Microsoft Word 2000 ADVANCED LEVEL

1. Microsoft Word 2000ADVANCED LEVEL

2. Styles Word 2000 - Advanced -

3. What are Styles? Allows you to define a group of paragraph and character formats as a style, and then save the styles as a style within a document or template You can then apply these styles which saves time spent formatting text over and over by hand

4. Creating Styles The easy way! Select some sample text to which you have previously applied formatting information, such as bold, font type and size etc. Click on the Style box, within the Word formatting toolbar Within the Style Box, delete the currently listed style and enter a new name Press Enter The new style will now be stored for further use

5. Styles in Documents and Styles in Templates Styles stored in a document are only available within that document Styles stored within a template are available within any new documents created using that template

6. Applying Styles Select the part of the text to which you want to apply the style Click on the Style Box drop down arrow to display a list of styles Select the required style The style will then be applied

7. Modifying Styles Any styles you have created can be modified

8. Heading Styles There are nine different heading levels which can be used to structure a document, and these are numbered from 1 to 9 You can use these header styles to generate a table of contents

9. Templates Word 2000 - Advanced -

10. What are Templates? Templates can be used to make production of frequently used types of document faster and easier The template may contain text or graphics already inserted in the document Templates may contain styles, macros, AutoText entries, toolbar buttons, and customized menu and shortcut key settings Pre-defined templates supplied with Word include templates for memos, reports, business letters, and even a CV! Word is supplied with a number of Template Wizards

11. Creating Documents Based on Specific Templates From the File menu, select New

12. Creating a Document Using a Template Wizard

13. Creating Your Own Template You can save any document as a template!

14. Using AutoFormat Word 2000 - Advanced -

15. Running AutoFormat From the Format Drop Down Menu Using this method you have the ability to review and/or reject changes

16. Removing AutoFormat Changes Always review changes If necessary remove selected changes made by AutoFormatting

17. Setting AutoFormat Options From the Format menu, choose AutoFormat and click on the Options button

18. Long Documents - Section Formatting and Master Documents Word 2000 - Advanced -

19. Why Use Section Breaks? Section breaks can be used to make the organization and formatting of long documents easier A section can consist of a single paragraph, or can be many pages long A section is used when you want to change certain elements in part of a document only, e.g. margins, page setup, headers and footers, etc.

20. Inserting Section Breaks Place the insertion point where you want the new section to begin. From the Insert menu, select the Break command to display the Break dialog box

21. Page Setup/Section Layout Specify various options for the layout of a section Such as the specifications for the beginning of a section, and the vertical alignment

22. What are Master Documents? Allows you to create a series of small, individual document files and then link them into a single Master Document Each sub-document may be created by a different person, on different PCs and the individual files may be linked together over a network

23. Constructing a Master Document Create a new document Switch to Master Document View Insert your sub-documents Save the Master Document file

24. Using Fields Word 2000 - Advanced -

25. What are Word 2000 Fields? Fields are codes that you can insert into a Word document that in some way automates your work or makes Word more effective Examples include: Table of contents generation fields Time and date insertion fields

26. Inserting the Date and Time

27. Inserting the File Name into a Document as a Field Often used to insert the document file name into the document footer

28. Viewing, Updating, Unlinking, Locking and Navigating Fields

29. Generating a Table of Contents If you have used several heading levels in your style list, you can build a Table of Contents directly from them

30. Formatting a Table of Contents You can apply any of the formats to the Table of Contents generated using the TOC (Table of Contents) field

31. Generating an Index Entry From the Insert menu, choose the Index and Tables command Select the Mark Entry option button to display the Mark Index Entry dialog box

32. Generating an Index Locate the insertion point at the position you want the index to appear Select the Index and Tables command from the Insert menu Select the Index tab to display the Index folder Using the Formats list you can specify several types of index formats:

33. Customizing Word Word 2000 - Advanced -

34. Displaying Toolbars You can choose which toolbars to display You can add icons to or remove icons from any toolbar You can create new toolbars

