Course outline for
Corel WordPerfect X3

Section 1: Word Processing Basics

Lesson 1.1: Getting Started

Common Word Processors

Opening the Word Processor

Using the Application (WordPerfect X3)

Getting Help

Closing the Application

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.2: Creating a Document

Creating a Blank Document

Entering Text

Adding Symbols and Special Characters

Editing Text

Deleting Text

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.3: Working With Files

Creating a Document from a Template

Saving a Document for the First Time

Saving a Document for the Second Time

Opening a Document

Switching Between Open Documents

Closing Documents

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.4: Editing Tools, Part 1

Selecting Text with the Mouse

Selecting Text with the Keyboard

Selecting Text with a Menu

Tips and Tricks

Using Undo and Redo

Using Cut, Copy, and Paste

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.5: Editing Tools, Part 2

Find and Replace

Checking Spelling and Grammar as You Type

Performing a Spelling and Grammar Check

Adding Words to the Dictionary

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 1.6: Viewing Tools

Changing Your View

Using Zoom

Showing and Hiding Toolbars

Showing and Hiding Paragraph Marks

Changing Basic Options

Step-By-Step

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Section 1: Case Study

Section 1: Review Questions

Section 2: Formatting a Document

Lesson 2.1: Formatting Text

Changing the Font Type

Changing Font Size

Changing Font Color

Applying Basic Effects

Applying Advanced Effects

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.2: Advanced Text Formatting Tools

QuickFormat

Using Styles

Changing Case

Using Automatic Hyphenation

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.3: Formatting Paragraphs

Using Line Breaks and Page Breaks

Aligning Text

Indenting Paragraphs

Changing Paragraph Spacing

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.4: Advanced Paragraph and List Tools

Applying Bullets or Numbers

Removing Bullets or Numbering

Changing the Style of Bullets and Numbers

Continuing or Restarting Numbers

Adding Paragraph Borders

Adding Paragraph Shading

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.5: Tabs

The Ruler

Types of Tabs

Setting Tabs

Using Tabs

Removing Tabs

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 2.6: Finishing Touches

Adding Page Numbers

Creating Headers and Footers

Adding Text to Headers and Footers

Modifying Headers and Footers

Changing Margins

Changing Page Orientation and Size

Step-By-Step

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Section 2: Case Study

Section 2: Review Questions

Section 3: Advanced Document Tasks

Lesson 3.1: Basic Table Tasks

Creating Tables

Adding Data to a Table

Selecting a Table or Table Part

Inserting and Deleting Rows or Columns

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 3.2: Advanced Table Tasks

Changing Column Width

Modifying Borders and Shading

Creating a Chart from a Table

Chart Editing

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 3.3: Working With Images

Adding a Picture from a File

Adding a Picture from the Scrapbook

Moving and Resizing Pictures

Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Pictures

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 3.4: Working With Mail Merge

What is Mail Merge?

Creating a Data File

Creating Your Document

Performing the Merge

Step-By-Step

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Lesson 3.5: Printing Tools

Using Print Preview

Print Commands

Choosing Page Range

Choosing the Number of Copies

Modifying Printer Settings

Printing the Document

Step-By-Step

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Section 3: Case Study

Section 3: Review Questions

Index