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Microsoft Word Tutorials

jdstiles.com contains a lot of information, tips and tutorials for Microsoft Office Applications, computer and network security tips, and on-line games for the whole family to enjoy. Here are their Microsoft Word 2000 Tutorials, much of which also can be used for learning Word XP and Word 2003.

Microsoft Word Tutorials:
http://jdstiles.com/mso2k/word/


Getting Started with Word:

http://jdstiles.com/mso2k/word/begin.html
. Menus
. Shortcut menus
. Toolbars
. Customizing toolbars

Working With Files:
http://jdstiles.com/mso2k/word/files.html
. Creating and opening documents
. Saving documents
. Renaming documents
. Working on multiple documents
. Close a document

Working With Text:
http://jdstiles.com/mso2k/word/text.html
. Typing and inserting text
. Selecting text
. Deleting text
. Undo
. Formatting toolbar
. Format Painter

Formatting Paragraphs:
http://jdstiles.com/mso2k/word/pgraph.html
. Paragraph attributes
. Moving, copying, and pasting text
. The clipboard
. Columns
. Drop caps

Styles:
http://jdstiles.com/mso2k/word/styles.html
. Apply a style
. Apply a style from the style dialog box
. Create a new styles from a model
. Create a simple style from the style dialog box
. Modify or rename a style
. Delete a style

Lists:
http://jdstiles.com/mso2k/word/lists.html
. Bulleted and numbered lists
. Nested lists
. Formatting lists

Tables:
http://jdstiles.com/mso2k/word/tables.html
. Insert Table button
. Draw a table
. Inserting rows and columns
. Moving and resizing a table
. Tables and Borders toolbar
. Table properties

Graphics:
http://jdstiles.com/mso2k/word/graphics.html
. Adding clip art
. Add an image from a file
. Editing a graphic
. AutoShapes

Spelling and Grammar:
http://jdstiles.com/mso2k/word/spelling.html
. AutoCorrect
. Spelling and grammar check
. Synonyms
. Thesaurus

Page Formatting:
http://jdstiles.com/mso2k/word/page.html
. Page margins
. Page size and orientation
. Headers and footers
. Page numbers
. Print preview and printing

Macros:
http://jdstiles.com/mso2k/word/macros.html
. Recording a macro
. Running a macro

Table of Contents:
http://jdstiles.com/mso2k/word/toc.html
. Mark TOC entries
. Generate a table of contents

Web Wizard:
http://jdstiles.com/mso2k/word/webwizard.html
. Using the Web Wizard

Creating Web Pages:
http://jdstiles.com/mso2k/word/web.html
. Hyperlinks
. Saving web pages
. Creating a web page from a template
. Web page themes
. Preview the web page

Keyboard shortcuts:
http://jdstiles.com/mso2k/word/shortcuts.html

Microsoft Office Tips for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

jdstiles.com offers the following Microsoft Office tips and techniques to help you learn more of the features of these applications and become more efficient at using them. Included here are tips for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and general Office tips.


Word

Add a Macro to the Toolbar
Changing Case in a Document
Creating Tables in Word 2000
Fill Colors for Text Boxes
Insert a Bitmap
Insert Multiple ClipArt Objects
Working with Tables
Recording a Word Macro
Create A Bookmark
Insert Pictures in a Table
Look For Recently Used File
Nesting Tables
Removing A Hyperlink
Saving And Closing
Selecting a Column of Text
When You Need A Synonym
Paragraph Formatting Information
Speed Up Scrolling
Previewing Word-Web Pages
Print Document Properties
Selecting Massive Amounts Of Text
Using Word's Spike
Working With Caps Lock


Excel

Add Map Button to Toolbar
Changing the Font
Freezing Worksheets
Increas Number of Recent Files
Printing Formulas
Creating Random Numbers
Text Wrapping in Cells
Autosum
Collect And Paste
Going Home
Opening Multiple Files


PowerPoint

Multiple Drawing Objects
PowerPoint Shortcut Keys
Drawing a Perfect Object
Text Formatting
Using Old Presentations
Changing Text Size
Inserting A Blank Line


General Office

Getting Started
Link Worksheets to a Document
Compatability with Previous Versions
Changing Your Office Assistant
Repairing Your Office 2000 Files
Word Version Comparison Chart


Outlook 2000 Tips And Tricks

Change That Font
Change That Sound
Change The Data File Location
Change Your Perspective
Destination: Mail
Ditch That Splash Screen
Filter The News
Mail Back-Up Made Easy
Make That Link Live
Newsgroup Server Time Out
Don't Forget The Holidays
Save And Use Those Cool Images
Save That Sound
Save That Stationery
Send That Mail HTML
Sending An Excel File Via Email
View Those Replies
You Too Can Become A Journalist
Abbreviate Those Suckers
Change Your Title Bar
Delayed Mail
Import Those Addresses
Import Those Messages
Move Backwards Shift-Spacebar
Page Down With The Space Bar
Re-size Those Columns
Send Someone A Page
Talk To The Hand
View That HTML
Work Offline
Working The Swing Shift
Add Background Images
Create E-Mail Messages Offline
Delete Those Holidays
Don't Open Suspect Attachments
Drafted
Email Follow Up
Holiday Madness
Limit That Download
Peek Under The Hood
Quick Toggle
Save That Space
Size Those Folders
Slide Show
Turn Down The Sound
Viewing Attachments Without Opening Them

Microsoft Office Reference Cards

Here are free reference cards for seveal of the Microsoft Office Applications, including Word, Excel, Access, FrontPage, Outlook, and PowerPoint. This site also offers references for Quicken, Quickbooks, Eurdora, Internet Explorer, Real Player, Winamp, and others. These references will help you navigate and use key combination effectively for these applications.


