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LinkedIn Learning

Word 2016: Creating Long Documents

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Learn how to use Microsoft Word 2016 to create business proposals, technical reports, white papers, and other long documents.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • What you need for this course
1. Long Documents: The Basics
  • Word 2016 features for long documents
2. Structure Your Document
  • Outline your document
  • Create a master document
3. Work with Bookmarks and References
  • Create and use a bookmark
  • Insert a cross-reference
  • Create a footnote or endnote
4. Add and Use Captions
  • Caption a picture, table, or chart
  • Create a table of authorities
5. Research and Create Citations
  • Use Smart Lookup to check a definition
  • Insert a citation
  • Manage and modify citations
  • Manage sources
  • Find and save sources using the Researcher
  • Create a bibliography or works cited section
6. Create a Table of Contents and Index
  • Create a table of contents
  • Mark an entry for the index
  • Compile your index
  • Create an index with an index file
7. Number Chapters, Sections, and Pages
  • Numbering chapters and sections
  • Format headings for page breaks
  • Insert section breaks
  • Add page numbers
8. Add Headers and Footers
  • Insert headers, footers, and watermarks
  • Use fields in headers and footers
  • Customize headers and footers
9. Finishing Touches
  • Add a cover page
  • Choose a theme and proof your pages
  • Update fields and other content
  • Compress images
  • Save a long document as a PDF
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Gini von Courter

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