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Frequent Questions
The ability to efficiently use
a word processor is almost a mandatory skill for anyone working in
a modern business environment. This course shows you how to
use Word, Microsoft's flagship computer application for word
processing. We use Word 2003, but the materials are suitable for
learning to use other versions of Word.
You can learn in our in-house program ($AUD750), by
distance learning ($250)
or by web based learning
($250).
A word processor provides
you with the ability to efficiently create documents such as:
We
concentrate on presenting the 'big picture' - an overview of
Word's ability to produce word processed documents. We show you techniques that enable you to harness the power of Word to
make word processing a smooth, efficient and rewarding process.
You
will learn to write, edit, save, print and retrieve existing documents; format
text, set text styles, set and use tabs, work with headers and footers,
create and apply graphic images to a page
and much more.
We will show you how to store
documents and retrieve them at a later time for further editing.
'Cannibalizing' this earlier work and assembling new documents
from it, is a great time saver.
We have prepared some sample
materials from our Word course for you to try.
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Click here (an
overview) or here (table
of contents) to play a sample movie
from the course. This movie will play on your computer monitor with an
accompanying sound commentary. The commentary is best heard
through external speakers. Depending on the speed of your
computer, and your Internet link, the movie may take a little time to load and begin
playing. You may see a box similar to the one
below. If so, simply click on the Open button. |
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You do not have
to do anything while the movie plays; just watch the screen. There is no
need to move or operate your mouse while the movie plays. You can pause
and re-start the movie by pressing the space bar.
To close a movie
before it finishes, press the Esc key. After the movie plays, you will
automatically be returned to this point in the notes. |
The full day course runs on demand -
please send an email
to
info@designcad.com.au and we will reply with some
possible dates.
When taken in-house, An Introduction
to Microsoft Word normally runs over a full day session.
When taken
externally, experience has shown us that students take
significantly longer to complete the course, primarily
because they are able to break up their learning into
small 'chunks' as time permits. Word is a large
program - please allow plenty of time to work through
our materials. We would estimate that you have 25-30
hours of work in front of you!
An
understanding of basic
computer operation including the ability to create, save and locate files. We
would expect that you have used a computer with
the Windows operating system for some
time and perhaps developed reasonable facility. If you do not have these
skills, visit the free software training section
on the web site.
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Using
Word |
Starting Word. Common tasks best suited to Word?
Competing word processors Ami Pro, FrameMaker etc. Handling documents created by early versions of Word.
Copy some sample files. Word in action -producing your first piece of work. Using Word to generating a document efficiently - a case study
involving the production of letters to staff setting out a
roster. Using a Word wizard. Creating desk top shortcuts to
commonly used documents such as a monthly report. |
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Preliminaries |
Installing
Word. Understanding the relationship between Word and the Windows operating system. Setting some options
in Word - file locations, backup etc. The importance of fonts. The differences between Time New Roman and
the Arial font - serif and sans serif fonts.
Determining the fonts loaded in your computer. Installing
fonts. Fonts and copyright issues. Creating a series of folders
suitable for filing your Word documents. |
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Working with documents |
Examining
the arrangement of tools in the Word window - the title bar,
drop down menus, understanding adaptive menus. 'Pop up'
on-screen menus. Positioning the standard and formatting
toolbars, loading and closing toolbars.
Using scroll bars and navigating within a document; cursor
movement, mouse movements, keyboard shortcuts. Auto correct
features. Typing a 'proper' letter. Understanding word wrap. The
importance of the paragraph marker. Managing different views of a document.
Using the Print
Preview feature.
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Editing
& proofing Documents |
Creating a new document; opening and closing
existing documents. The difference between Save and SaveAs.
Renaming a document. Working on multiple documents. Editing options
- entering text, selecting text using the
keyboard and/or the mouse, deleting, copying and moving text. Cut, Paste
and the Clipboard. Selecting large blocks of text. Undoing and
re-doing an action, and
some of the items in the text shortcut menu. Formatting text - font,
colour, justification, bold italic etc. Pasting Word material
across applications. The importance of the right mouse button. Using the Spike tool.
Understanding text flow; paragraph tool - keeping text together.
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Modifying
the appearance of text |
Describes and demonstrates how to use various graphical toolbars,
buttons and features found on the Word screen, including the
Formatting toolbar for document formatting, the buttons on the Standard
toolbar, and the Ruler bar. Adjusting the size of toolbar icons. Emphasis is placed on
developing your skills in formatting paragraphs, including the
use of styles. Operating a Spell Check. The Word Thesaurus. The
Show/Hide button. Using the ruler, setting tabs and spacing;
align tabs, decimal tabs. Setting up columns of text.
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More editing |
We covers
yet more editing options. Included are instructions for changing fonts,
tabs, setting margins and page sizes; adding page numbers. Using Reveal Formats,
using Find and Replace, using the Format Painter, and the 'Shrink to
Fit' feature.
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Placing
graphics in Word documents |
Types of graphics - clip art
(inserting and previewing clip art, sources of clip art), artwork from files
- JPEG, GIF, WMF, PSD, file types. Using the picture and drawing toolbars, editing a graphic,
the value of placing graphics in tables, inserting AutoShapes.
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Printing documents |
Techniques for printing. Setting
the default printer, a brief look at mailing labels, setting page
sizes, margin settings, section breaks, page breaks, dealing
with footers and headers, page numbering. |
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Printing to
PDF |
Installing PDF writers. Printing
Word documents to PDF files. |
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Presentation
Tools |
Introduces
other features that help you enhance your documents, such as
highlighting, headers and footers, lists, and special characters.
Using bullets and numbering. Special characters for scientific work. You
will also learn how to use the AutoCorrect and AutoText features. |
The cost
of the course for in-house training is $A750.00 per person and includes GST.
We encourage payment prior to taking the course by
direct deposit to our bankers or via
PayPal. We
encourage payment via
PayPal, an organization which takes all credit cards
using a secure Internet facility. PayPal is a partner
within the eBay system. We have chosen PayPal because it
is independent of us, allows us to hold money in trust
until we have delivered the course and is now
operational in Australia.
We will provide a tax invoice on
receipt of payment. If you cannot attend after booking a
course, there is no penalty, we will simply re-schedule.
If this is not possible, we will refund payment.
This course can be taken by distance learning at a
considerable discount - $A250.00.
We ship a printed workbook and CD-ROM
containing a large collection of these instructional
movies. Together they enable you to learn to use the
software. We provide email support while you
work though the course.
Here is a link to
background material on the way our distance courses
work.
If your company or
organization is paying for the course, all we need is a
purchase order and an address to send the course
materials. We encourage payment via
PayPal, an
organization which takes all credit cards using a secure
Internet facility. PayPal is a partner within the eBay
system. We have chosen PayPal because it is independent
of us, allows us to hold money in trust until we have
delivered the course and is now operational in
Australia.
If you take the course as a private distance
student, payment for courses can also be
accepted through the the
PayPal system.
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