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This module sets out advanced skills that can be used to produce complex documents, enhance outputs, and
improve productivity, when using a word processing application.

Category

Formatting

Skill Set

Text (https://www.free-online-training-
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Task Item

Apply text wrapping options for graphical objects (picture, chart, diagram, drawn object), tables.
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Use find and replace options like: matching case, whole words, font formats, paragraph formats, paragraph
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replace/)

Use paste special options: formatted text, unformatted text. (https://www.free-online-training-

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Skill Set

Paragraphs (https://www.free-online-training-
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Task Item

Apply line spacing within paragraphs: at least, exactly/ fixed, multiple/proportional. (https://www.free-online-
training-courses.com/advanced-word-processing-paragraphs/)

Apply, remove paragraph pagination options. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-word-

processing-paragraphs/)

Apply, modify outline numbering in multi-level lists. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-

word-processing-lists/)

Skill Set

Styles (https://www.free-online-training-
courses.com/advanced-word-processing-styles/)

Task Item

Recognise good practice in maintaining consistent and accessible design and format throughout a document
by using styles, alternative text.

Create, modify, update a character style. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-word-

processing-styles/)

Create, modify, update a paragraph style. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-word-

processing-paragraph-styles/)

Skill Set

Columns (https://www.free-online-training-
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Task Item

Apply multiple column layouts. Change number of columns in a column layout. (https://www.free-online-
training-courses.com/advanced-word-processing-columns/)

Change column widths and spacing. Insert, remove lines between columns. (https://www.free-online-training-
courses.com/advanced-word-processing-columns/)

Insert, delete a column break (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-word-processing-

column-breaks/).

Skill Set

Tables (https://www.free-online-training-
courses.com/advanced-word-processing-table-cells/)

Task Item

Apply a table autoformat/table style.

Merge, split cells in a table. Split a table. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-word-

processing-table-cells/)

Change cell margins, alignment, text direction. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-word-

processing-text-in-table-cells/)

Automatically repeat heading row(s) at the top of each page. (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/word-processing-table-headings/)

Allow, do not allow row(s) to break across pages. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-

word-processing-table-breaks/)

Sort data by one column, by multiple columns at the same time. (https://www.free-online-training-
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Convert delimited text to a table. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-word-processing-

converting-text-to-a-table/)

Convert a table to text (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-word-processing-converting-

table-to-text/)

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Referencing

Skill Set

Captions, Footnotes and Endnotes (https://www.free-

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captions/)

Task Item

Add a caption above, below a graphical object, table. (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/advanced-word-processing-captions/)

Add, delete a caption label. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-word-processing-

captions/)

Change caption number format. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-word-processing-

captions/)

Insert, modify footnotes, endnotes. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-word-processing-

footnotes-and-endnotes/)

Convert a footnote to an endnote. Convert an endnote to a footnote. (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/advanced-word-processing-footnotes-and-endnotes/)

Skill Set

Citations and Bibliography (https://www.free-online-

training-courses.com/advanced-word-processing-table-of-
contents/)

Task Item

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Insert, edit a citation like: book, article, conference proceedings, website, report. (https://www.free-online-
training-courses.com/advanced-word-processing-table-of-contents/)

Set, modify citation style.

Create, update a bibliography.

Skill Set

Reference Tables and Indexes (https://www.free-online-

training-courses.com/advanced-word-processing-index-
entry/)

Task Item

Create, update a table of contents based on specified heading styles and formats.

Create, update a table of figures based on specified styles and formats.

Edit a table of contents, table of figures like: heading styles, format, leaders.

Mark an index: main entry, subentry. Delete a marked index entry. (https://www.free-online-training-
courses.com/advanced-word-processing-index-entry/)

Create, update an index based on marked index entries.

Skill Set

Bookmarks and Cross-References (https://www.free-

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bookmarks/)

Task Item

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Add, delete a bookmark. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-word-processing-

bookmarks/)

Create, update, delete a cross-reference to: numbered item, heading, bookmark, figure, table.
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Add a cross-reference to an index entry.

Category

Enhancing Productivity

Skill Set

Using Fields (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/advanced-word-processing-using-fields/)

Task Item

Insert, delete fields like: file name and path, file size, total page number. (https://www.free-online-training-
courses.com/advanced-word-processing-using-fields/)

Insert a formula field code in a table like: sum, average, count. (https://www.free-online-training-
courses.com/advanced-word-processing-sum-formula-field-code/)

Change field number, date format. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-word-processing-

change-field-number-format/)

Lock, unlock, update a field. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-word-processing-lock-

unlock-and-update-a-field/)

Skill Set

Forms, Templates (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/advanced-word-processing-forms/)

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Task Item

Create, modify a form using available form field options: text field, check box, drop-down menu.
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Protect, unprotect a form (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-word-processing-forms/).

Save a document as a template, modify a template. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-

word-processing-templates/)

Modify the default template. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-word-processing-

templates/)

Skill Set

Mail Merge (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/mail-merge-preparation/)

Task Item

Edit, sort, filter a mail merge recipient list. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/mail-merge-

preparation/)

Insert ask, if...then...else... fields (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/mail-merge-insert-data-fields/)

Merge a document with a recipient list using given merge criteria (https://www.free-online-training-
courses.com/mail-merge-outputs/)

Skill Set

Linking (https://www.free-online-training-
courses.com/advanced-word-processing-linking/),
Embedding (https://www.free-online-training-
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Task Item

Create a simple chart in a document.

Link data from a document, application and display as an object, icon. (https://www.free-online-training-
courses.com/advanced-word-processing-linking/)

Update, break a link.

Embed data into a document as an object. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-word-

processing-embedding/)

Edit, delete embedded data

Skill Set

Automation (https://www.free-online-training-
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formatting/)

Task Item

Modify automatic text formatting options. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-word-

processing-automatic-text-formatting/)

Create, modify, delete automatic text correction entries. (https://www.free-online-training-

courses.com/advanced-word-processing-automatic-text-correction/)

Create, modify, insert, delete automatic text entries. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-

word-processing-automatic-text-entry/)

Record a simple macro like:change page setup, insert a table with a repeating heading row, insert fields in
document header, footer. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-word-processing-record-a-
simple-macro/)

Run a macro. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-word-processing-run-a-macro/)

Assign a macro to a custom button. (https://www.free-online-training-courses.com/advanced-word-

processing-run-a-macro/)

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Category

Collaborative Editing

Skill Set

Tracking and Reviewing

Task Item

Turn on, off track changes. Track changes in a document locally, online using a specified display view.

Accept, reject changes in a document locally, online.

Insert, edit, delete, show, hide comments/notes in a document locally, online.

Compare and merge documents.

Skill Set

Security

Task Item

Add, remove password protection for a document: to open, to modify.

Protect a document to only allow tracked changes or comments

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Preparing Outputs

Skill Set

Sections

Task Item

Create, modify, delete section breaks in a document.

Change page orientation, page vertical alignment, margins for sections of a document.

Skill Set

Document Setup

Task Item

Apply different headers and footers to sections, first page, odd and even pages in a document.

Add, modify, remove a watermark in a document.

Skill Set

Spelling, Thesaurus

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Task Item

Set, modify default spell check language.

Use Thesaurus to search, insert alternative word(s).

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