GO! with Word 2007, Comprehensive

Shelley Gaskin, Series Editor for the GO! Series, is a professor of business and computer technology at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California. She holds a master's degree in business education from Northern Illinois University and a doctorate in adult and community education from Ball State University. Dr. Gaskin has 15 years of experience in the computer industry with several Fortune 500 companies and has developed and written training materials for custom systems applications in both the public and private sector. She is also the author of books on Microsoft Outlook and word processing.

Chapter 1 Creating Documents with Microsoft Word 2007

 

PROJECT 1A Business Plan

 

Objective 1: Explore and Navigate the Word Window

            Activity 1.1 Starting Word and Identifying Parts of the Word Window

            Activity 1.2 Opening an Existing Document

            Activity 1.3 Accessing the Ribbon

            Activity 1.4 Navigating a Document

            Activity 1.5 Navigating a Document Using the Keyboard

Objective 2: View Documents

            Activity 1.6 Displaying Formatting Marks

            Activity 1.7 Changing Document Views

            Activity 1.8 Using the Zoom Slider

Objective 3: Use the Spelling and Grammar Checker

            Activity 1.9 Checking Individual Spelling and Grammar Errors

            Activity 1.10 Checking Spelling and Grammar in an Entire Document

Objective 4: Organize and Save Documents

            Activity 1.11 Creating Folders for Document Storage and Saving a Document

Objective 5: View Headers and Footers and Print Documents

            Activity 1.12 Accessing Headers and Footers

            Activity 1.13 Printing a Document

 

PROJECT 1B Thank You Letter

 

Objective 6: Create and Edit a New Document

            Activity 1.14 Creating a New Document

            Activity 1.15 Entering Text and Inserting Blank Lines

            Activity 1.16 Editing Text with the Delete and Backspace Keys

            Activity 1.17 Inserting New Text and Overtyping Existing Text

Objective 7: Select and Format Text

            Activity 1.18 Selecting Text

            Activity 1.19 Changing Font and Font Size

            Activity 1.20 Adding Emphasis to Text

Objective 8: Preview and Print Documents, Close a Document, and Close Word

            Activity 1.21 Previewing and Printing a Document and Closing Word

Objective 9: Use the Microsoft Help System

            Activity 1.22 Typing a Question for Help




Chapter 2 Formatting and Organizing Text

 

PROJECT 2A Employers

 

Objective 1: Change Document and Paragraph Layout

            Activity 2.1 Setting Margins

            Activity 2.2 Aligning Text

            Activity 2.3 Changing Line Spacing and Spacing Between Characters

            Activity 2.4 Adding Spacing Before and After Paragraphs

            Activity 2.5 Indenting Paragraphs

           

Objective 2: Work with Tab Stops

            Activity 2.6 Setting Tab Stops

            Activity 2.7 Formatting and Removing Tab Stops

            Activity 2.8 Using Tab Stops to Enter Text

            Activity 2.9 Moving Tab Stops

 

Objective 3: Change and Reorganize Text

            Activity 2.10 Using the Format Painter and Revealing Formatting

            Activity 2.11 Selecting and Deleting Text

            Activity 2.12 Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Text

            Activity 2.13 Dragging, Copying, Moving, and Pasting Text

            Activity 2.14 Undoing and Redoing Changes

            Activity 2.15  Finding and Replacing Text

            Activity 2.16   Inserting Non-Breaking Spaces and Hyphens

            Activity 2.17   Entering a Line Break

Objective 4: Create and Modify Lists

            Activity 2.18 Creating a Bulleted List

            Activity 2.19 Customizing Bullets

            Activity 2.20 Creating a Numbered List

            Activity 2.21 Formatting Lists

             

PROJECT 2B Research Paper  

Objective 5: Work with Headers and Footers

            Activity 2.22 Inserting and Formatting Page Numbers

            Activity 2.23 Inserting the Current Date and Time

Objective 6: Insert Frequently Used Text and Symbols

            Activity 2.24 Recording and Deleting AutoCorrect Entries

            Activity 2.25 Inserting Text from Another Document

            Activity 2.26 Inserting Symbols

Objective 7: Insert and Format References and Create Reference Pages

            Activity 2.27 Inserting Footnotes

            Activity 2.28 Modifying a Footnote Style

            Activity 2.29 Adding Citations

            Activity 2.30 Creating a Reference Page

            Activity 2.31 Managing the Document Properties


Chapter 3 Adding Graphics and Visual Elements and Creating Tables

 

