Word 2000 Overview

Objective:
Learn the terminology of Microsoft Word and develop the skills to create and work with basic documents.

Prerequisite Skills:
Comfortable with the Windows environment.

Course Description:
Are you new to Microsoft Word? Do you want to create simple letters, reports, and other documents? Do you need to edit, save, and print documents? Do you want to spell check your documents and learn to use on-line help?

Attend this course if you want to:

• Learn what you can do with Microsoft Word.
• Start Word and create a simple memo.
• Learn how to move around in a document using the mouse and keyboard.
• Make changes to documents.
• Open and save documents from/to your hard disk, a diskette, or a shared network drive.
• Print documents.
• Learn techniques to select the text you want to work with.
• Format text within your documents.
• Move and copy text within your document.
• Use spell and grammar check.
• Use on-line Help to get quick answers to your Word questions.

Class Length: 90 minutes

Delivery Options:

• On-site instructor-led (contact us for details)

• Virtual classroom - public (attend Word 2003 Getting Started class) - Check schedule and/or register

• Virtual classroom - dedicated (up to ten people from the same organization) - contact us for details

• Virtual classroom - one on one (register for a 1-on-1 Application Support session)

Word 2000 Document Formatting I

Objective:
Learn the formatting techniques necessary to make your Word documents more readable, more visually pleasing, and more effective as communication tools.

Prerequisite Skills:
Comfortable with basic Word capabilities.
(Suggested Course: Word 2000 Overview)

Course Description:
Do you want to make your documents look more professional? Do you want to enhance the text within a document with font changes, borders, or shading? Do you want text to line up consistently in a specific position on  the page? Do you want to change your margins or the look of the page? 

Attend this course if you want to:

• Apply different fonts and sizes to words and characters.
• Change the default style and size for text in the documents you create.
• Apply bold, italics, and underlining, as well as animated text effects.
• Adjust the amount of space between characters.
• Align text in various ways.
• Indent individual paragraphs without changing the margins for the entire document.
• Use tabs to position information consistently.
• Adjust the amount of space above, below, or between the lines within a paragraph.
• Apply borders and shading to words, paragraphs, or pages in your document.
• Copy formatting applied in one portion of your document to text in another location.
• Create numbered or bulleted lists.
• Force a line to break within a paragraph.
• View your document as it will look on a printed page.
• Change margins to allow more or less information to fit on a page.
• Change the orientation of your page from portrait to landscape.
• Insert page breaks.

Class Length: 90 minutes

Delivery Options:

• On-site instructor-led (contact us for details)

• Virtual classroom - public (attend Word 2003 class) - Check schedule and/or register

• Virtual classroom - dedicated (up to ten people from the same organization) - contact us for details

• Virtual classroom - one on one (register for a 1-on-1 Application Support session)

Word 2000 Document Formatting II

Objective:
Learn additional formatting techniques to enhance the visual appearance and readability of your documents.

Prerequisite Skills:

• Comfortable with general Word capabilities.
  (Suggested Course: Word 2000 Overview)

• Comfortable with Word's basic formatting capabilities.
  (Suggested Course: Word 2000 Document Formatting I)

Course Description:
Do you want to enhance the visual appearance and improve the readability of your documents? Do you want to format text and paragraphs quickly and consistently throughout a document? 

Attend this course if you want to:

• Add graphics and watermarks to a document.
• Use section breaks to format one portion of a document differently from other portions.
• Format a document in columns.
• Add page numbers to a document.
• Create a header and/or footer to display important information on each page of a document.
• Use styles to format text and paragraphs quickly and consistently.

Class Length: 90 minutes

Delivery Options:

• On-site instructor-led (contact us for details)

• Virtual classroom - public (attend Word 2003 class) - Check schedule and/or register

• Virtual classroom - dedicated (up to ten people from the same organization) - contact us for details

• Virtual classroom - one on one (register for a 1-on-1 Application Support session)

Word 2000 Working with Templates

Objective:
Learn to use and create templates to create documents in Word more efficiently.

