Word Processing - Level One

Description

This workshop will provide beginning word processors with hands-on practice in creating, formatting, and editing text, formatting documents, adding graphics, using margin and tab settings, and using shortcut buttons and draw tools. Processes and commands common to most word processing programs will be shown.

Topics

  • Entering Text

  • Selecting and Editing Text

  • Paragraphs

  • Changing Case

  • Justifying Paragraphs

  • Formatting Fonts

  • Setting and Formatting Tabs

  • Line Spacing

  • Find and Replace

  • Formatting Text

  • Cut and Paste vs. Copy and Paste

  • Drag and Drop

  • Save vs. Save As

  • Using Page Breaks

  • Headers and Footers

  • Print Preview

  • Spell Check

  • Inserting and Formatting Graphics

  • Using the Undo Feature

  • Drawing Tools

  • Margins

  • Watermark

  • Word Art

  • Creating Original Templates

Word Processing - Level Two

Description

Participants will set up a professional-looking newsletter by formatting columns, footers, and graphics. They will import articles, create custom styles, import and layer graphics, and use drawing tools. Participants may also design a flyer and/or letterhead. Ideas for integration into content instruction will be shared.

Topics

  • Create templates and stationery

  • Importing/exporting documents (file translations)

  • Paragraph styles

  • Set application preferences and options

  • Tabs

  • Manipulate graphics

  • Sections

  • Printing

  • Shading and borders

  • Layering Graphics

  • Table of contents

  • Inserting symbols

  • Banners

  • Columns

  • Linking and Embedding

Word Processing - Level Three

Description

While the Level One and Level Two workshops cover most of the basic processes and features of most common word processing programs, modern programs have many more capabilities. This workshop will teach participant to create powerful, custom designed templates that can be used to streamline many daily word processing tasks. Topics to be covered include creating templates from scratch and from an existing document, form fields (text fields, drop down lists, check boxes, and radio buttons), creating prompting forms, and form security. Participants will also learn how to use Word to create form letters, print envelopes and mailing labels, and perform mail merges using a variety of data sources for the merge.