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Microsoft Word

Our Microsoft Word offerings include a number of full-day or shorter workshops:
 
2- & 3-hour workshops:
  Word 2007: New Features
  Word 2007: Getting Started
  Word 2007: Create Form Letters and Labels using Mail Merge
  Word 2007: Working with Long Documents
  Word 2007: Diagrams & Drawings
   
Comprehensive (6-hour) workshops:
  Word 2007, Level 1
  Word 2007, Level 2
  Word 2007, Level 3

Word 2007: New Features

This 3-hour course is designed for experienced Word users who have worked with earlier versions of the program, and who have recently upgraded to Word 2007. Upon successful completion of this workshop, students will feel more comfortable navigating the new Word 2007 interface; learn how to create professional-looking documents with use of enhanced styles, themes and building blocks. You will also learn how to use new graphics and illustrations tools as well as the use of citations for long documents.

Prerequisite: Familiarity with Windows and Microsoft Word
Instructor:
Staff, Training Services
Hours:
3 hours
Fee: $79

Please contact us via our contact form, or call (217) 333-6285 for more information on this workshop.

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Word 2007: Getting Started

In this two hour workshop we will work with the new Word 2007 interface while we type text on a page, fix spelling errors, change spacing and page margins, and save your work. We will practice moving the insertion point around in the document; select text to make revisions; and move text by cutting and pasting. Formatting tools will be next, where we will learn how to emphasize text with bold, italic, or underline formatting; and create bulleted and numbered lists.

Prerequisite: Familiarity with Windows
Instructor:
Staff, Training Services
Hours:
2 hours
Fee: $49

Date / Time: Sept. 17, 2009 (Th); 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Registration Code: W-1822-C 
Location: Illini Hall, Suite 26 (lower level)

Date / Time: Oct. 20, 2009 (Tu); 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Registration Code: W-1854-C 
Location: Illini Hall, Suite 26 (lower level)

Date / Time: Oct. 28, 2009 (W); 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Registration Code: W-1863-C 
Location: Illini Hall, Suite 26 (lower level)

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Word 2007: Create Form Letters and Labels using Mail Merge

Mail merge is used when you want to create a set of documents, such as a form letter that is sent out to many addressees or a sheet of labels. Each letter or label has the same kind of information, yet the content is unique. In this 2-hour workshop we will explore the mail merge features in Word 2007 including working with various data sources such as Excel and Access; sending personalized email messages to your email address list; and creating and printing envelopes.

Prerequisite: Familiarity with Windows, completion of "Word 2007: Getting Started" workshop, or equivalent knowledge
Instructor: Staff, Training Services
Hours:
2 hours
Fee: $49

Date / Time: Oct. 29, 2009 (Th); 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Registration Code: W-1864-C 
Location: Illini Hall, Suite 26 (lower level)

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Word 2007: Working with Long Documents

Using Word 2007, you can create a long document that has several parts, such as a cover page, table of contents, and chapters. In this short course we will look at features such as headers and footers, page numbering, sections, and footnotes and endnotes.

Prerequisite: Familiarity with Windows, completion of Word 2007 Levels 1 & 2 workshops, or equivalent knowledge
Instructor: Staff, Training Services
Hours:
2 hours
Fee: $49

Date / Time: Sept. 24, 2009 (Th); 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Registration Code: W-1831-C 
Location: Illini Hall, Suite 26 (lower level)

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Word 2007: Diagrams & Drawings

Word offers many ways to include graphics in a document; clipart, scanned photographs, drawing shapes, backgrounds, watermarks, WordArt, and SmartArt graphics. This new 2-hour workshop will help you learn how to use some of these graphic elements to create professional looking documents.

Prerequisite: Familiarity with Windows, completion of "Word 2007: Getting Started" workshop, or equivalent knowledge
Instructor:
Staff, Training Services
Hours:
2 hours
Fee: $49

Date / Time: Oct. 22, 2009 (Th); 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Registration Code: W-1858-C 
Location: Illini Hall, Suite 26 (lower level)

Date / Time: Nov. 19, 2009 (Th); 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Registration Code: W-1889-C 
Location: Illini Hall, Suite 26 (lower level)

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Word 2007, Level 1

Word 2007 is the updated version of the popular word processing program. This 6-hour course will cover topics including how to use the new interface to create a basic document; edit by locating and modifying text; format text and paragraphs; work with tables; and add graphic elements. We will finish up by looking at how to control a document's page setup and its overall appearance as well as use proofing features such as spell check and thesaurus.

Prerequisite: Familiarity with Windows
Instructor: Staff, Training Services
Hours:
6
UIUC CEUs: 0.6
CPDUs: 6 (Illinois teachers are eligible to earn 6 CPDUs for this workshop)
Fee: $159

Date / Time: Oct. 6 & 8, 2009 (TuTh); 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Registration Code: W-1841-C 
Location: Illini Hall, Suite 26 (lower level)

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Word 2007, Level 2

In this intermediate Word course will learn how to manage lists of information; customize tables and charts; format using styles and themes; modify pictures and create customized graphic elements. We will also learn how to insert content using Quick Parts; control text flow and use templates to automate document creation. Finally, we will learn how to perform a mail merge and create a simple macro to automate a common task.

Prerequisite: Completion of a Word 2007 Level 1 workshop or equivalent knowledge
Instructor: Staff, Training Services
Hours:
6
UIUC CEUs: 0.6
CPDUs: 6 (Illinois teachers are eligible to earn 6 CPDUs for this workshop)
Fee: $159

Date / Time: Oct. 21, 2009 (W); 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (lunch on your own)
Registration Code: W-1855-C 
Location: Illini Hall, Suite 26 (lower level)

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Word 2007, Level 3

In this 6-hour course, you will use Word 2007 to create, manage, revise, and distribute long documents and forms. Topics will include learning how to use Word 2007 with other programs; collaborate on documents; manage document versions; add reference marks and notes; make long documents easier to use; and secure a document.

Prerequisite: Students should be able to use Word 2007 to create, edit, format, save, and print business documents that contain text, tables, and graphics. Familiarity with a web browser and an email program is required as well. In order to understand how Word interacts with other applications in the Office suite, students should also have a basic understanding of how worksheets and presentations work.

Instructor: Staff, Training Services
Hours:
6
UIUC CEUs: 0.6
CPDUs: 6 (Illinois teachers are eligible to earn 6 CPDUs for this workshop)
Fee: $159

Date / Time: Dec. 15 & 17, 2009 (TuTh); 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Registration Code: W-1900-C 
Location: Illini Hall, Suite 26 (lower level)

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