PROJECT 3A Program Flyer

 

Objective 1: Insert Clip Art and Pictures

            Activity 3.1 Inserting Clip Art

            Activity 3.2 Inserting Pictures

Objective 2: Modify Clip Art and Pictures

            Activity 3.3 Sizing a Graphic Object

            Activity 3.4 Wrapping Text around and Positioning Graphic Objects

            Activity 3.5 Flipping and Rotating a Graphic Object

            Activity 3.6 Using Picture Tools

            Activity 3.7 Applying Borders and Effects to an Image

Objective 3: Add Visual Elements

            Activity 3.8 Inserting, Moving, and Resizing Shapes

            Activity 3.9 Inserting, Moving and Resizing a Text Box

            Activity 3.10 Creating a Drop Cap

            Activity 3.11 Adding Effects to Text

 

PROJECT 3B New Courses

 

Objective 4: Create a Table

            Activity 3.12 Creating a Table

            Activity 3.13 Inserting Columns and Rows

            Activity 3.14 Changing the Size of Rows and Columns

Objective 5: Format Tables

            Activity 3.18 Formatting Text in Cells

            Activity 3.19 Shading Cells

            Activity 3.20 Adding a Table Border

            Activity 3.21 Centering a Table

Objective 6: Delete Table Elements

            Activity 3.22   Deleting Cells, Rows, and Columns

Objective 7: Create a Table from Existing Text

            Activity 3.23 Converting Text to Tables

            Activity 3.24 Applying Table Styles


Chapter 4 Using Special Document Formats, Columns, Styles and Outlines

 

PROJECT 4A Newsletter

 

Objective 1: Create a Decorative Title

            Activity 4.1 Inserting WordArt

            Activity 4.2 Formatting WordArt

            Activity 4.3 Adding a Horizontal Line

Objective 2: Create Multicolumn Documents

            Activity 4.4 Changing Text to Multiple Columns

            Activity 4.5 Formatting Multiple Columns

            Activity 4.6 Inserting a Column Break

            Activity 4.7 Editing Text in Columns

Objective 3: Add Special Formatting

            Activity 4.8 Adding a Border

            Activity 4.9 Changing the Page Color

            Activity 4.10 Shading a Paragraph

Objective 4: Use Special Character Formats

            Activity 4.11 Changing Font Color

            Activity 4.12 Highlighting Text

Objective 5: Use SmartArt Drawing Tools

            Activity 4.13 Inserting SmartArt

            Activity 4.14 Formatting SmartArt

 

PROJECT 4B Schedule

 

Objective 6: Use Existing Styles

            Activity 4.15 Displaying Styles

            Activity 4.16 Working with Predesigned Styles

            Activity 4.17 Clearing Styles

Objective 7: Create and Modify New Styles

            Activity 4.18 Creating and Applying Paragraph Styles

            Activity 4.19 Creating and Applying Quick Styles

            Activity 4.20 Selecting and Modifying Styles

Objective 8: Create an Outline

            Activity 4.21 Creating a Multilevel List

            Activity 4.22 Setting Outline Levels

Objective 9: Create an Outline using Outline View

            Activity 4.23 Creating an Outline Using the Outline View

            Activity 4.24 Modifying an Outline in Outline View


Chapter 5 Creating Charts, Creating Web Pages, and Using Supporting Information

 

PROJECT 5A Informational Flyer

Objective 1: Create a Chart

            Activity 5.1 Creating a Chart

            Activity 5.2 Formatting a Chart Title

Objective 2: Format a Chart

            Activity 5.3 Changing the Chart Type

            Activity 5.4 Editing a Data Source

            Activity 5.5 Applying Styles to a Chart

            Activity 5.6 Formatting Chart Text

            Activity 5.7 Resizing and Centering a Chart

            Activity 5.8 Editing Labels

           

PROJECT 5B Asthma Center

 

Objective 3: Preview and Save a Document as a Web Page

            Activity 5.9 Previewing and Saving a Document as a Web Page

           

