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MICROSOFT WORD XP – Desktop Publishing Techniques
Course Aims:
You will learn to make your Word documents more visually appealing and professional looking with the use of Word’s inbuilt graphics tools. Tips and tricks will be explained to help you construct documents with the minimum amount of effort and a maximum amount of impact.
Contents:
Advanced Layout Features
Modify Page Setup to suit document
Orientation- Portrait/Landscape
Margins and Gutters
Work with Sections
Create Protected Sections
Apply Borders and Shading
Add dividers and horizontal lines
Apply Border Art
Create Newspaper Columns
Formatting Columns
Use of Tables to Layout Page
Text Tools
Apply Font Formatting Effects
Character Spacing and Kerning
Change Text Direction
Use Drop Caps
Insert Text Boxes
Format Text Boxes
WordArt Gallery
Edit and Format WordArt
Work with Graphics
Insert Pictures from Files
Understand Graphic types and Resolutions
Compress Pictures
Apply Text Wrapping
Advanced Text Wrapping Techniques
Show/Hide and Use the Picture Toolbar
Search for and Insert ClipArt
Adjust Colour, Brightness and Contrast
Crop Pictures
Rotate and Flip Graphics
Set Transparent Colour
Apply Borders to ClipArt
Insert AutoShapes
Float AutoShape Toolbars
Insert Diagrams or Organisation Charts
Insert Watermarks
Insert Graphs and Spreadsheets
Work with Microsoft Graph
Paste Graphs from Excel
Insert Excel Spreadsheets
Linked Objects v Embedded
Target Audience:
Users of Word that wish to create professional looking documents that catch the reader’s attention.
Assumed Knowledge:
Word XP Essentials or a basic understanding of the use of tables and tabulation.
Duration: 1 Day
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