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Microsoft Word 2016 (Advanced)

  • Duration

    Two days: 9.30am - 4.30pm on both days

  • Description

    The Advanced Word course covers advanced topics which would help users create and manage documents more efficiently, such as table of contents, bookmarks, cross references, endnotes and footnotes and so on.

    This course also deals with advanced mail merge features, using tables, creating macros, tracking changes and other tools which are useful in the creation and management of word processing documents.

     

  • Prerequisites

    Attendance at an Intermediate Word Course or extensive knowledge of Microsoft Word.

    Check Points:

    • Can you create and save documents?
    • Can you edit and format the text within these documents?
    • Can you apply bullets and numbers to lists?
    • Can you create and edit tables?
    • Can you perform a mail merge?

  • Agenda

    Exercise Details
    Exercise 1
    • Create columns within documents
    • Save a document with security settings
    Exercise 2  Apply various paragraph formats and controls
    • Apply text wrapping to objects
    • Paste Special options
    Exercise 3  Use find and replace to find and replace special characters, paragraph marks and so on
    Exercise 4  Create, modify and apply styles to text in a document
    Exercise 5 

    Perform the following within tables:

    • merge and split cells
    • sort the information in a table
    • perform simple calculations

    Convert tabbed text to a table and vice versa
    Exercise 6 

    Add captions to tables and images
    Exercise 7 


    Create, edit and delete:

    • bookmarks
    • indexes
    • cross references and
    • foot notes and end notes
       
    Exercise 8

    Create and update a table of contents and figures.
    Exercise 9 
    • Insert and format headers and footers
    • Insert page numbers which do not begin on the first page of a document.
    ​Exercise 10 
    • Entering field codes into a document
    • Locking and unlocking these field codes
    Exercise 11  Create and protect forms
    Exercise 12  Perform tasks within a mail merge such as sorting, editing and filtering the datasource and using the ASK and IF –THEN ELSE fields.
    Exercise 13  Embed and link data within a document.
    Exercise 14  Create, run and delete macros and assign a macro to an icon on a toolbar.
    Exercise 15 
    • Use collaborative editing to track changes and add comments to a document.
    • Compare and merge documents.
    • Protect a document to only allow tracked changes.
    Exercise 16  Create Master documents, insert subdocuments, promote and demote headings.
    Exercise 17 
    • Enter a watermark into a document
    • Apply outline numbering to a list
    • Changing section margins and orientation
    • Use the automatic text formatting tools
    Exercise 18  Use the AutoCorrect and the AutoText tools within Word

  • Goals and objectives


    Goals

    1. To introduce and develop the users understanding of some of the more complex features of Microsoft Word.
    2. To give users the skills required to successfully complete the Advanced Word Processing ECDL module for syllabus 2.


    Objectives

    After completing this course you will be able to:

    1. Create columns within documents
    2. Save a document with security settings
    3. Apply various paragraph formats and controls
    4. Use Find and Replace to find and replace special characters, paragraph marks
    5. Create, modify and apply styles to text in a document
    6. Perform the following within tables : merge and split cells, sort the information in a table, perform simple calculations, convert tabbed text to a table and vice versa
    7. Add captions to tables and images within a document
    8. Use referencing within a document to create, edit and delete bookmarks, indexes and cross references
    9. Enter, edit and delete footnotes and endnotes
    10. Create and update a table of contents and figures
    11. Insert and format headers and footers in a document
    12. Insert page and section breaks
    13. Insert page numbers which do not begin on the first page of a document and change the format of these page numbers
    14. Entering field codes into a document. Locking and unlocking these field codes
    15. Create and protect forms
    16. Perform tasks within a mail merge such as sorting, editing and filtering the datasource and using the ASK and IF – THEN ELSE fields
    17. Embed and link data within a document
    18. Create, run and delete macros and assign a macro to an icon on a toolbar
    19. Use collaborative editing to track changes within a document and add comments to a document
    20. Compare and Merge documents
    21. Protect a document to only allow tracked changes
    22. Create Master documents, insert subdocuments, promote and demote headings
    23. Use the Automatic text formatting tools
    24. Apply Outline Numbering to a list
    25. Enter a watermark into a document
    26. Changing section margins, orientation etc within a document
    27. Use the AutoCorrect and the AutoText tools within Word.

    You will complete all of these using MS Word 2007.

  • Costs

    External attendees: £170 plus VAT per candidate.

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