Forms, Merges and Advanced Collaboration Features is a course that presents skills training and assessment for some of the skill sets that form the Microsoft Office Word 2003 Specialist and Expert exams. This course provides competency in creating forms; working with form fields; enhancing, protecting and testing forms; using the Mail Merge tool to create form letters, labels and envelopes; and using advanced collaboration features.
Guided, step-by-step labs provide opportunities to practice new skills. You can challenge yourself and review your skills after each lesson in the Lesson Summary and Lesson Review sections. Additional skill reinforcement is provided in Activities, Optional Labs, Lesson Quizzes and a Course Assessment that are available from your instructor.

Topics

Creating a Form Design
Overview of Forms
Understanding Form Basics
Creating a Form Template
Creating a Form Layout
Working with Form Fields
Inserting Form Fields
Inserting Text Form Fields
Inserting Check Box Form Fields
Inserting Drop-Down Form Fields

Enhancing Forms
Overview of Enhancing Forms
Formatting Form Text
Using Table Features to Enhance Forms
Creating Help Messages

Protecting and Testing Forms
Overview of Protecting and Testing Forms
Protecting Forms
Testing Forms
Displaying and Updating Calculation Field Results
Printing Forms

Using the Mail Merge Tool to Create Form Letters
Introduction to the Mail Merge Tool
Examining Mail Merge Components
Using the Mail Merge Wizard
Creating a Microsoft Office Address List
Using an Outlook Contacts List as a Data Source
Using Advanced Mail Merge Features
Formatting Merged Data
Modifying Recipient Information
Using Mail Merge to Create Labels
Using Mail Merge to Create Envelopes

Using Advanced Collaboration Features
Overview of Collaboration Features
Working with Hyperlinks
Publishing and Editing Web Documents
Managing Document Versions
Attaching Digital Signatures to Documents
Protecting and Restricting Documents