Word 2003:
Basic

Topic-Level Outline

Days: 1

Prerequisites: Windows 2000: Basic or equivalent experience

Unit 1 : Getting started

Topic A: 0 Exploring the Word window

A-1: Starting Word and exploring the program window

Topic B: 0 Creating and saving documents

B-1: Creating a new document

B-2: Entering text and displaying nonprinting characters

B-3: Saving a document by using the Save command

B-4: Saving a document in a new folder

B-5: Setting a Save AutoRecover time

B-6: Closing a document and closing Word

B-7: Renaming a folder

Topic C: 0 Getting Help

C-1: Using the Type a question for help box

C-2: Using the Office Assistant

C-3: Using the Microsoft Word Help task pane

Unit 2 : Editing documents

Topic A: 0 Opening and navigating in documents

A-1: Opening a file

A-2: Using scrollbars to navigate in a document

A-3: Moving in a document

A-4: Using the Go To command to move to a specific page

A-5: Using the Select Browse Object button

A-6: Using Print Layout view

A-7: Using Reading Layout view

Topic B: 0 Automated tasks

B-1: Examining the AutoCorrect feature

B-2: Using the AutoCorrect Options button

B-3: Adding an entry to your AutoCorrect list

B-4: Using AutoText to enter standard text in a letter

B-5: Creating an AutoText entry

B-6: Using AutoFormat to format a document

B-7: Using Click and Type

Topic C: 0 Editing text

C-1: Inserting and deleting text

C-2: Inserting text in different modes

C-3: Inserting the date and time

Topic D: 0 The Undo and Redo commands

D-1: Using the Undo command

D-2: Using the Redo command

Unit 3 : Moving and copying text

Topic A: 0 Selecting text

A-1: Using the mouse to select text

A-2: Using the keyboard to select text

A-3: Using the selection bar to select text

Topic B: 0 Cutting, copying, and pasting text

B-1: Moving text and using Paste Options

B-2: Copying text in a document

B-3: Copying text from one document to another

Topic C: 0 Finding and replacing text

C-1: Searching for a word

C-2: Replacing text in a document

Unit 4 : Formatting characters and paragraphs

Topic A: 0 Character formatting

A-1: Using the Formatting toolbar

A-2: Using the Font dialog box

A-3: Applying character and text effects

A-4: Highlighting text

A-5: Repeating formatting in a document

A-6: Formatting multiple selections simultaneously

A-7: Using the Format Painter

A-8: Using the Reveal Formatting task pane

A-9: Applying character styles

Topic B: 0 Using tabs

B-1: Examining tab stops

B-2: Setting and moving a custom tab stop

B-3: Clearing and setting other types of tabs

B-4: Setting a tab and leader in the Tabs dialog box

Topic C: 0 Paragraph formatting

C-1: Using paragraph alignments

C-2: Applying borders and shading

C-3: Adding bulleted and numbered lists

C-4: Editing bulleted and numbered lists

C-5: Adding an outline numbered list

Topic D: 0 Advanced paragraph formatting

D-1: Setting left and right indents

D-2: Setting a hanging indent

D-3: Comparing new lines and paragraphs

D-4: Setting the space before and after a paragraph

D-5: Setting line spacing for a paragraph

Unit 5 : Creating and managing tables

Topic A: 0 Creating tables

A-1: Creating a table by using the Insert Table dialog box

A-2: Creating a table by using the Insert Table button

A-3: Converting text to a table

Topic B: 0 Working with tables

B-1: Moving in a table

B-2: Selecting table elements

B-3: Entering text in a table

B-4: Formatting text in a table

Topic C: 0 Modifying tables

C-1: Adding rows and columns

C-2: Deleting columns, rows, and an entire table

C-3: Changing the width of a column

C-4: Aligning a table

Unit 6 : Controlling page layout

Topic A: 0 Creating headers and footers

A-1: Exploring the header and footer areas

A-2: Adding information to headers and footers

A-3: Editing headers and footers

Topic B: 0 Working with margins

B-1: Using Print Layout view to adjust margins

B-2: Using the Page Setup dialog box to adjust margins

B-3: Setting page orientation and vertical alignment

B-4: Applying text flow options

Topic C: 0 Working with page breaks

C-1: Adding manual page breaks

C-2: Deleting a page break

Unit 7 : Proofing and printing documents

Topic A: 0 Checking spelling and grammar

A-1: Using the automatic spelling checker

A-2: Checking spelling manually

A-3: Checking grammar

A-4: Finding synonyms and antonyms

Topic B: 0 Previewing and printing documents

B-1: Previewing a document

B-2: Using the Print dialog box

Unit 8 : Web features

Topic A: 0 Saving documents as Web pages

A-1: Previewing a document as a Web page

A-2: Saving a document as a Web page

A-3: Opening an HTML document in a browser

A-4: Opening an HTML document in Word

Topic B: 0 Working with hyperlinks

B-1: Inserting a hyperlink

B-2: Navigating with hyperlinks

B-3: Creating a hyperlink to Excel

Topic C: 0 E‑mailing documents

C-1: Sending documents via e-mail

Appendix A : Instant messaging

Topic A: 0 Sending and receiving instant messages

Appendix B : Alternative user input

Topic A: 0 Speech recognition

Topic B: 0 Handwriting recognition

Topic C: 0 Working with Office Document Imaging

Appendix C : MOS exam objectives maps

Topic A: 0 Core exam objectives

Topic B: 0 Expert exam objectives