Microsoft Word 2003

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Create your first document Length: 50 min
Learn the basics of Microsoft Office Word, such as adding, deleting, and moving text around, adding basic formatting, and creating bulleted or numbered lists.

Office security basics Length: 30 min
Learn about security fundamentals in Microsoft Office programs and what you can do to help protect your computer and documents.

Add graphics and keep them where you want them Length: 50 min
Learn how to insert many types of graphics into your Microsoft® Word document and position them exactly where and how you want, including inside or alongside a block of text.

Use mail merge for mass mailings and more Length: 50 min
Learn how to use mail merge in Microsoft Office Word to produce envelopes and labels for mass mailings. Then explore how to go beyond the basics to create personalized form letters or e-mail messages, numbered coupons, and more.

Decorate documents with backgrounds, borders, and text effects Length: 40 min
Discover how watermarks, backgrounds, borders, shading, and graphical text effects can enliven your Microsoft® Word document.

Tables I: Create and format basic tables Length: 50 min
Tables are organizers that can help simplify even the most complex Microsoft Office Word documents. This course, the first in a series on tables, will teach you how to add tables to your Word documents and show you some handy uses for them.

Tables II: Use tables to simplify complex page layouts Length: 50 min
Tables are a powerful tool that can help you organize and format complex documents with very little work. In this course, the second in a series of three, you will learn key best practices for managing tables effectively, as well as how to use tables with confidence to simplify most any page layout.

Tables III: Manage financial tables and tables from Excel and the Web Length: 40 min
Even the most complex tables can be easier to manage than you might think. In this course, the last in a series of three, you will learn key best practices for some common advanced table tasks, including managing tables that originate in Excel or on the Web and formatting financial tables.

Revise documents with Track Changes and comments Length: 50 min
See insertions and deletions in Microsoft Office Word documents by using Track Changes, and use comments to discuss document text.

Use Visio drawings in presentations, documents, and publications Length: 50 min
Learn how to add Microsoft Office Visio drawings to files that you create using Microsoft Office PowerPoint, Word, and Publisher so that you'll always get exactly the results you want.

Prepare for the holidays: Write and send a newsletter with Word Length: 40 min
Find out how to use Microsoft Word to create a holiday letter to send to all your friends and family as well as mailing labels for a mass mailing. Also learn how to make holiday decorations with Word.

Protect Word documents Length: 50 min
Learn how you can help protect your documents, including limiting who can access them and restricting changes others can make. Also, find out how to remove personal information, such as reviewers' names, tracked changes, and hidden text, before you share a document.