Course outline for
Microsoft Office Word 2007 - Foundation

Section 1: Starting Out

Lesson 1.1: Meeting Microsoft Office Word 2007

What is Microsoft Office Word 2007?

What's New in Microsoft Office Word 2007?

Launching Word

Interface Overview

Interacting with Word

Closing Word

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.2: Creating a Document

Creating a New Document

Typing Text

Deleting Text

The Basics of Selecting Text

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.3: Navigating in Your Document

Navigating Using the Mouse

Navigating Using the Scroll Bars

Navigating Using the Keyboard

Using the Go To Dialog

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.4: Doing More with Your Document

Using Basic Formatting

Using Advanced Formatting

Using Undo and Redo/Repeat

Removing Formatting

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.5: Working with Your Document

Saving Files

Opening Files

Using the Recent Documents List

Switching Between Open Files

Closing Files

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.6: Getting Help in Word

Opening Help

Using the Help Screen

The Help Toolbar

Searching for Help

Online Help vs. Offline Help

Using the Table of Contents

Getting Help in a Dialog Box

Step-By-Step

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Section 1: Case Study

Section 1: Review Questions

Section 2: The New Interface

Lesson 2.1: Getting Acquainted

Using the Office Menu

Using the Status Bar

Using the Mini Toolbar

Using Dialog Boxes

Using Right-Click Menus

Keyboard Shortcuts

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.2: The Quick Access Toolbar

Using the Toolbar

Adding and Removing Buttons

Moving the Quick Access Toolbar

Using the Options Dialog to Customize the Toolbar

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.3: Tabs and Groups

About Tabs

About Groups

About Option Buttons

Minimizing the Tab

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.4: The Home Tab

Clipboard Commands

Font Commands

Paragraph Commands

Styles Commands

Editing Commands

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.5: The Insert Tab

Pages Commands

Tables Commands

Illustration Commands

Link Commands

Header and Footer Commands

Text Commands

Symbols Commands

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.6: The View Tab

Document Views Commands

Show/Hide Tools

Zoom Tools

Window Commands

Macro Commands

Step-By-Step

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Section 2: Case Study

Section 2: Review Questions

Section 3: Advanced Tabs

Lesson 3.1: The Page Layout Tab

Themes Commands

Page Setup Commands

Page Background Commands

Paragraph Commands

Arrange Commands

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 3.2: The References Tab

Table of Contents Commands

Footnotes and Endnotes Commands

Citations and Bibliography Commands

Captions Commands

Index Commands

Table of Authorities Commands

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 3.3: The Mailings Tab

Create Commands

Start Mail Merge

Write and Insert Fields

Preview Results

Finish the Merge

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 3.4: The Review Tab

Proofing Tools

Comments Commands

Tracking Commands

Changes Commands

Compare Commands

Protect Commands

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 3.5: Contextual Tabs

WordArt Tools

Text Box Tools

Equation Tools

SmartArt Tools

Table Tools

Chart Tools

Picture Tools

Header and Footer Tools

Developer Tab

Step-By-Step

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Section 3: Case Study

Section 3: Review Questions

Section 4: Creating Documents

Lesson 4.1: Creating a New Document

Creating a Blank Document

Creating a Document from Local Templates

Creating a Document from Online Templates

Creating Documents from an Existing Document

Using the Recently Used Templates Area

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 4.2: Selecting Text

Selecting Text with the Mouse

Selecting Text with the Keyboard

Selecting Text and Objects with the Home Tab

Tips and Tricks

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 4.3: Moving Text

Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Text

Using the Office Clipboard

Dragging and Dropping Text

Finding Text

Replacing Text

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 4.4: Applying Advanced Text Effects

Using the Format Painter

Adding Drop Caps

Applying a Quick Style

Aligning and Justifying Text

Step-By-Step

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Section 4: Case Study

Section 4: Review Questions

Section 5: Doing More with Text

Lesson 5.1: Fonts on the Home Tab

Choosing a Font Type

Changing the Font Size

Applying Font Color

Applying Highlighting

Applying Advanced Underlining

Changing Case

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 5.2: The Font Dialog

Opening the Font Dialog

Using the Font Tab

Using the Character Spacing Tab

Setting your Default Font

Embedding Fonts

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 5.3: Using Tabs

Types of Tabs

Using Tabs

Setting Tabs

Moving or Removing Tabs

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 5.4: Paragraph Options

Indenting Using the Ruler

Indenting Using the Home Tab

Changing Paragraph Spacing

Adding Borders or Shading Using the Home Tab

Using the Borders and Shading Dialog

Step-By-Step

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Section 5: Case Study

Section 5: Review Questions

Section 6: Printing and Viewing Your Document

Lesson 6.1: Using Layouts and Views

Using Print Layout

Using Full Screen Reading

Using Web Layout

Using Outline View

Using Draft View

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 6.2: Basic Viewing Tools

Using Minimize, Maximize, and Restore

Using Zoom on the View Tab

Using View Controls on the Status Bar

Using the Zoom Dialog

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 6.3: Advanced View Tools

Using the Document Browser

Using the Show/Hide Tools

Using the Document Map

Using Thumbnails

Showing Special Characters

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 6.4: Using Print Preview.

Opening Print Preview

Using the Print Preview Tab

Navigating Print Preview

Closing Print Preview

Print Preview versus Print Layout

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 6.5: Using Page Setup

Using the Page Setup Group

Setting Margins

Changing Page Orientation

Setting Paper Size

Using the Page Setup Dialog

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 6.6: Printing a Document

Print Commands

Using Basic Print Options

Using Advanced Print Options

Setting Printer Properties

Step-By-Step

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Section 6: Case Study

Section 6: Review Questions

Index