Description
Whether its a short story, a product catalog, a technical manual, or a business report, every document needs a compelling format. Although the content and the length may differ, long documents have similar formatting challenges. In Word 2007: Formatting Long Documents, David Rivers uses his 20 years of training expertise to demonstrate efficient methods of formatting entire documents and making changes to specific sections and pages. He covers the details of how to use field codes and building blocks to streamline the workflow, and shares best practices for producing printed documents with a professional look. Exercise files accompany the course.
Topics include:
* Exploring document style formats;
* Using page breaks and continuous section breaks;
* Creating a table of contents and an index.
Author: David Rivers
Duration (hr:min): 4:41
Introduction 03:15
Welcome
Using the exercise files
1. Getting Started 29:12
* Types of long documents;
* Planning to construct a long document;
* Creating a long document from scratch;
* Creating a long document from existing content.
2. Viewing Long Documents 22:09
* Print Layout view;
* Full Screen Reading view;
* Web Layout view;
* Outline view.
3. Using Styles 28:46
* Viewing and clearing existing styles;
* Applying existing document styles;
* Unhiding and creating styles;
* Editing an existing style;
* Creating custom style sets.
4. Working with Sections 16:42
* Creating a next page break;
* Creating a continuous section break;
* Creating an even or odd page section break.
5. Formatting Sections and Pages 23:56
* Page numbering;
* Using headers and footers;
* Using watermarks.
6. Using Building Blocks and Field Codes 23:05
* Creating and using building blocks;
* Editing building blocks;
* Working with field codes.
7. Document Referencing 37:21
* Creating a table of contents;
* Creating an index;
* Creating cross-references;
* Using hyperlinks;
* Using bookmarks.
8. Working with Figures 37:16
* Inserting and formatting images;
* Linking vs. embedding images;
* Using captions with figures;
* Generating a table of figures.
9. Endnotes and Footnotes 17:28
* Creating endnotes and footnotes;
* Editing endnotes and footnotes;
* Converting endnotes to footnotes and back.
10. Long Document Shortcuts 19:36
* Navigating a long document;
* Using AutoCorrect.
11. Printing Long Documents 22:40
* Previewing and printing select pages;
* Print layout considerations;
* Printing styles and building blocks;
* Setting other print options;
Conclusion 00:19