Sunday, May 24, 2009

Reviewing for the final Word test

On the the final Word test you will be asked to show that you know how to use the following features:
  • create a form letter and mailing labels using mail merge
    - create a data source document, either in Word or Excel
    - print showing the merge fields, i.e. after the merge fields are inserted and before the main document is merged with the data source document.


    You should be able to look at a sample of a form letter given to you and decide which parts should be done with merge fields and which parts are "boilerplate" text.

  • styles
    - create a new style or edit an existing style


  • macros
    - create a simple macro
    - print the VBA code


Much of the text will be provided for you, so that the test will involve little data entry.


Remember that you are allowed to use the Help menu in Word. Bear in mind that it may be useful to assist you with a sticking point here or there; however, you cannot rely on it for everything, as it would take up too much of your time.





One good way to review is to look over your yellow booklet with the files you created while working on the exercises. If you feel unsure about a topic, try one of the exercises again.

Remember, too, that if you look this blog for earlier classes during the year, you will find links to many tutorials online that will be helpful in your review.
mail merge - Sept. 22
styles - Oct. 6
macros - Oct. 17

In addition to those, Microsoft has several online tutorials for a few topics in Word similar to the tutorials we looked at recently for PowerPoint.

Mail merge

Styles