Word 97 - Day 4

Required Background

Users who have completed our Word 97 Day 1 through 3 and Windows 95 Day 1 or have equivalent knowledge.

Course Length: one day

Course Lessons

Using Mail Merge

Working with Mail Merge; setting View options; starting a Mail Merge; creating a form letter and the data source; adding, removing and rearranging fields; saving the data source; entering data; viewing the data source file; inserting merge fields; previewing the merged data; merging to a new document and to the printer

Modifying the Data Source

Editing the data source file; adding and deleting a data record; adding, removing, and renaming a data field; sorting data records

Modifying the Main Document

Modifying and updating the main document; inserting, deleting, and formatting merge fields; detaching a data source file

Creating Mailing Labels

Using and creating mailing labels, getting label data, selecting label options, inserting label merge fields, merging to document

Creating Envelopes

Creating envelopes and the envelope document, getting envelope data, selecting envelope options, inserting envelope fields and a postal bar code, merging to document

Selecting/Sorting Records

Merging a range of records, filtering and sorting data records, using multiple filters, sorting by multiple fields

Creating Catalogs

Creating a catalog and the catalog file, getting catalog data, inserting list fields, merging to document

Using an External Data Source

Working with and viewing external data, using an Excel data source, inserting data records

 

Inserting Graphic Files

Working with and linking graphic files, inserting from a file, inserting Clip Art, pasting and deleting a graphic

Editing Pictures

Dragging to move, crop, and size pictures; using position, sizing, and cropping options; resetting a picture

Drawing Part 1

Layering text and objects; stacking, grouping, and ungrouping objects; flipping, rotating, and aligning objects; sizing and positioning objects

Drawing Part 2

Creating AutoShapes; drawing and formatting a text box; placing graphics into text boxes; creating and formatting a callout; making composite pictures; creating a watermark

Using WordArt

Using WordArt; creating and resizing a WordArt object; modifying WordArt text

Using Other Effects

Creating automatic graphics; adding borders, shading, shadow, a 3D effect, and a page border

Using Microsoft Graph

Working with Microsoft Graph, creating and modifying a chart, adding a chart title, changing the chart type, creating charts from tables, copying data to a datasheet, importing Excel data

Using Equation Editor

Using and starting Equation Editor, creating an equation, defining equation attributes, modifying selected items

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