ESTIMATED AVERAGE TIME:

26hrs 57mins

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PART 2 COURSE OUTLINED:

This course is designed to help users who are familiar with Word’s basic features take their skills to the next level. The topics covered include using styles, macros, templates, mail merge, and building blocks to automate tasks. Students will also learn how to create complex documents using tables, charts, and various types of illustrations.

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This course is designed to help users who are familiar with Word’s basic features take their skills to the next level. The topics covered include using styles, macros, templates, mail merge, and building blocks to automate tasks. Students will also learn how to create complex documents using tables, charts, and various types of illustrations.

Lesson 1: Working with Tables and Charts

Average time 3hrs: 54mins

To begin the course, students will learn how to work with tables by sorting data, controlling cell layout, and performing calculations. Students will also learn how to create and modify charts.

Lesson 2: Customizing Formats Using Styles and Themes

Average time 2hrs: 44mins

This lesson focuses on creating and modifying text, list, and table styles. Document themes will also be covered.

Lesson 3: Using Images in a Document

Average time 3hrs: 17mins

This lesson will cover resizing images, adjusting image appearance, integrating images and text, and using the Screenshot tool.

Lesson 4: Creating Custom Graphic Elements

Average time 5hrs: 39mins

Several other types of graphics are covered in this lesson, including text boxes, shapes, WordArt, and SmartArt.

Lesson 5: Inserting Content Using Quick Parts

Average time 1hr: 51mins

This lesson takes a close look at Building Blocks, particularly Quick Parts and fields.

Lesson 6: Controlling Text Flow

Average time 1hr: 54mins

This lesson covers four main techniques for controlling text flow: setting paragraph options, using section breaks, formatting text as columns, and linking text boxes.

Lesson 7: Using Templates

Average time 2hrs: 14mins

This lesson explores how to create, use, and modify templates.

Lesson 8: Using Mail Merge

Average time 3hrs: 21mins

This lesson focuses on performing a mail merge. Information is also provided on creating a data source and merging envelopes and labels.

Lesson 9: Using Macros

Average time 2hrs: 03mins

The final lesson of this course looks at automating tasks using macros.