Corel® WordPerfect® X4: Level 2
Course Specifications
Course number: 084028
Software: WordPerfect
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
In the first course in this series, Corel® WordPerfect® X4: Level 1, you gained an understanding of the basic functions available to create a range of simple, standardized documents. You may now be interested in gaining greater proficiency with the application, and to personalize it to suit your work style. In this course, you will explore some advanced functions available in Corel® WordPerfect® X4, and create documents of greater complexity and variety. 
Course Objective: You will customize the Corel® WordPerfect® interface, and create styles, macros, and templates. You will sort and merge documents and publish them to PDF. You will also create legal documents and publish them to EDGAR.

Target Student: Any business, government, law office, small business, or home office user of WordPerfect X4.

Prerequisites: Basic PC/Windows skills and knowledge, and familiarity with creating, modifying, and formatting simple WordPerfect documents. We would recommend that you complete the following course, available in the Element K catalog, before taking this course. 
•	Corel® WordPerfect® X4: Level 1
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
•	Personal computer with 466 MHz processor (Pentium III or equivalent) or higher. 
•	256 MB of RAM. 
•	600 MB of hard disk space for full installation of all included applications Space requirement may vary by configuration. 
•	Either a local CD-ROM drive or access to a networked CD-ROM drive. 
•	A two-button mouse, an IntelliMouse, or a compatible pointing device. 
•	Super VGA, 16-bit color monitor supporting 800 x 600 or higher resolution. 
•	An installed printer driver. (Printers are not required; however, each PC must have an installed printer driver to use Print Preview.) 
Platform Requirements
•	Windows 
Software Requirements
•	A custom setup of Corel® WordPerfect® Office X4. See the Class Setup section for details. 
•	Windows® XP Professional. This course was written using the Windows XP Professional operating system with SP1 installed. WordPerfect X4 will run on Windows 2000 with SP3, Windows NT 4 with SP6a, or Windows 98 SE. However, using this course with other operating systems or configurations may affect how the activities work. 
•	Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
•	Acrobat® PDF Reader 7.0 or higher
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 
•	examine the many ways to alter the Corel® WordPerfect® interface to suit your work style. 
•	format text using the available styles in Corel® WordPerfect® as well as create new styles. 
•	combine information from two documents to create a new document using the merge function in Corel® WordPerfect®. 
•	examine different ways to sort and extract data in a Corel® WordPerfect® document. 
•	use macros in Corel® WordPerfect®.
•	create and use templates in Corel® WordPerfect®.
•	format text in columns to create a newsletter, and insert graphics and text boxes in Corel® WordPerfect®. 
•	analyze the advantages of working in Legal mode in Corel® WordPerfect®. 
•	import a PDF file and publish a Corel® WordPerfect® document to PDF. 
Course Content
Lesson 1: Customizing the WordPerfect Interface
Topic 1A: Apply WordPerfect Settings
Topic 1B: Create Custom Toolbars

Lesson 2: Using Styles
Topic 2A: Apply Styles
Topic 2B: Create a Style
Topic 2C: Create a QuickStyle
Topic 2D: Retrieve Styles

Lesson 3: Merging Data
Topic 3A: Familiarize Yourself with the Merge Function
Topic 3B: Create a Data File
Topic 3C: Create a Form File
Topic 3D: Perform the Merge
Topic 3E: Perform a Selective Merge

Lesson 4: Sorting and Extracting Data
Topic 4A: Sort Data
Topic 4B: Create User-Defined Sorts
Topic 4C: Sort Table Data
Topic 4D: Extract Records

Lesson 5: Using Macros
Topic 5A: Record a Macro
Topic 5B: Play a Macro
Topic 5C: Edit a Macro

Lesson 6: Using Templates
Topic 6A: Create a Document from a Template
Topic 6B: Create a Custom Template

Lesson 7: Creating a Newsletter
Topic 7A: Format Text into Columns
Topic 7B: Insert a Column Break
Topic 7C: Insert a Graphic
Topic 7D: Size and Move a Graphic
Topic 7E: Insert a Text Box

Lesson 8: Working in Legal Mode
Topic 8A: Create a Pleading Document
Topic 8B: Create a Table of Authorities
Topic 8C: Publish Documents to EDGAR

Lesson 9: Working with PDF Files
Topic 9A: Import PDF Files
Topic 9B: Publish PDF Files with Customized Settings