Word 2007 - Foundation

Word processing is the use of computers to create, revise, and save documents for printing and future retrieval. This course is the first in a series of four Microsoft® Office Word 2007 courses. It will provide you with the concepts required to produce basic business documents.

Students should be familiar with using personal computers and have used a mouse and keyboard. You should be comfortable in the Windows environment and be able to use Windows to manage information on your computer. Specifically, you should be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; and manage files and folders.

What is Microsoft Word 2007?
What’s New in Microsoft Word 2007?
Launching Word
Closing Word

Creating a New Document
Typing Text
Deleting Text
The Basics of Selecting Text
Practice Exercise

Using Basic Formatting
Using Advanced Formatting
Using Undo and Redo
Removing Formatting

Opening Help
Using the Help Screen
Searching for Help
Using the Table of Contents
Getting Help in a Dialogue Box
Practice Exercise

Getting Acquainted
Interface Overview
Using the Status Bar
Using the Mini Toolbar
Using Dialogue Boxes
Using Right-Click Menus
Keyboard Shortcuts

Using the Toolbar
Adding and Removing Buttons
Moving the Quick Access Toolbar
Using the Options Dialogue to Customize the Toolbar

About Ribbons
About Chunks
About Option Buttons
Minimizing the Ribbon

Clipboard
Font
Paragraph
Styles

Pages
Table
Illustrations
Links
Header and Footer
Text
Symbols

Document Views
Show/Hide
Zoom
Window
Macros

The Page Layout Ribbon
Arrange
Paragraph
Page Background
Page Setup
Themes

Table of Contents
Footnotes
Citations and Bibliography
Captions
Index
Table of Authorities

Create
Start Mail Merge
Write and Insert Fields
Preview Results
Finish

Proofing
Comments
Tracking
Changes
Compare
Protect

Equation Tools
SmartArt Tools
Table Tools
Chart Tools
Picture Tools
Developer

Creating a New Document
Creating a Blank Document
Creating a document from local templates
Creating a Document from online templates
Creating a document from an existing document

Navigating Using the Mouse
Navigating Using the Keyboard
Using the Scroll Bars
Using the Go To dialogue

Using the Mouse to Select Text
Using the Keyboard to Select Text
Using the Home Ribbon to Select Text
Tips and Tricks

Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Text
Dragging and Dropping Text
Using the Office Clipboard
Finding Text
Replacing Text

Fonts on the Home Ribbon
Choosing a Font Type
Changing the Font Size
Applying Color and Highlighting
Changing Case

Opening the Dialogue
Using the Font Tab
Using the Character Spacing Tab
Setting your Default Font
Embedding Fonts

Using the Format Painter
Adding Drop Caps
Applying a Quick Style
Aligning Text
Justifying Text

Types of Tabs
Using Tabs
Setting Tabs
Moving or Removing Tabs

Aligning a Paragraph
Indenting a Paragraph
Changing Paragraph Spacing
Adding Borders or Shading

Using Layouts and Views
Web Layout
Print Layout
Reading Layout
Outline View
Full Screen View

Using Minimize, Maximize, and Restore
Using Zoom on the View Ribbon
Using View Controls on the Status Bar
Using Thumbnails

Using the Document Browser
Using the Document Map
Showing Special Characters
Using the Show/Hide Tools

Opening Print Preview
Using the Print Preview Ribbon
Navigating Print Preview
Print Preview versus Print Layout

Using the Page Setup Chunk
Setting Margins
Changing Paper Size
Changing Orientation
Using the Page Setup Dialogue

Print Commands
Using Basic Print Options
Using Advanced Print Options
Modifying Printer Properties

Saving Files
Opening Files
Using the Recent Documents List
Switching Between Open Files
Closing Documents