New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Word 2007, Introductory

by Zimmerman, S. Scott; Zimmerman, Beverly B.; Shaffer, Ann

• ISBN13: 9781423905813
• ISBN10: 1423905814
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-07-17
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

In the New Perspective Series, this title takes a case-based, problem-solving approach to teaching Microsoft Word 2007 skills.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Getting Started with Microsoft Office 2007: Preparing a Meeting Agenda	p. 1
Exploring Microsoft Office 2007	p. 2
Integrating Office Programs	p. 3
Starting Office Programs	p. 3
Switching Between Open Programs and Files	p. 5
Exploring Common Window Elements	p. 6
Resizing the Program Window and Workspace	p. 6
Getting Information from the Status Bar	p. 7
Switching Views	p. 8
Zooming the Workspace	p. 8
Using the Ribbon	p. 10
Clicking Button Icons	p. 10
Using Galleries and Live Preview	p. 12
Opening Dialog Boxes and Task Panes	p. 13
Using Contextual Tools	p. 15
Displaying Contextual Tabs	p. 15
Accessing the Mini Toolbar	p. 15
Opening Shortcut Menus	p. 17
Working with Files	p. 18
Saving a File	p. 18
Closing a File	p. 21
Opening a File	p. 21
Getting Help	p. 23
Viewing ScreenTips	p. 23
Using the Help Window	p. 23
Printing a File	p. 27
Exiting Programs	p. 28
Quick Check	p. 29
Tutorial Summary	p. 29
Key Terms	p. 29
Review Assignments	p. 30
SAM Assessment and Training	p. 30
Quick Check Answers	p. 31
Reality Check	p. 32
Creating a Document: Writing a Business Letter	p. 1
	p. 2
Four Steps to a Professional Document	p. 2
Exploring the Word Window	p. 3
Opening a New Document	p. 5
Setting Up the Word Window	p. 6
Selecting Print Layout View	p. 6
Displaying the Rulers and Selecting the Home Tab	p. 7
Displaying Nonprinting Characters	p. 8
Checking the Font and Font Size	p. 9
Checking the Zoom Setting	p. 9
Beginning a Letter	p. 11
Entering Text	p. 12
Quick Check	p. 15
	p. 16
Scrolling a Document	p. 16
Moving the Insertion Point Around a Document	p. 19
Using the Undo and Redo Commands	p. 20
Correcting Errors	p. 21
Correcting Spelling Errors	p. 23
Proofreading the Letter	p. 24
Inserting a Date with AutoComplete	p. 25
Understanding Line and Paragraph Spacing	p. 27
Selecting Parts of a Document	p. 29
Adjusting Paragraph and Line Spacing	p. 31
Previewing and Printing a Document	p. 33
Creating an Envelope	p. 35
Session 1.2	p. 37
Tutorial Summary	p. 37
Key Terms	p. 37
Review Assignments	p. 38
Case Problems	p. 39
Internet Assignments	p. 43
SAM Assessment and Training	p. 44
Quick Check Answers	p. 44
Editing and Formatting a Document: Preparing a Handout on Choosing a Design Style	p. 45
	p. 46
Reviewing the Document	p. 46
Using the Spelling and Grammar Checker	p. 50
Deleting Text	p. 52
Moving Text in a Document	p. 54
Dragging and Dropping Text	p. 54
Cutting or Copying and Pasting Text	p. 57
Finding and Replacing Text	p. 61
Quick Check	p. 64
	p. 64
Changing Margins	p. 64
Aligning Text	p. 69
Indenting a Paragraph	p. 71
Using the Format Painter	p. 72
Adding Bullets and Numbers	p. 74
Emphasizing Text Using Bold and Italic	p. 78
Helpful Keyboard Shortcuts	p. 79
Working with Themes and Fonts	p. 80
Applying a New Font and Font Size	p. 80
Changing the Document's Theme	p. 83
Previewing and Printing the Document	p. 84
Quick Check	p. 85
Tutorial Summary	p. 85
Key Terms	p. 86
Review Assignments	p. 87
Case Problems	p. 90
Internet Assignments	p. 95
SAM Assessment and Training	p. 95
Quick Check Answers	p. 95
Creating a Multiple-Page Report: Writing a Recommendation	p. 97
	p. 98
Planning the Document	p. 98
Formatting Headings with Quick Styles	p. 99
Inserting a Manual Page Break	p. 102
Organizing Information in Tables	p. 103
Inserting a Blank Table	p. 103
Entering Data in a Table	p. 105
Selecting Part of a Table	p. 106
Sorting Rows in a Table	p. 107
Inserting Rows and Columns in a Table	p. 110
Deleting Rows and Columns	p. 111
Changing Column Widths	p. 111
Formatting Tables with Styles	p. 112
Quick Check	p. 115
	p. 115
Setting Tab Stops	p. 115
Creating Footnotes and Endnotes	p. 119
Formatting a Document in Sections	p. 122
Creating SmartArt	p. 124
Adding Headers and Footers	p. 128
Inserting a Cover Page	p. 134
Quick Check	p. 137
Tutorial Summary	p. 138
Review Assignments	p. 139
Case Problems	p. 140
Internet Assignments	p. 145
SAM Assessment and Training	p. 145
Quick Check Answers	p. 145
Desktop Publishing and Mail Merge: Creating a Newsletter, Cover Letter, and Blog Post	p. 147
	p. 148
Elements of Desktop Publishing	p. 148
Using WordArt to Create a Headline	p. 149
Editing a WordArt Object	p. 152
Changing the Shape of a WordArt Object	p. 152
Wrapping Text Below a WordArt Object	p. 153
