Word 2016: Creating Long Documents

Learn how to use Microsoft Word 2016 to create business proposals, technical reports, white papers, and other long documents.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you need for this course

1. Long Documents: The Basics

• Word 2016 features for long documents

2. Structure Your Document

• Outline your document
• Create a master document

3. Work with Bookmarks and References

• Create and use a bookmark
• Insert a cross-reference
• Create a footnote or endnote

4. Add and Use Captions

• Caption a picture, table, or chart
• Create a table of authorities

5. Research and Create Citations

• Use Smart Lookup to check a definition
• Insert a citation
• Manage and modify citations
• Manage sources
• Find and save sources using the Researcher
• Create a bibliography or works cited section

6. Create a Table of Contents and Index

• Create a table of contents
• Mark an entry for the index
• Compile your index
• Create an index with an index file

7. Number Chapters, Sections, and Pages

• Numbering chapters and sections
• Format headings for page breaks
• Insert section breaks
• Add page numbers

8. Add Headers and Footers

• Insert headers, footers, and watermarks
• Use fields in headers and footers
• Customize headers and footers

9. Finishing Touches

• Add a cover page
• Choose a theme and proof your pages
• Update fields and other content
• Compress images
• Save a long document as a PDF

Conclusion

• Next steps