Prerequisite Skills:

• Comfortable with general Word capabilities.
  (Suggested Course: Word 2000 Overview)

• Comfortable with Word's formatting capabilities.
  (Suggested Courses: Word 2000 Document Formatting I and Word 2000 Document Formatting II)

Course Description:
Do you want to maintain a consistent look and include similar content when you create certain types of documents? Do you want to create standard or common documents (such as letters, reports, or newsletters) more efficiently?

Attend this course if you want to:

• Understand templates and the types of features and content they can include.
• Use one of Word's built-in templates to create a new document.
• Customize a built-in template to suit your needs.
• Create a new template based on an existing document or from a blank document.
• Add headers and footers to a template.
• Insert fields for information that may change each time you create or update documents based on the template.
• Create a custom toolbar to allow easy access to frequently used tools or commands.
• Use styles within templates.
• Access features from another document or template.
• Delete a template you no longer need.

Class Length: 90 minutes

Delivery Options:

• On-site instructor-led (contact us for details)

• Virtual classroom - dedicated (up to ten people from the same organization) - contact us for details

• Virtual classroom - one on one (register for a 1-on-1 Application Support session)

Word 2000 Formatting Long Documents

Objective:
Learn techniques to improve the readability of long documents and make them look more professional. Also, learn to use Outline view to plan and work with a long document more efficiently.

Prerequisite Skills:

• Comfortable with general Word capabilities.
  (Suggested Course: Word 2000 Overview)

• Comfortable with Word's formatting capabilities (including styles).
  (Suggested Courses: Word 2000 Document Formatting I and Word 2000 Document Formatting II)

Course Description:
Do you create long documents such as reports or proposals? Do you want to improve the readability of these documents and make them look more professional?

Attend this course if you want to:

• Create headers and footers to display important information on each page of the document.
• Insert page and section breaks.
• Add the section or chapter number beside the page numbers in the document header/footer.
• Use footnotes and endnotes to further explain text within a document.
• Use Outline view to reorganize a document or plan a new document.

Class Length: 90 minutes

Delivery Options:

• On-site instructor-led (contact us for details)

• Virtual classroom - public (attend Word 2003 class) - Check schedule and/or register

• Virtual classroom - dedicated (up to ten people from the same organization) - contact us for details

• Virtual classroom - one on one (register for a 1-on-1 Application Support session)

Word 2000 Tools for Navigating Long Documents

Objective:
Learn which tools can help you work with long documents more efficiently on-screen. Also learn to create a table of contents, index, and cross-references to help readers easily find information in a printed copy of a document.

Prerequisite Skills:

• Comfortable with Word and its formatting capabilities (including styles).
  (Suggested Courses: Word 2000 Overview, Word 2000 Document Formatting I, and Word 2000 Document Formatting II)

• Familiar with formatting techniques used in long Word documents.
  (Suggested Course: Word 2000 Formatting Long Documents)

Course Description:
Do you create long documents such as reports or proposals? Do you want to learn how you can navigate and work with these documents more efficiently as you create and edit them? Do you want to provide features such as an index and a table of contents to help readers find the information they need?

Attend this course if you want to:

• Navigate documents on-screen by using the Document Map, splitting the screen, or creating bookmarks to specific locations.
• Cross-reference other pages in your document (and ensure that the page numbers update automatically when necessary).
• Create a table of contents to list the topics covered in the document.
• Add captions to the graphics or tables in the document and create a table of figures to list all of those graphics or tables.
• Create an index to help readers find specific information quickly and easily.

Class Length: 90 minutes

Delivery Options:

• On-site instructor-led (contact us for details)

• Virtual classroom - public (attend Word 2003 class) - Check schedule and/or register

• Virtual classroom - dedicated (up to ten people from the same organization) - contact us for details

• Virtual classroom - one on one (register for a 1-on-1 Application Support session)

Word 2000 Tables

Objective:
Learn how to create tables to present information more effectively.

