Second Edition
Topic-Level Outline
Days: 1
Prerequisites: Windows
2000: Basic or equivalent experience
Unit 1: Getting started
Topic A: Exploring the Word window
A-1: Starting Word and exploring the program window
Topic B: Creating and saving documents
B-1: Creating a new document
B-2: Entering text and displaying nonprinting characters
B-3: Saving a document by using the Save command
B-4: Saving a document in a new folder
B-5: Setting a Save AutoRecover time
B-6: Closing a document and closing Word
B-7: Renaming a folder
Topic C: Getting Help
C-1: Using the Type a question for help box
C-2: Using the Office Assistant
C-3: Using the Microsoft Word Help task pane
Unit 2: Editing documents
Topic A: Opening and navigating in documents
A-1: Opening a file
A-2: Using scrollbars to navigate in a document
A-3: Moving in a document
A-4: Using the Go To command to move to a specific page
A-5: Using the Select Browse Object button
A-6: Using Print Layout view
A-7: Using Reading Layout view
Topic B: Automated tasks
B-1: Examining the AutoCorrect feature
B-2: Using the AutoCorrect Options button
B-3: Adding an entry to your AutoCorrect list
B-4: Using AutoText to enter standard text in a letter
B-5: Creating an AutoText entry
B-6: Using AutoFormat to format a document
B-7: Using Click and Type
Topic C: Editing text
C-1: Inserting and deleting text
C-2: Inserting text in different modes
C-3: Inserting the date and time
Topic D: The Undo and Redo commands
D-1: Using the Undo command
D-2: Using the Redo command
Unit 3: Moving and copying text
Topic A: Selecting text
A-1: Using the mouse to select text
A-2: Using the keyboard to select text
A-3: Using the selection bar to select text
Topic B: Cutting, copying, and pasting text
B-1: Moving text and using Paste Options
B-2: Copying text in a document
B-3: Copying text from one document to another
Topic C: Finding and replacing text
C-1: Searching for a word
C-2: Replacing text in a document
Unit 4: Formatting characters and paragraphs
Topic A: Character formatting
A-1: Using the Formatting toolbar
A-2: Using the Font dialog box
A-3: Applying character and text effects
A-4: Highlighting text
A-5: Repeating formatting in a document
A-6: Formatting multiple selections simultaneously
A-7: Using the Format Painter
A-8: Using the Reveal Formatting task pane
A-9: Applying character styles
Topic B: Using tabs
B-1: Examining tab stops
B-2: Setting and moving a custom tab stop
B-3: Clearing and setting other types of tabs
B-4: Setting a tab and leader in the Tabs dialog box
Topic C: Paragraph formatting
C-1: Using paragraph alignments
C-2: Applying borders and shading
C-3: Adding bulleted and numbered lists
C-4: Editing bulleted and numbered lists
C-5: Adding an outline numbered list
Topic D: Advanced paragraph formatting
D-1: Setting left and right indents
D-2: Setting a hanging indent
D-3: Comparing new lines and paragraphs
D-4: Setting the space before and after a paragraph
D-5: Setting line spacing for a paragraph
Unit 5: Creating and managing tables
Topic A: Creating tables
A-1: Creating a table by using the Insert Table dialog box
A-2: Creating a table by using the Insert Table button
A-3: Converting text to a table
Topic B: Working with tables
B-1: Moving in a table
B-2: Selecting table elements
B-3: Entering text in a table
B-4: Formatting text in a table
Topic C: Modifying tables
C-1: Adding rows and columns
C-2: Deleting columns, rows, and an entire table
C-3: Changing the width of a column
C-4: Aligning a table
Unit 6: Controlling page layout
Topic A: Creating headers and footers
A-1: Exploring the header and footer areas
A-2: Adding information to headers and footers
A-3: Editing headers and footers
Topic B: Working with margins
B-1: Using Print Layout view to adjust margins
B-2: Using the Page Setup dialog box to adjust margins
B-3: Setting page orientation and vertical alignment
B-4: Applying text flow options
Topic C: Working with page breaks
C-1: Adding manual page breaks
C-2: Deleting a page break
Unit 7: Proofing and printing documents
Topic A: Checking spelling and grammar
A-1: Using the automatic spelling checker
A-2: Checking spelling manually
A-3: Checking grammar
A-4: Finding synonyms and antonyms
Topic B: Previewing and printing documents
B-1: Previewing a document
B-2: Using the Print dialog box
Unit 8: Web features
Topic A: Saving documents as Web pages
A-1: Previewing a document as a Web page
A-2: Saving a document as a Web page
A-3: Opening an HTML document in a browser
A-4: Opening an HTML document in Word
Topic B: Working with hyperlinks
B-1: Inserting a hyperlink
B-2: Navigating with hyperlinks
B-3: Creating a hyperlink to Excel
Topic C: E‑mailing documents
C-1: Sending documents via e-mail
Appendix A: Instant messaging
Topic A: Sending and receiving instant messages
Appendix B: Alternative user input
Topic A: Speech recognition
Topic B: Handwriting recognition
Topic C: Working with Office Document Imaging
Appendix C: Microsoft Office Specialist exam objectives maps
Topic A: Specialist exam objectives
Topic B: Expert exam objectives