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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
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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
Target Student
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
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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.
Delivery Method
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
Platform Requirements
Hardware Requirements
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware components
- 800 Mhz PowerPC G4.
- 256 MB SDRAM.
- 434 MB of available hard-disk space is recommended for installing
Word by using the Office Setup Assistant; 460 MB for installing Word by dragging
the Microsoft Office 2004 folder to your hard-disk. The hard-disk should be
in Mac OS Extended (HFS+) format, the default format for Mac OS X.
- CD-ROM drive.
- A mouse or other pointing device.
- 1024 x 768 or higher resolution monitor.
- Network cards and cabling for local network access.
- Internet access (see your local network administrator).
- A printer (optional).
- A projection system to display the instructor's computer screen.
- For this course, it is assumed that you are using a keyboard
that does not require the use of function key combinations.
Software Requirements
- Mac OS X v 10.3.x
- Microsoft@ office 2004 for macintosh