Prerequisite Skills:
Comfortable with Word and with basic formatting capabilities.
(Suggested Courses: Word 2000 Overview and Word 2000 Document Formatting I)

Course Description:
If you're using tabs to enter columns of text, do you ever end up with a mess when you need to add or delete information? Do tabs seem to "jump" around in your document unexpectedly? Would you like to learn another way to present information effectively or to define the layout of your page?

Attend this course if you want to:

• Create a table to present rows and columns of information.
• Draw custom tables with cells of various sizes.
• Add or delete rows and/or columns in a table (without affecting other data in the table).
• Change the height of rows and width of columns to accommodate the contents of each cell.
• Use Word's AutoFit options to adjust the columns and rows within a table automatically to best suit your needs.
• Change the alignment of a table within the page.
• Move a table to another location.
• Wrap text around a table.
• Change the horizontal and vertical alignment of cell contents.
• Merge or split cells as needed.
• Nest one table within another table.
• In long tables, control where page breaks occur and ensure the appropriate column headings display at the top of each page.
• Apply one of Word's preset AutoFormats to enhance the look of a table quickly and easily.
• Add borders and shading to all or part of a table.
• Sort data  within a table alphabetically, numerically, or chronologically.
• Convert existing text into a table.
• Perform calculations in a table.
• Create charts based on table data.

Class Length: 90 minutes

Delivery Options:

• On-site instructor-led (contact us for details)

• Virtual classroom - public (attend Word 2003 class) - Check schedule and/or register

• Virtual classroom - dedicated (up to ten people from the same organization) - contact us for details

• Virtual classroom - one on one (register for a 1-on-1 Application Support session)

Word 2000 Forms

Objective:
Learn to create forms in Word and understand the features and benefits in distributing and completing forms electronically.

Prerequisite Skills:

• Comfortable with Word's formatting capabilities.
  (Suggested Courses: Word 2000 Document Formatting I and Word 2000 Document Formatting II)

• Comfortable creating and modifying tables in Word documents.
  (Suggested Course: Word 2000 Tables)

• Familiar with Word templates.
  (Suggested Course: Word 2000 Working with Templates)

Course Description:
Do you have paper forms for things like order sheets, vacation requests, invoices, or evaluations? Want to learn to create these as Word templates so you can easily distribute and complete the form electronically?

Attend this course if you want to:

• Understand what forms are and why to use them.
• Plan a form.
• Create a template for the form.
• Understand the Forms toolbar.
• Add form fields to a form.
• Customize form fields.
• Protect and save a form.
• Complete a form in Word.
• Print a form.
• Modify a form after saving and protecting it.
• Calculate form fields automatically.
• Repeat a form field result in another location.

Class Length: 90 minutes

Delivery Options:

• On-site instructor-led (contact us for details)

• Virtual classroom - dedicated (up to ten people from the same organization) - contact us for details

• Virtual classroom - one on one (register for a 1-on-1 Application Support session)

Word 2000 Mail Merge

Objective:
Learn how to use Word to manage mass mailings.

Prerequisite Skills:
Comfortable with Word and with basic formatting capabilities.
(Suggested Courses: Word 2000 Overview and Word 2000 Document Formatting I)

Course Description:
Do you need to send the same letter to several people? Do you need to create envelopes or mailing labels? Do you need to create similar reports where variable information needs to be inserted?

Attend this course if you want to:

• Learn how you can save time by using the mail merge function to merge variable information into a standard document.
• Create the standard document to use in a mail merge.
• Build the document containing the variable information for the merge.
• Use the Mail Merge Helper to complete the mail merge process.
• Select specific data to be merged.
• Sort information before merging.
• Create envelopes and mailing labels.
• Use records from a database program as a source for data.

