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Information Technology Professionals, LLC
Microsoft Word for Lawyers
Training Sessions

Session 1 – Word Basics
Estimated Session Time: 90 Minutes

• Word as a word processor (not a typewriter)
• Understanding the layout (buttons, menus, toolbars)
• Keystroke shortcuts
• Page Layouts & setup (basics)
• Formatting (fonts, bold, italics, alignment, etc.)
• Inserting time & date
• Printing documents (original, changes, etc.)
• Selecting, deleting, manipulating & searching for text
• Additional features (spell check, thesaurus, etc.)

Session 2 – Word Intermediate
Estimated Session Time: 90 Minutes

• Autoformatting features
• Using Smart Tags
• Managing the clipboard
• Aligning Paragraphs, sections, etc.
• Tabs
• Bullet Points
• Reveal Formatting
• Inserting line and page breaks
• Customizing toolbars and keystrokes

Session 3 – Page Setup & Pagination
Estimated Session Time: 2 Hours

• Preparing your document
• Changing Margins and Orientation
• Paper size and source
• Layout choices
• Page & Section Breaks
• Working with the Document Grid

Session 4 – Styles, Headers & Footers
Estimated Session Time: 2 Hours

• Understanding Styles
• Making Styles work for you
• Creating new styles
• Modifying & copying existing styles
• Restoring Styles to the Normal template
• Creating and using Headers & Footers

Session 5 – Outlines & Numbering
Estimated Session Time: 2 Hours

• Understanding Document Map and Document Outline features
• Using the Outline view
• Creating a new Outline
• Formatting your Outline
• Outline Headings and Numbering

Session 6 – Tables
Estimated Session Time: 2 Hours

• Creating a Table
• Editing Tables
• Formatting your Table
• Working with Table properties
• Managing Table Data

Session 7 – Tables of Contents, Authority & Indexes
Estimated Session Time: 2 Hours

• Creating a Table of Contents
• Customizing your Table
• Building & generating a Table of Authorities
• Constructing a good Index
• Index entries
• Updating and generating your Index

Session 8 – Document Revisions
Estimated Session Time: 2 Hours

• Word’s Markup tools
• Adding and managing comments
• Tracking changes
• Comparing and Merging documents
• Version and version control

Session 9 – Mail Merges
Estimated Session Time: 2 Hours

• Mail merge overview
• The main document
• Recipients
• Using the Merge fields
• Previewing the Merge
• Performing the Merge

Session 10 – Templates & Macros
Estimated Session Time: 2 Hours

• Creating and using templates
• Managing templates
• Template organizer
• Creating basic macros
• Editing macros