Word 2007 Level 2

We mentioned on our previous blog post (just a few minutes before this one) that clients were calling us about Word 2007 Level 2 training.  And not just people on our regular mailing list…new clients and clients we haven't heard from in a long while are asking.  

Here's what you'll get in this class:

Styles

This is probably the most important tool you can use to create consistent formatting throughout your documents.  This is directly related to a post we put up of Facebook, well before this blog even existed.

Sections and Columns

How to add 2 or more columns to your documents.  Indispensable if you are writing newsletters.  More importantly, sections helps you apply formatting (like columns, landscape orientation, headers and footers, etc.) to only certain pages in your document.

Table Formatting

Did we mention that old post on our Facebook page?  It was specifically about how tables create formatting issues when copying and pasting from other documents.  (Copy and Paste into Word - Watch Those Tables) And you can also use tables to control the location of items on your pages.  Yes, tables are very versatile!

Printing Labels and Envelopes

Word has some great tools for helping you print essential items that do not use letter or even legal size paper.  If you are creating labels and envelopes, these are things you should know about!

Templates and Building Blocks

You can use templates for a wide variety of things.  From letters to resumes to reports, proposals and email messages.  If you need to regularly create similar documents with specific formatting…you need to use templates in Word.

Graphics

You don't have to work at a magazine to use graphics in your documents.  We obviously use them for training, but a lot of other organizations use illustrations in this age of digital cameras.  Do you maintain machinery?  Then you probably are adding pictures of parts to your documents.  Are you writing proposals or marketing materials?  You'll want to use Office 2007's new Smart Art to illustrate complex concepts.

Document Revisions

Tracking changes is important for any document where multiple people collaborate on content, so this is a popular topic from this class.  Along these lines, have you ever received (or worse yet, sent out) documents where all the markup from changes was visible?  Word 2007 has some new features that will help you prevent this.

Web Features and Hyperlinks

In this topic, adding hyperlinks to a document is a useful feature.  From within Word, you can link to other files, web pages, and email addresses.  This also includes linking to specific sheets on an Excel workbook, slides on a PowerPoint presentation, or even a specific view on a Project plan.

So as you can see, our Level 2 class has a lot to offer if you work with Word documents on a regular basis!