Word 2002: Level 1

Course length: 1 day

Course Description
Overview: Students enrolling in this course will learn the basics for creating and revising business documents using Word 2002. Topics covered include creating a document, editing text, formatting text, adding tables, using Word timesavers, and displaying and printing options. It is also intended for persons desiring to prepare to be a certified Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) in Word.

Prerequisites: To ensure your success, you must have a strong working knowledge of the Windows environment. For example, you should know how to launch an application, create and save files, and copy files from CDs and other media. The Software Training courses Windows 98: Introduction, Windows ME: Introduction, Windows 2000: Introduction and Windows XP: Introduction teach these skills.

Delivery Method: Instructor-led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.

Benefits: After taking this course, students will be able to create, edit, format, add tables to, and print basic business documents using Word 2002.

Target student: The target student for this course is someone who is comfortable with the Windows environment, and who needs to learn the basics of Word 2002 for getting his or her work done.

Performance-Based Objectives: Lesson objectives help students become comfortable with the course, and also provide a means to evaluate learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• You will create a simple document, save a document, use some automatic text features for entering text, and access online help.
• You will edit a document using a variety of techniques.
• You will change the appearance of a document by applying various character formats and effects.
• You will change the appearance of a document by applying various paragraph formats and effects.
• You will manipulate the layout of text by creating columns and adding a table.
• You will use Word's templates and wizards, proofing tools, and special characters to efficiently do your work.
• You will apply and remove formatting that affects entire pages, previews, and the printing of a document.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Creating a Document

          Topic 1A: Enter Text

          Topic 1B: Save a Document

          Topic 1C: Use Automatic Text Features

          Topic 1D: Obtain Online Help

Lesson 2: Editing Text

          Topic 2A: Open an Existing Document

          Topic 2B: Delete Blocks of Text

          Topic 2C: Move and Copy Text

          Topic 2D: Copy Multiple Items

Lesson 3: Formatting Text

          Topic 3A: Apply Character Formats

          Topic 3B: Change the Font and Font Size

          Topic 3C: Add Highlighting and Color to Text

          Topic 3D: Copy Text Formatting

          Topic 3E: Paste Options

Lesson 4: Formatting Paragraphs

          Topic 4A: Change Paragraph Alignment

          Topic 4B: Change Line Spacing Within a Paragraph

          Topic 4C: Add a Border and Shading to a Paragraph

          Topic 4D: Set a Custom Tab

          Topic 4E: Add Indents

          Topic 4F: Create Numbered and Bulleted Lists

          Topic 4G: Create an Outline Numbered List

Lesson 5: Adding Tables

          Topic 5A: Create a Table

          Topic 5B: Change Table Structure

          Topic 5C: Add Table Borders and Shading

          Topic 5D: AutoFormat a Table

Lesson 6: Using Word Timesavers

          Topic 6A: Create a New Document Using a Template

          Topic 6B: Create a New Document Using a Wizard

          Topic 6C: Insert a Symbol

          Topic 6D: Insert the Date or Time

          Topic 6E: Find and Replace Text

          Topic 6F: Check Spelling and Grammar

          Topic 6G: Replace a Word Using the Thesaurus

Lesson 7: Setting Page Display and Printing Options

          Topic 7A: Preview a Document

          Topic 7B: Set the Page Orientation

          Topic 7C: Create Headers and Footers

          Topic 7D: Change Margins

          Topic 7E: Insert a Page Break

          Topic 7F: Align Text on a Page

          Topic 7G: Print a Document