Class Length: 90 minutes

Delivery Options:

• On-site instructor-led (contact us for details)

• Virtual classroom - dedicated (up to ten people from the same organization) - contact us for details

• Virtual classroom - one on one (register for a 1-on-1 Application Support session)

Word 2000 On-line Editing

Objective:
Learn to edit documents electronically, tracking changes made to documents over several drafts.

Prerequisite Skills:
Comfortable with Word and with basic formatting capabilities.
(Suggested Courses: Word 2000 Overview and Word 2000 Document Formatting I)

Course Description:
Do you want to track changes to documents made by multiple reviewers?

Attend this course if you want to:

• Learn which views and features can help you navigate a document more efficiently while editing.
• Use text effects and highlighting to emphasize important text.
• Track revisions each reviewer makes to a document.
• Accept or reject the changes suggested by each reviewer.
• Add non-printing comments to a document (similar to writing in the margin of a document).
• Protect a document so reviewers cannot make permanent changes to it.
• Merge changes from multiple reviewers into a final document.
• Compare two versions of a document and electronically note the differences.
• Save and retrieve multiple versions of a document.

Class Length: 90 minutes

Delivery Options:

• On-site instructor-led (contact us for details)

• Virtual classroom - dedicated (up to ten people from the same organization) - contact us for details

• Virtual classroom - one on one (register for a 1-on-1 Application Support session)

Word 2000 Tips & Shortcuts

Objective:
Learn features to enable more efficient use of Word.

Prerequisite Skills:
Comfortable with Word and with basic formatting capabilities.
(Suggested Courses: Word 2000 Overview and Word 2000 Document Formatting I)

Course Description:
Are you using the fastest methods to accomplish tasks in Word 2000? Could you use some of Word's advanced features to automate certain tasks? Would you like to learn tips for using Word more effectively and efficiently?

Attend this course if you want to:

• Use Click and Type to position text exactly where you want it (without changing the paragraph alignment or indentation).
• Use the Office 2000 Clipboard to copy and paste multiple items.
• Change the case of words or sentences quickly, without retyping.
• Sort lists of information.
• Use AutoCorrect to correct common errors and insert symbols quickly.
• Create AutoText entries for commonly typed text.
• Use AutoFormat to apply headings, borders, and bulleted or numbered lists automatically as you type.
• Find specific text or formatting and replace selected text or formatting with something else.
• Protect documents from changes.
• Work with multiple documents.
• Print, copy, delete, or rename documents directly from the Open dialog box.
• Use the Favorites folder to access commonly used documents.
• Customize a toolbar to contain the tools you use most often.
• Save time with shortcut menus and keyboard shortcuts.

Class Length: 90 minutes

Delivery Options:

• On-site instructor-led (contact us for details)

• Virtual classroom - public (attend Word 2003 class) - Check schedule and/or register

• Virtual classroom - dedicated (up to ten people from the same organization) - contact us for details

• Virtual classroom - one on one (register for a 1-on-1 Application Support session)

Word 2000 Automating Tasks with Macros

Objective:
Learn to record macros to automate various Word tasks.

Prerequisite Skills:
Comfortable with basic and intermediate Word capabilities.
(Suggested Courses: Word 2000 Overview, Word 2000 Document Formatting I, and Word 2000 Document Formatting II)

Course Description:
Are there certain procedures and tasks you use often when creating Word documents? Do you often insert the same block of text in your documents? Would you like to automate these common tasks to complete them more quickly?

Attend this course if you want to:

• Learn what a macro is and what kind of procedures you can store in a macro.
• Use the macro recorder to record a series of steps into a macro module.
• Run a macro you have recorded.
• Assign a macro to a shortcut key or toolbar button.
• Modify or delete a macro.

Class Length: 90 minutes

Delivery Options:

• On-site instructor-led (contact us for details)

• Virtual classroom - public (attend Word 2003 class) - Check schedule and/or register

• Virtual classroom - dedicated (up to ten people from the same organization) - contact us for details

• Virtual classroom - one on one (register for a 1-on-1 Application Support session)