Microsoft Word 2007 Advanced Training Course

Overview and objectives

This one-day course builds on the skills and concepts taught in Word 2007: Intermediate. Students will perform mail merges, create and use forms, and create master documents that include a table of contents, a table of figures, footnotes, endnotes, an index, bookmarks, cross-references, and Web frames. They will also create macros, customize the Quick Access toolbar and keyboard shortcuts

Target audience

The target student for this course is an individual who wants to learn how to perform mail merges, create and use forms, and create master documents and other long documents containing such references as indexes, footnotes, and tables of contents. You will also learn how to create macros, customize the Quick Access toolbar and keyboard shortcuts

Course prerequisites

Before taking this course, you should be familiar with personal computers and the use of a keyboard and a mouse. Furthermore, this course assumes that you've completed the following courses or have equivalent experience: Word 2007: Basic and Word 2007: Intermediate.

Course contents

Mail merge

• Form letters
• Data sources for the recipient list
• Mailing labels and envelopes 

 Objects and backgrounds

• Objects
• Document backgrounds 

 Forms

• Form fields
• Form protection
• Sharing and securing documents 

Macros

• Recording and running macros
• Modifying and deleting macros 

Toolbar and keyboard customization

• Customizing the Quick Access toolbar
• Customizing keyboard shortcuts 

 Long documents

• Master documents
• Tables of contents and figures
• Indexes, bibliographies, and other references
• Bookmarks and cross-references
• Web frames