept/Reject changes,
- Prepare the final version of the document.
- Lesson 5: Protection and Security
- Marking a document as final,
- Restrict editing, formatting, and other document elements,
- Assigning passwords to protect your document and contents.