Word Workshops or Online Tips Archive

Word Basics
Explore Word window; overview of menu items; see Word's defaults; with a short document learn editing, navigation, and formatting techniques and shortcuts; learn importance of frequent saving; create an envelope; spell check; learn about print preview and page setup.

Word Beyond Basics
Discover Autocorrect, Autotext, and Format Painter; create custom bullets; learn tricks with numbering plus multi-level numbering; work in multiple windows and split windows; set up indents and different type of tabs--painlessly. Prerequisites: Word Basics or equivalent experience.

Word Tables
Take this workshop and you may wonder later how you ever got along without Word tables. Tables can be the structure behind obvious or not so obvious column and row-based documents. See how to add rows and columns as well as delete. See how to widen and format a table's parts plus--new to Word 97--how to draw a custom-designed table. Prerequisites: Word Basics and Beyond Basics or equivalent experience.

Word Mail Merge
Learn how to create main documents and data source files then merge the two; then edit data source, sort, and query. Discover mail merge usefulness for letters, labels, lists. Discover merge fields and also Word fields. Prerequisites: Word Basics and Beyond Basics or equivalent experience.

Online Here and Now: What's New in Word 2007
Covers new and revised features in this version of Word packaged in Office 2007. Topics: the ribbon, quick access toolbar, Office button, file types, entering and selecting text, mini toolbar, building blocks, options, appearance options, compatability. Also included: Frequently-Used Commands reference.

Last updated 12/12/08 To sign up for workshops, write or call Peggy at 6836. URL: http://training.hanover.edu/workshops/word/wddescribe.htm