Second
Edition
Topic-Level Outline
Days: 1
Prerequisites: Word
2003: Basic or equivalent experience
Unit 1: Working with sections and columns
Topic A: Creating and formatting sections
A-1: Inserting section breaks
A-2: Formatting sections
Topic B: Working with multiple columns
B-1: Formatting text into columns
B-2: Inserting column breaks and defining the spacing
B-3: Adding a heading across columns
B-4: Deleting a column break
B-5: Removing columns
Topic C: Working with text in columns
C-1: Adding text and headings to columns
C-2: Sorting text in a column
Unit 2: Formatting tables
Topic A: Table formatting basics
A-1: Aligning text in table cells
A-2: Merging table cells
A-3: Changing text orientation
A-4: Changing row height
A-5: Distributing columns evenly across a table
Topic B: Borders and shading
B-1: Adding borders to a table
B-2: Shading table cells
Topic C: Table AutoFormat
C-1: Using AutoFormat to format a table
C-2: Setting the default table format
Topic D: Drawing tables
D-1: Drawing a table
D-2: Using the Eraser button to modify a table
Unit 3: Working with Excel data
Topic A: Importing data and creating charts
A-1: Importing data from an Excel worksheet
A-2: Formatting data in a table
A-3: Creating a chart
A-4: Modifying a chart
Topic B: Performing calculations in tables
B-1: Calculating totals
B-2: Copying a formula
B-3: Creating a formula
Topic C: Linking and embedding data
C-1: Embedding Excel data in Word
C-2: Linking Excel data in Word
Unit 4: Working with styles
Topic A: Creating styles
A-1: Applying a style
A-2: Creating a style by example
A-3: Using the Styles and Formatting task pane
A-4: Defining and applying a list style
A-5: Defining and applying a table style
Topic B: Modifying and deleting styles
B-1: Modifying a style
B-2: Overriding a style
B-3: Deleting a style
Topic C: Navigating in large documents
C-1: Creating a document outline
C-2: Using the Document Map pane
C-3: Using thumbnails
Unit 5: Headers and footers
Topic A: Different headers and footers
A-1: Creating a first-page header and footer
A-2: Creating odd- and even-page headers and footers
A-3: Creating section headers and footers
Topic B: Page numbering
B-1: Inserting page numbers
B-2: Suppressing the page number for the first page
B-3: Formatting page numbers
B-4: Including chapter numbers
Unit 6: Printing labels and envelopes
Topic A: Labels and envelopes
A-1: Printing a single label
A-2: Printing a single envelope
Unit 7: Working with graphics and objects
Topic A: Working with graphics and clip art
A-1: Inserting a graphic from a file
A-2: Inserting clip art
A-3: Modifying and moving a graphic
A-4: Adjusting the contrast and brightness of a graphic
A-5: Adding a border to a graphic
A-6: Wrapping text around a graphic
Topic B: Inserting WordArt and symbols
B-1: Inserting a WordArt object
B-2: Editing and moving a WordArt object
B-3: Inserting a symbol
Topic C: Customizing the background
C-1: Adding background colors and fill effects
C-2: Adding a watermark
C-3: Applying themes
Topic D: Using drawing tools
D-1: Creating lines and figures
D-2: Grouping drawing objects
D-3: Creating and modifying a text box
D-4: Inserting a conceptual diagram
D-5: Creating a callout
Unit 8: Document templates
Topic A: Template basics
A-1: Using a built-in template
A-2: Using a template wizard to create a letter
Topic B: Creating templates
B-1: Creating a template from a document
B-2: Protecting the template
B-3: Viewing and editing document properties
B-4: Creating a custom template
B-5: Adding fields to a template
B-6: Modifying fields in a template
B-7: Applying formatting restrictions
Unit 9: Managing document revisions
Topic A: Tracking changes in a document
A-1: Tracking changes while editing
A-2: Reviewing and accepting revisions
A-3: Reviewing changes by different reviewers
A-4: Restricting edits to tracked changes
A-5: Merging revisions
Topic B: Working with comments
B-1: Inserting comments
B-2: Editing comments
B-3: Viewing comments
B-4: Printing comments
B-5: Deleting a comment
Topic C: Comparing document versions
C-1: Creating different versions of a document
C-2: Saving a version separately
C-3: Comparing versions
Appendix A: Microsoft Office Specialist exam objectives maps
Topic A: Specialist exam objectives
Topic B: Expert exam objectives