Writer Training Courses

“Because people will try it and see they can get everyday work done without giving more money to Microsoft, they'll see -- in a low-risk way -- that open source software can work for them and be an even better solution."  Miguel de Icaza.

Level 1

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What this course will do for you:
OpenOffice Writer has the power to lay out your documents in smart and professional ways but you’re struggling to achieve this.  This course will give you the skills to use Writer’s document formatting features and so become more competent and efficient at setting out and printing documents.  Because you’ll also be learning many “transferrable” computer skills, this course will greatly increase your confidence in using computers generally. By completing structured exercises, using documents relevant to your work, this course will show you how easy it is to use Writer and get the skills to become more efficient and productive in your work. It also prepares you for moving on to the OpenOffice Writer Level 2 Course.  This course is also suitable for those moving over to OpenOffice from Microsoft Office.

To get the most out of this course:
You don’t need any previous experience of using word processors neither do you necessary need good computer skills.  All you need is to want to learn how to use the basic features of Writer.

Duration: 1 Day

Course Topics:

The OpenOffce Environment	Formatting Paragraphs Manually
Moving Around a Document	Using Writer Paragraph Styles
Selecting Text in a Document	Using Writer Numbering Styles
Formatting Text	Using Writer Page Styles
Moving and Copying Text	Creating Tables

 

Level 2

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What this course will do for you:
In your work, you use Writer for complex or long documents and you would now like to know more about what this word processor can do.  This course will show you how to master the more advanced aspects of Writer.  By completing structured exercises, using documents relevant to your work, this course will increase your competence in using Writer and so make you more efficient and productive in your work.

To get the most out of this course:
You will have attended the Burningsuit OpenOffice Writer Level 1 Course.  Or, you have been using Writer for some time and feel competent in basic Writer skills as outlined on the Level 1 Course such as using Writer Styles and you now want to learn how to create more complex document layouts.

Duration: 1 Day

Course Topics:

Review of Basic Writer Skills	Tables of Contents and Indexes
Creating Templates	Cross Referencing
Setting Out Tabs	Using Writer Sections
Customising Autocorrect	Set Up MailMerge
Using AutoText	Writer as a Desktop Publisher