Intermediate Microsoft Word 2019

Intermediate Microsoft Word 2019 (WRD201)

Course Length: 1 day
Delivery Methods: Available as private class only
Course Overview

This course is designed to enhance your proficiency with Microsoft Word 2019, focusing on intermediate skills essential for professional document creation and formatting. Whether you're training your team or looking to upskill individually, this course will help you utilize Word's advanced features to improve productivity and document quality.

You’ll start with Advanced Formatting, exploring how to enhance your documents with shading and borders, adjust line and paragraph spacing, and master style changes. This section guides you through resolving style conflicts, customizing existing styles, creating character-specific styles, and even assigning keyboard shortcuts for efficiency. You’ll also learn the significance of paragraph marks and other formatting symbols, and practice editing PDF documents directly in Word.

Next, the focus shifts to Working with Tables, where you will discover how to insert tables, convert tables to text, and add titles. You'll learn to modify fonts, sort data, set cell margins, and adjust dimensions. This lesson includes exercises on merging cells, applying formulas, and incorporating ink equations to make your tables more dynamic and informative.

In the Working with Images lesson, you’ll gain skills in inserting and adjusting images within your documents. Learn to apply quick styles, place and size images correctly, wrap text around them, and add borders and effects for a polished look. Various exercises will provide hands-on practice to reinforce these skills.

You will learn to manage orientation, paper size, live layout, and alignment guides in the Page Layout lesson. You’ll format text in columns, set advanced character options, add linked text boxes, and utilize fields. Understanding page and section breaks, and learning techniques to prevent orphans will ensure your documents are structured and visually appealing.

The course covers Working with Illustrations, equipping you to add and customize charts, work with clip art, and use shapes effectively. You'll gain insights into positioning, formatting, and adding text to shapes, wrapping text, and incorporating 3D models. The section also includes practical exercises in using SmartArt, creating captions, and utilizing building blocks for more complex document needs.

Finally, Viewing Your Documents teaches you how to navigate your documents efficiently. Explore different document views, utilize the navigation pane, manage multiple windows, and make use of features like viewing document pages side by side and the resume reading function, thus improving your workflow and document management skills.

By the end of the course, you’ll possess a diverse set of intermediate-level skills in Microsoft Word 2019, empowering you to create professional, well-structured, and visually engaging documents. This expertise will not only streamline your document creation process but also enhance the overall presentation and functionality of your work.

Course Benefits
  • Create professional-looking documents with advanced editing tools.
  • Use tables to manage and organize information.
  • Master best practices for working with images including placement, sizing, text wraps, borders, and effects.
  • Adjust page layout to create clear, readable documents.
  • Add and edit columns to sort information easily.
  • Manage page breaks and section breaks.
  • Use images, logos, and other visuals while maintaining the professional appearance of your document. 
  • Leverage document views, the navigation pane, and multiple window options to work more efficently.
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Course Outline
  1. Advanced Formatting
    1. Shading and Borders
    2. Exercise: Using Shading and Borders
    3. Setting Line and Paragraph Spacing
    4. Changing Styles
      1. Benefits of Styles
      2. Setting a New Style Set as Default
      3. Resolving Multi-Document Style Conflicts
      4. Customizing Settings for Existing Styles
      5. Creating Character-Specific Styles
      6. Assigning Keyboard Shortcuts to Styles
      7. Copy Styles from Template to Template Using the Styles Organizer
    5. Exercise: Changing Styles
    6. Paragraph Marks and Other Formatting Symbols
    7. Exercise: Using Formatting Symbols
    8. Editing PDF Documents in Microsoft Word
  2. Working with Tables
    1. Inserting a Table
      1. Converting Tables to Text
      2. Adding a Table Title
      3. Modifying Table Fonts
      4. Sorting Table Data
      5. Setting Cell Margins
      6. Modifying Table Dimensions
      7. Merging Cells
      8. Applying Formulas to a Table
      9. Ink Equations
    2. Exercise: Insert a Table
    3. Table Styles
    4. Exercise: Adding Styles to a Table
    5. Formatting a Table
    6. Exercise: Formatting a Table
  3. Working with Images
    1. Inserting Images
      1. Adding Quick Styles to Images
    2. Exercise: Insert an Image into a Microsoft Word Document
    3. Placing and Sizing Images
    4. Exercise: Place and Size an Image in a Microsoft Word Document
    5. Wrapping Text around an Image
    6. Exercise: Wrapping Text around an Image
    7. Adjusting Images
    8. Exercise: Adjusting Images in Microsoft Word
    9. Borders and Effects
    10. Exercise: Adding Borders and Effects to Images in Microsoft Word
  4. Page Layout
    1. Orientation and Paper Size
    2. Using Live Layout and Alignment Guides
      1. Live Layout
      2. Alignment Guides
    3. Formatting Text in Columns
    4. Exercise: Changing the Page Setup
    5. Advanced Formatting
      1. Set Character Space Options
      2. Set Advanced Character Attributes
      3. Add Linked Text Boxes
    6. Working with Fields
      1. Add Custom Fields
      2. Modify Field Properties
      3. Create Custom Field Formats
      4. Add Field Controls
      5. Link to External Data
    7. Page and Section Breaks
      1. Preventing Orphans
      2. Adding Page and Section Breaks
    8. Exercise: Adding Page and Section Breaks
  5. Working with Illustrations
    1. Adding and Editing Charts
    2. Exercise: Working with Charts
    3. Working with Clip Art
    4. Exercise: Working with Clip Art
    5. Using Shapes
      1. Positioning Shapes
      2. Shape Formatting
      3. Adding and Modifying Text in Shapes
      4. Wrapping Text Around Shapes
    6. Working with Icons
      1. Using 3D Models
    7. Exercise: Adding Shapes
    8. Working with SmartArt
      1. Inserting SmartArt
      2. Modifying SmartArt
      3. Positioning SmartArt
    9. Exercise: Working with SmartArt
    10. Creating Captions
      1. Modify Caption Properties
      2. Using Cross-References
    11. Using Building Blocks
      1. Inserting Text Boxes
      2. Moving Building Blocks between Documents
      3. Editing Building Block Properties
    12. Exercise: Inserting a Building Block in a Document
  6. Viewing Your Documents
    1. Document Views
      1. Viewing Document Pages Side to Side
      2. The Resume Reading Feature
    2. Using the Navigation Pane
      1. Use Show/Hide
    3. Exercise: Using the Navigation Pane
    4. Multiple Windows
    5. Exercise: Working with Multiple Windows
Class Materials

Each student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.

Class Prerequisites

Experience in the following is required for this Microsoft Word class:

  • Basic Microsoft Word skills
Live Private Class
  • Private Class for your Team
  • Live training
  • Online or On-location
  • Customizable
  • Expert Instructors
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