Objective 4: Insert and Modify Text and Graphic Hyperlinks

            Activity 5.10 Inserting Text Hyperlinks

Activity 5.11 Adding a Hyperlink to a Graphic

            Activity 5.12 Modifying a Hyperlink

Objective 5: Save a Document as a Web Log

            Activity 5.13 Saving a Document as a Web Log

Objective 6: Locate Supporting Information

Activity 5.14 Collecting Information on the Clipboard

            Activity 5.15 Finding Supporting Information Using the Research Tool

            Activity 5.16 Pasting Information from the Clipboard Task Pane

5B Creating Styles and Outlines

 


Chapter 6 Using Templates and Building Blocks

 

PROJECT 6A Resume

 

Objective 1: Create a Document Using a Template

            Activity 6.1 Using Templates

            Activity 6.2 Using a Template to Create a Document

Objective 2: Use Microsoft Office Online Templates

          Activity 6.3 Using and Modifying Templates

Objective 3: Use Building Blocks

          Activity 6.4 Finding and Using a Building Block

            Activity 6.5 Creating a Building Block

 

PROJECT 6B Marketing Letter

 

Objective 4: Use Comments in a Document

Activity 6.6 Adding a Comment

            Activity 6.7 Reading Comments Using the Reviewing Pane

            Activity 6.8 Editing a Comment

Objective 5: Track Changes in a Document

            Activity 6.9 Viewing Changes in a Document

            Activity 6.10 Accepting or Rejecting Changes in a Document

Objective 6: Compare and Combine Documents

            Activity 6.11 Comparing and Combining Documents

           

Objective 7: Circulate Documents for Review

            Activity 6.12 Sending a Document for Review


Chapter 7 Using Advanced Table Features

 

PROJECT 7A: New Releases

 

Objective 1: Create and Apply a Custom Table Style

         Activity 7.1 Creating a Table Style

         Activity 7.2 Applying and Modifying a Table Style

Objective 2: Format and Position Tables

         Activity 7.3 Merging and Splitting Cells

         Activity 7.4 Changing Text Direction and Position in a Cell

         Activity 7.5 Moving a Table

Objective 3: Modify Table Properties

         Activity 7.6 Using AutoFit with Tables

         Activity 7.7 Wrapping Text Around Tables

           

Objective 4: Use Advanced Table Features

         Activity 7.8 Sorting Tables by Category

         Activity 7.9 Using Formulas in Tables

         Activity 7.10 Adding Captions to Tables

         Activity 7.11 Incorporating an Excel Spreadsheet

 

PROJECT 7B: Navigation Bar  

Objective 5: Draw a Freeform Table

         Activity 7.12 Drawing a Freeform Table

         Activity 7.13 Adding and Removing Columns and Rows

         Activity 7.14 Formatting a Table

         Activity 7.15 Inserting Text and Graphics

         Activity 7.16 Distributing Rows and Columns

Objective 6: Use a Quick Table

         Activity 7.17 Inserting a Quick Table

         Activity 7.18 Creating a Quick Table


Chapter 8 Creating Mass Mailings and Customizing Word

 

PROJECT 8A: Diabetes Addresses

 

Objective 1: Merge a Data Source and a Main Document

         Activity 8.1 Using a Word Table as a Data Source

         Activity 8.2 Using the Mail Merge Wizard

         Activity 8.3 Creating Labels

         Activity 8.4 Editing Labels

         Activity 8.5 Merging Labels

Objective 2: Create a Form Letter and a Data Source

         Activity 8.6 Creating, Editing, and Sorting a Data Source

         Activity 8.7 Inserting Merge Fields

         Activity 8.8 Merging Letters

         Activity 8.9 Filtering Records

 

PROJECT 8B: Vacation Accruals  

Objective 3: Modify Word Settings

         Activity 8.10: Changing Word Option Settings

         Activity 8.11: Changing the Default File Location

         Activity 8.12: Working with the Default Dictionary

Objective 4: Modify the Document Window

            Activity 8.13 Changing Document Display in the Window

           

Objective 5: Customize the Quick Access Toolbar

         Activity 8.14 Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar

         Activity 8.15 Restoring Default Settings

 


Chapter 9 Creating Standardized Forms and Managing Documents

 

PROJECT 9A: Customer Satisfaction Form

 

Objective 1: Create a Customized Form

         Activity 9.1 Displaying the Developer Tab

         Activity 9.2 Adding Text Fields

         Activity 9.3 Adding a Drop-Down List to a Form

         Activity 9.4 Adding a Date Picker to a Form

         Activity 9.5 Adding a Combo Box to a Form

         Activity 9.6 Using Legacy Tools with a Form

          

