• create a basic document.
• edit documents by locating and modifying text.
• format text.
• format paragraphs.
• use Word tools to make your documents more accurate.
• add tables to a document.
• add graphic elements to a document.
• control a document's page setup and its overall appearance.

Lesson 1: Creating a Basic Document

Topic 1A: Familiarize Yourself with the Word Environment

Topic 1B: Get Help Using Word

Topic 1C: Enter Text

Topic 1D: Save a New Document

Topic 1E: Preview a Document

Topic 1F: Print a Document

Lesson 2: Editing a Document

Topic 2A: Navigate in a Document

Topic 2B: Insert Text

Topic 2C: Select Text

Topic 2D: Create an AutoText Entry

Topic 2E: Move and Copy Text

Topic 2F: Delete Blocks of Text

Topic 2G: Undo Changes

Topic 2H: Find and Replace Text

Lesson 3: Formatting Text

Topic 3A: Change Font and Size

Topic 3B: Apply Font Styles and Effects

Topic 3C: Change Text Color

Topic 3D: Highlight Text

Topic 3E: Copy Formats

Topic 3F: Clear Formatting

Topic 3G: Find and Replace Text Formatting

Lesson 4: Formatting Paragraphs

Topic 4A: Set Tabs

Topic 4B: Change Paragraph Alignment

Topic 4C: Indent Paragraphs

Topic 4D: Add Borders and Shading

Topic 4E: Apply Styles

Topic 4F: Create Lists

Topic 4G: Change Spacing Between Paragraphs and Lines

Lesson 5: Proofing a Document

Topic 5A: Use the Thesaurus

Topic 5B: Check Spelling and Grammar

Topic 5C: Create a New Default Dictionary

Topic 5D: Check Word Count

Topic 5E: Modify a Document in Print Preview

Lesson 6: Adding Tables

Topic 6A: Create a Table

Topic 6B: Enter Data in a Table

Topic 6C: AutoFormat a Table

Topic 6D: Convert Text into a Table

Lesson 7: Inserting Graphic Elements

Topic 7A: Insert Symbols and Special Characters

Topic 7B: Insert a Clip Art Picture

Topic 7C: Add a Watermark

Lesson 8: Controlling Page Appearance

Topic 8A: Set Page Orientation

Topic 8B: Change Page Margins

Topic 8C: Apply a Page Border

Topic 8D: Add Headers and Footers

Topic 8E: Insert a Page Break

• Mac OS X v 10.3.x

For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware components

• 800 Mhz PowerPC G4.
• 256 MB SDRAM.
• 434 MB of available hard-disk space is recommended for installing Word by using the Office Setup Assistant; 460 MB for installing Word by dragging the Microsoft Office 2004 folder to your hard-disk. The hard-disk should be in Mac OS Extended (HFS+) format, the default format for Mac OS X.
• CD-ROM drive.
• A mouse or other pointing device.
• 1024 x 768 or higher resolution monitor.
• Network cards and cabling for local network access.
• Internet access (see your local network administrator).
• A printer (optional).
• A projection system to display the instructor's computer screen.
• For this course, it is assumed that you are using a keyboard that does not require the use of function key combinations.

• Mac OS X v 10.3.x
• Microsoft@ office 2004 for macintosh