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Advanced Microsoft® Word 2003

Microsoft Word 2003 is a word processing program that allows you to create professional-quality documents such as letters, brochures, newsletters, reports, and Web pages. This course teaches basic to intermediate Word users how to use the most advanced features of Word 2003, including using mail merge, working with forms, creating and using macros, and collaborating on documents with other users.

1. Understanding and Using Mail Merge

In this lesson, you'll learn how you can use Microsoft Word 2003 to combine a spreadsheet, table, or database of information with standard text to produce customized copies of letters, reports, labels, envelopes, or any other type of document.

2. Creating and Using Forms with Microsoft Word

Forms are a part of your daily life. You've probably had to fill out both paper forms and digital forms. You may even need to create forms with Microsoft Word in your daily workflow to collect data about customers or compile other types of information. In this lesson, you'll learn the value of forms, as well as how to create, modify, protect, and print them.


3. Creating and Using Macros with Microsoft Word

Many documents feature the same elements, such as specific formatting, and reprogramming these elements each time you open a new document can be time consuming and frustrating. Fortunately, Microsoft Word 2003 offers a feature to automate the creation of these elements. In this lesson, you'll learn how to use macros to automate functions.

4. Collaborating in Word 2003

When two or more people share responsibility for a document, how can you keep track of the changes and make sure no one accidentally ruins it? In this lesson, you'll learn about Microsoft Word's many powerful team collaboration features, including comments, revision marks, and version management.


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