Using Tables, Charts, and Graphics in Word 2007

Overview/Description
By using the tabular and charting utilities of Microsoft Office Word 2007, you can format, sort, and analyze your data with ease. In Word 2007, you can insert a table by selecting its layout from a list of preformatted tables, or by selecting the number of columns and rows that you require. You can insert a table into your regular document layout, or you can nest it within another table for increased complexity. There may also be times when you need to insert Excel data or charts into a Word document, and Word 2007 enables you to do so with a few simple steps. This course demonstrates how to create, format, and modify Word 2007 tables, including inserting and deleting table elements, resizing tables, merging and splitting cells, sorting data, using simple formulas, as well as converting a table to text. Methods of inserting, linking, and embedding Excel objects in Word documents are explained in this course, in addition to inserting and formatting charts.

Target Audience
Personnel at all levels of the enterprise; end-users seeking to attain competency in Word 2007; end-users seeking to obtain Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification at Core level in the use of Microsoft Word 2007; end-users seeking a basic IT certification such as ECDL/ ICDL3, or an equivalent.

Prerequisites
The Microsoft Office 2007: Beginning Word learning path; familiarity with the Microsoft Windows environment and some experience of using Microsoft Office; competency in the use of Microsoft Word; an understanding of the Internet and web-page functionality, as well as an understanding of the process of web-page creation, would be an advantage

Expected Duration (hours)
2.5

Lesson Objectives

Using Tables, Charts, and Graphics in Word 2007

insert a table

create a table

format a table

display or hide gridlines

convert text to a table or vice versa

add a cell, row, or column to a table

merge cells in a table

sort table contents

create a table from the built in options in Word

modify and format a table

sort the contents of a table

create and format a table in Word

embed a selection from an Excel worksheet in a Word document

distinguish between linked and embedded objects

link to an Excel worksheet in a Word document

insert a chart into a Word document

paste an Excel chart into Word

insert an Excel worksheet as a linked object into a Word document

insert an Excel chart into a Word document