Copyright © 2001 by Jolene M. Morris

Desktop publishing using Microsoft Word™ requires at least intermediate-level skills:

Basic Word™ Skills

• Using the HELP menu

• Using personalized menus and toolbars

• Managing files: open, new, save, rename, delete

• Managing folders: open, new, rename, delete

• Working with Text: add, select, delete, move, find & replace, undo, redo, repeat

• Inserting date, time, symbols

• Using automatic features: AutoCorrect, AutoText, AutoComplete

• Formatting paragraphs: lists, outline, views, spacing, alignment, borders, shading, tabs, indenting

• Working with documents: spell check, thesaurus, grammar check, Office Assistant, page numbers, headers, footers

• Formatting documents: page orientation, margins, breaks, sections, styles

Intermediate Word™ Skills

• Using Columns 

• Using Tables 

• Using Graphics 

• Using the Drawing Toolbar 

• Printing: documents, envelopes, labels

Check out the training Viewlets for Microsoft Word on Qarbon's Web site.