This course is designed for people who need to work with long complex documents and are looking for ways to automate documents using mail merge, macros and field and form controls.
Version 2003
Duration
1 Day (for groups)
Outcomes
The aim of this course is to give the user tools for automating and preparing long, complex documents.
Unit Standards
Saqa Us Id: 116942: Use a Gui-Based Word Processor to create merged documents
Prerequisites
This course assumes that the student understands and uses the basic and intermediate features of Word on a daily basis.
Course content
Module 1: Mail Merge
- Creating a Data Source
- Sorting and Editing the Data Source
- Creating a Main Document
- Merging Documents
- Applying Conditions to a Merge
- Merging to Envelopes & Labels
Module 2: Managing large documents
- Creating Section Breaks
- Creating a section header & footer
- Heading Styles
- Creating a Table of Contents
- Updating a Table of Contents
- Creating Footnotes and Endnotes
- Using Versions
Module 3: Forms
- Designing and Creating Forms
- Adding a checkbox to a Form
- Adding a Textbox to a Form
- Adding a Drop-down list to a Form
- Adding Help text to a Form
- Filling in an On-Line Form
- Printing a Form’s data
Module 4: Macros
- Recording a Simple Macro
- Running a Macro
- Editing a Macro
- Assigning a macro to a menu
- Assigning a macro to a toolbar
Module 5: Customising Word
- Customising Toolbars
- Customising Menus
Module 6: Working with Fields
- Typical Uses of Fields
- Inserting Fields
- Displaying Fields and their Contents
- Updating Fields
- Creating a Template with Fill-in fields