Application Reference Cards, including Microsoft Office:
http://www.accesstechnologyinstitute.com/reference/refcards/

Word:
http://www.accesstechnologyinstitute.com/reference/refcards/word2k.htm

Excel:
http://www.accesstechnologyinstitute.com/reference/refcards/excel2k.htm

Access:
http://www.accesstechnologyinstitute.com/reference/refcards/access.html

FrontPage:
http://www.accesstechnologyinstitute.com/reference/refcards/FrontPage.html

Outlook:
http://www.accesstechnologyinstitute.com/reference/refcards/outlook2k.html

Outlook Express:
http://www.accesstechnologyinstitute.com/reference/refcards/outlookxp.htm

PowerPoint:

http://www.accesstechnologyinstitute.com/reference/refcards/PowerPoint.html

101 Microsoft Office Tutorial Lessons

The Computer Information Systems Technology department of  Southwest Mississippi Community College offers this course which provides 101 tutorial lessons teaching you some of the important features of Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, and Outlook. You can also take their online Quizzes for free to see how well you have learned the material covered.

101 Microsoft Office Tutorial Lessons


How to begin Microsoft Word
  Making shortcuts to Microsoft Word
  Setting up the interface
  Saving the document
  Typing the body of the document
  Changing the font size
  Changing the font type
  Inserting Clip Art
  Printing the document
Creating a research paper in Word
  MLA Documentation
  Changing Margins and Line Spacing
  Applying Headers
  Typing the body of the research paper
  Creating a Works Cited Page
Creating a Personal Resume in Word
  Using the Resume Wizard
  Editing the Resume
  Printing the Resume
  Creating a personalized letterhead
  Creating a cover letter with a table
Using Word to create a resume Web page
  Creating a Resume Web Page in Word
  Using Web Page Wizard in Word
  Modifying the Resume Web Page
  Viewing the Web Page in your browser
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How to begin Microsoft Excel
  Making shortcuts to Microsoft Excel
  Setting up the Worksheet Window
  Saving the workbook
  Entering text into the worksheet
  Using the AutoSum button
  Highlighting Vs. Copying Cells
  Formatting the Worksheet
  Inserting a 3-D Column Chart
  Printing the worksheet
Using formulas, functions, and basic formatting in Excel
  Using formulas
  AVERAGE, MAX, and MIN functions
  Formatting the worksheet
  Printing sections and the formulas version
Creating a what-if analysis in Excel
  Rotating Text and creating a series
  The Format Painter Button
  Absolute Versus Relative Referencing
  The IF Function
  Drawing Toolbar
  3-D Pie Chart
Static vs. Dynamic Web pages
  Creating a Static Excel Workbook as a Web Page
  Creating a Dynamic Excel Chart as a Web Page
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How to begin Microsoft Access
  Making Shortcuts to Microsoft Access
  Starting Access
  Setting up the Database Window
  Creating and Saving a Table
  Adding Records to a Table
  Printing a Table
  Creating a Form
  Creating a Report with Report Wizard
How to create and use a query in Access
  Creating a Query
  Entering Criteria in a Query
  Using AND and OR in a Query
  Sorting Data in a Query
  Join Tables in a Query
  Using Calculations in a Query
How to use validation rules in Access
  Adding, Changing and Deleting Records
  Creating Validation Rules
  Using Referential Integrity
  Ordering Records
How to create a data access Web page in Access
  Creating a Data Access Page
  Viewing the Data Access Page
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How to begin Microsoft PowerPoint
  Making Shortcuts to Microsoft PowerPoint
  Setting up the PowerPoint Window
  Saving the presentation
  Using a Design Template
  Creating the Title Slide
  Adding a New Slide
  Previewing the slide show
  Printing the Presentation
Inserting clip art and extras in PowerPoint
  Using the Outline Tab
  Adding Clip Art to a Slide
  Adding a Header and Footer
  Adding Animation Schemes
  Animating Clip Art
How to create PowerPoint Web pages
  Saving a presentation as a Web Page
  Viewing the Web Page in the browser
  Editing the page through the browser
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How to begin Microsoft Outlook
  Making Shortcuts to Microsoft Outlook
  Customizing the Outlook Window
  Sending an E-mail Message
  The Calendar
  Entering Appointments
  Displaying the Calendar in various modes
  Printing the Calendar
  Creating Contacts

How to use Office XP integration features
  Adding hyperlinks to a Word document
  Embedding an Excel Chart into a Word document
  Adding Scrolling text to a Word document

Business Productivity and Office Articles

Peachpit.com offers several good tutorial articles coving Microsoft Office and Business Productivity. Here are the resource pages for these:

21 Business Productivity Tutorial Articles:
http://www.peachpit.com/articles/index.asp?st=42157

5 Microsoft Office Tutorial Articles:

http://www.peachpit.com/articles/index.asp?st=42148

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