35. View Options

36. General Options General Options Background Repagination Blue Background, white text Provide feedback with sound Provide feedback with animation Confirm conversion at Open Update automatic links at Open Mail as attachment Recently used file list Help for WordPerfect Users Navigation Keys for WordPerfect Users Measurement units

37. Edit Options Editing Options Typing replaces selection Drag-and-drop text editing Use the INS Key for Paste Overtype Mode Use Smart Cut and Paste Tabs and backspace set left indent Allow accented uppercase in French Picture Editor Click and type Options Enable click and type Default paragraph style

38. Print Options Printing Options Draft Output Reverse Print Order Update Fields Update Links Background Printing Allow A4/Letter resizing Print PostScript over text

39. File Locations Options Defines file locations for: Documents Clipart Pictures User Templates Workgroup Templates User Options AutoRecover files Tools Startup

40. Save Options Defines saving options Always create backup copy Allow fast saves Prompt for document properties Prompt to save normal template Embed TrueType fonts Save data only for forms Allow background saves Save AutoRecover Info every: (x) Minutes File Sharing Options Password to open Password to modify Read-only recommended

41. Spelling & Grammar Options Spelling Check Spelling As You Type Hide Spelling Errors In This Document Always Suggest Corrections Suggest From Main Dictionary Only Ignore Words in UPPERCASE Ignore Words with Numbers Ignore Internet and File Addresses Custom Dictionary Grammar Check grammar as you type Hide grammatical errors In This Document Check grammar with spelling Show readability statistics Writing style

42. AutoFormat Options Options include: Apply Headings, lists, automatic bulleted lists, and other paragraphs Replace �Straight Quotes� with �Smart Quotes� Ordinals (1st) with superscript Fractions (1/2) with fraction character Symbol characters with symbols �Bold� and underline with real formatting Internet and network paths with hyperlinks Preserve Styles Always AutoFormat Plain text WordMail documents

43. Advanced Use of Find and Replace Word 2000 - Advanced -

44. Using �Special� Find and Replace Features

45. Advanced use of Find and Replace Allows you to search for (and replace) items including: Fonts Paragraphs Tabs Language Frames Styles Highlight

46. Word Macros Word 2000 - Advanced -

47. Macros A macro is a sequence of key strokes which you record and play back later You can assign a macro to almost any action in Word 2000 They enable you to automate Word�s actions You can place macros on a toolbar or menu, or you can assign them to a shortcut key stroke during the recording process

48. Miscellaneous Advanced Features Word 2000 - Advanced -

49. Bookmarks The Bookmark option is useful for numerous operations You can use it to mark selected text, rows, or columns within a table, graphics, or the current location of the insertion point A bookmark can also be used to mark a place so that it can be found easily for future work or revisions:

50. File Conversion This facility allows you to: Open files that have not been stored in Word 2000 format Save files in a format other than Word 2000 Useful when swapping files with users using previous versions of Word or users with entirely different PC based word-processors

51. Equation Editor This is an add-in program which can be used with Word for Windows and other Microsoft programs It is used to create scientific and mathematical equations which can be inserted into documents as objects

52. Footnotes Footnotes can appear at the bottom of a page, at the end of text on a page, at the end of a section, or at the end of a document They are used to refer the reader to an additional source of information, or to provide additional data Footnotes can be marked with a number or other symbol

53. AutoSummarize You can use the AutoSummarize feature to automatically summarize the key points in a document

54. Document Map The Document Map allows you to navigate through large documents with relative ease.

55. What is Outlining? Allows you to view or create the basic structure of a document

56. Highlight Changes Highlight Changes are used to show the changes which have been made to a document and to show when, where, and by whom, the changes were made Changes are shown in revision bars which are displayed in the margins and by using underlined characters for newly inserted text, and strikethrough characters for deleted text Very useful if several people are working on the same document Word 2000 uses the Highlight Changes options which you set to compare the edited version to the original document

57. Password Protection It is easy to assign a password to a document You can assign two different types of password to a file: a Password to open, and/or a Password to modify The Password to open means the file cannot be opened unless the correct password is issued A Password to modify allows the file to be read, but not written to

58. Word Count This feature is useful for displaying a word count of your current document, without the need to use the Summary Info feature