Objective 2: Modify and Protect Forms

         Activity 9.7 Setting Content Control Properties

         Activity 9.8 Applying and Editing a Theme

         Activity 9.9 Creating a Background

         Activity 9.10 Protecting a Document

          

Objective 3: Save and Use a Form as a Template

         Activity 9.11 Saving the Form as a Template

         Activity 9.12 Filling In the Form and Saving the Document

          

PROJECT 9B: Bill of Sale

 

Objective 4: Protect Documents

         Activity 9.13 Protecting a Document with a Password

         Activity 9.14 Setting Formatting Restrictions

          

Objective 5: Attach Digital Signatures to Documents

         Activity 9.15 Creating and Attaching a Personal Digital Signature  

         Activity 9.16 Adding a Signature Line to a Document

Objective 6: Prepare Documents

          Activity 9.17 Inspecting a Document

         Activity 9.18 Marking a Document as Final


Chapter 10 Working with Long Documents

 

PROJECT 10A: Westland Plains Festival

 

Objective 1: Create a Master Document and Subdocuments

Activity 10.1 Creating a Master Document from an Existing Document

         Activity 10.2 Expanding and Collapsing Subdocuments

         Activity 10.3 Renaming and Moving Subdocuments

         Activity 10.4 Inserting an Existing File as a Subdocument

Objective 2: Manage a Master Document and Subdocuments

         Activity 10.5 Editing a Subdocument            

         Activity 10.6 Adding Footers and Styles to a Master Document

         Activity 10.7 Converting Subdocuments into the Master Document

 

PROJECT 10B: Job Openings

 

Objective 3: Add an Index

         Activity 10.87 Marking Index Entries

         Activity 10.98 Inserting an Index

         Activity 10.109 Updating an Index

Objective 4: Create a Table of Contents

         Activity 10.110 Marking Headings for a Table of Contents

         Activity 10.121 Customizing a Table of Contents

Objective 5: Control the Flow and Formatting of Pages and Text

         Activity 10.132 Applying Formatting to Sections

        

         Activity 10.143 Keeping a Paragraph Together on a Page

         Activity 10.154 Viewing Text Flow Using Print Preview

          

Objective 6: Inspect and View the Document

         Activity 10.165 Viewing the Document Map and Thumbnails

         Activity 10.176 Reviewing Readability Statistics and Word Count


Chapter 11 Embedding and Linking Objects and Using Macros

 

PROJECT 11A: Memo

 

Objective 1: Embed Objects in a Word Document

         Activity 11.1 Embedding an Excel Chart

         Activity 11.2 Using Paste Special to Embed an Object

        

Objective 2: Link to Objects in Other Applications

         Activity 11.3 Linking to a PowerPoint Presentation  

         Activity 11.4 Linking to a Media File

          PROJECT 11B: Guest Registration Objective 3: Create Macros

         Activity 11.5 Assigning a Macro to the Quick Access Toolbar

         Activity 11.6 Creating a Macro with a Keyboard Command

         Activity 11.7 Creating a Macro that Runs When Closing a Document

        

Objective 4: Use Macros

         Activity 11.8  Running and Testing a Macro

         Activity 11.9 Using a Built-in Word Macro

         Activity 11.10 Viewing a Macro with the Visual Basic Editor

         Activity 11.11 Deleting a Macro

         Activity 11.12 Viewing Macro Settings

 


Chapter 12 Integrating Word with Other Office Applications and Using XML with Word

 

PROJECT 12A: Customer Survey

 

Objective 1: Integrate Word with Excel and PowerPoint

         Activity 12.1 Copying a Range of Data from Excel

         Activity 12.2 Publishing a Presentation in Word

Objective 2: Integrate Word with Data from Other Office Programs

         Activity 12.3 Inserting an Access Table in Word

         Activity 12.4 Using Excel Data in a Mail Merge

        

PROJECT 12B: Employee Schedules

 

Objective 3: Combine Word and XML

         Activity 12.5 Creating WordML         

         Activity 12.6 Attaching an XML Schema

         Activity 12.7 Adding XML Elements to a Document

         Activity 12.8 Adding Data to Existing XML Elements