Positioning and Sizing the WordArt Object	p. 155
Anchoring the WordArt Object to a Blank Paragraph	p. 156
Formatting Text in Newspaper-Style Columns	p. 158
Inserting Graphics	p. 160
Resizing a Graphic	p. 165
Cropping a Graphic	p. 166
Quick Check	p. 167
	p. 168
Wrapping Text Around a Graphic	p. 168
Moving and Aligning a Graphic	p. 169
Inserting Drop Caps	p. 170
Inserting Symbols and Special Characters	p. 171
Balancing the Columns	p. 173
Inserting a Border Around a Page	p. 174
Performing a Simple Mail Merge	p. 176
Selecting a Data Source	p. 179
Inserting Merge Fields	p. 180
Previewing the Merged Document	p. 182
Merging the Main Document and Data Source	p. 184
Creating a Blog Post	p. 185
Quick Check	p. 187
Tutorial Summary	p. 188
Review Assignments	p. 189
Case Problems	p. 190
Internet Assignments	p. 197
SAM Assessment and Training	p. 197
Quick Check Answers	p. 198
Reality Check	p. 200
Working with Templates and Outlines: Creating a Site Selection Report	p. 201
	p. 202
Creating a New Document from an Installed Template	p. 202
Inserting a File into a Word Document	p. 208
Customizing the Document Theme	p. 209
Changing the Theme Colors	p. 210
Customizing the Theme Fonts	p. 212
Creating Custom Theme Colors and Theme Fonts	p. 214
Creating a Custom Theme	p. 215
Quick Check	p. 216
	p. 216
Understanding Themes, Styles, and Style Sets	p. 216
Selecting a Style Set	p. 217
Modifying Styles	p. 218
Changing Character Spacing	p. 219
Changing Paragraph Spacing	p. 221
Updating a Style to Match Selected Text	p. 223
Creating a New Style	p. 226
Comparing Styles with the Reveal Formatting Window	p. 230
Saving a Document as a Template	p. 232
Opening a New Document Based on Your Template	p. 235
Quick Check	p. 237
	p. 237
Using Outline View	p. 237
Working with Headings in Outline View	p. 240
Promoting and Demoting Headings in an Outline	p. 241
Creating a Table of Contents	p. 242
Using the Research Task Pane	p. 248
Inserting the Current Date	p. 251
Quick Check	p. 252
Tutorial Summary	p. 252
Key Terms	p. 252
Review Assignments	p. 253
Case Problems	p. 254
Internet Assignments	p. 259
SAM Assessment and Training	p. 259
Quick Check Answers	p. 260
Using Mail Merge: Creating a Form Letter, Mailing Labels and a List	p. 261
	p. 262
Understanding the Mail Merge Process	p. 262
Merge Fields and Records	p. 263
Using the Mail Merge Task Pane	p. 264
Selecting a Main Document	p. 265
Creating a Data Source	p. 267
Entering Data into a Data Source	p. 271
Saving a Data Source	p. 273
Editing a Main Document	p. 276
Adding a Date Field	p. 276
Inserting Merge Fields	p. 277
Previewing the Merged Document	p. 281
Merging the Main Document and Data Source	p. 283
Quick Check	p. 285
	p. 285
Editing a Data Source	p. 285
Sorting Records	p. 288
Selecting Records to Merge	p. 289
Creating Mailing Labels	p. 291
Creating a Telephone Directory	p. 296
Converting Text to Tables and Tables to Text	p. 299
Working with Lists	p. 301
Quick Check	p. 303
Tutorial Summary	p. 303
Key Terms	p. 303
Review Assignments	p. 304
Case Problemss	p. 306
Internet Assignments	p. 311
SAM Assessment and Training	p. 311
Quick Check Answers	p. 312
Collaborating with Others and Creating Web Pages: Writing a Program Description	p. 315
	p. 316
Tracking Changes and Making Comments in a Document	p. 316
Tracking Changes	p. 316
Working with Comments	p. 317
Revising a Document with Tracked Changes and Comments	p. 317
Adjusting Track Changes Options	p. 322
Comparing and Combining Documents	p. 324
Accepting and Rejecting Changes	p. 329
Embedding and Linking Objects from Other Programs	p. 333
Embedding an Excel Worksheet	p. 336
Modifying the Embedded Worksheet	p. 339
Linking an Excel Chart	p. 341
Modifying the Linked Chart	p. 344
Quick Check	p. 346
	p. 346
Distributing Word Documents Online	p. 346
Publishing Word Documents as Web Pages	p. 347
Using Hyperlinks in Word	p. 348
Inserting a Hyperlink to a Bookmark in the Same Document	p. 348
Creating Hyperlinks to Other Documents	p. 352
Viewing a Document in Web Layout View	p. 355
Applying a Background Effect	p. 356
Saving a Word Document as a Web Page	p. 357
Formatting a Web Page	p. 360
Inserting Horizontal Lines	p. 360
Modifying Text Size and Color	p. 361
Creating and Editing Hyperlinks in a Web Page	p. 362
Inserting a Hyperlink to a Web Page	p. 362
Editing a Hyperlink	p. 363
Breaking a Link Between Objects	p. 364
Viewing the Web Page in a Browser	p. 364
Quick Check	p. 366
Tutorial Summary	p. 366
Key Terms	p. 366
Review Assignments	p. 367
Case Problems	p. 368
Internet Assignments	p. 374
SAM Assessment and Training	p. 374
Quick Check Answers	p. 374
Reality Check	p. 376
Glossary/Index	p. 1
Task Reference	p. 11
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