Word for Mac 2011 Essential Training

Create, format, and print a wide variety of documents in Microsoft Word 2011.

In Word for Mac 2011 Essential Training, author Maria Langer shows how to create, format, and print a wide variety of documents in Microsoft Word 2011. The course covers building outlines, formatting text and pages, working with headers and footers, using themes and styles, adding multimedia, and more. It also shows how to customize and automate Word 2011, including how to record macros. Exercise files accompany the course.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Word processing basics
• Using the exercise files

1. Understanding the Word Interface

• Menus, shortcut keys, and toolbars
• The Ribbon
• The Toolbox and the Media Browser
• The Sidebar
• Document views
• Navigating windows and documents

2. Working with Files

• Using the Document Gallery
• Creating documents
• Opening, saving, and closing documents

3. Learning the Basics of Text Entry

• Entering text
• Inserting and deleting text
• Using Click and Type to enter text
• Inserting symbols and special characters

4. Learning the Basics of Text Editing

• Selecting and editing text
• Copying and moving text
• Using the Scrapbook
• Undoing, redoing, and repeating actions
• Finding and replacing text

5. Formatting Text Characters

• Font formatting basics
• Applying font formatting
• Using the Font dialog
• Formatting with the Find and Replace dialog

6. Formatting Paragraphs

• Paragraph formatting basics
• Setting justification and line spacing
• Indenting paragraphs
• Using list formats
• Setting paragraph formatting options

7. Working with Tab Tables

• Understanding tab tables
• Creating a tab table with the Ruler
• Creating a tab table with the Tabs dialog

8. Using Styles

• Understanding styles and themes
• Applying styles
• Reformatting with Quick Style sets and themes
• Modifying styles
• Creating and deleting styles

9. Using Other Text Formatting Techniques

• Revealing formatting
• Using the Format Painter
• Creating drop caps
• Using AutoFormat on text

10. Formatting Documents and Sections

• Setting margins
• Adding page and section breaks
• Setting multiple columns
• Varying page orientation within a document
• Inserting page numbers
• Adding watermarks and background images

11. Adding Headers and Footers

• Using built-in headers and footers
• Manually creating headers and footers
• Setting multiple headers and footers in a document

12. Working with Cell Tables

• Creating a cell table
• Entering and formatting table text
• Modifying table structure
• Using table styles
• Converting between tab and cell tables

13. Using Borders and Shading

• Adding borders to text and paragraphs
• Adding borders to table cells
• Setting page borders
• Applying shading

14. Working with Multimedia Elements

• Using the Media Browser to insert media
• Inserting media from a file
• Formatting images
• Wrapping text around an image
• Inserting and formatting a text box

15. Using Automatic Text Features

• Using AutoCorrect and AutoFormat As You Type
• Using AutoText and AutoComplete

16. Working with Outlines

• Building an outline
• Rearranging outline components
• Viewing outlines
• Numbering outline headings

17. Using Word's Writing Tools

• Checking spelling and grammar
• Using reference tools
• Inserting footnotes and endnotes
• Using the Word Count feature
• Compiling a table of contents

18. Working with Other Users in Word

• Adding comments
• Tracking changes
• Merging and comparing documents
• Sharing documents with others

19. Creating Letters, Envelopes, and Labels

• Using letter templates
• Creating envelopes
• Creating labels

20. Controlling Privacy and Security

• Setting Document Security options
• Using Privacy options

21. Printing Documents

• Setting Page Setup Options
• Previewing a document
• Printing to a printer
• Printing to PDF

22. Using Macros

• Using Word's Macro Recorder
• Understanding macro security

23. Customizing Word

• Customizing toolbars and menus
• Customizing Word's shortcut keys
• Customizing the Ribbon

Conclusion

• Goodbye