Microsoft Office Word 2007 contains tools, such as Drawing Tools, WordArt, and Smart Diagrams, which give you the capability of incorporating design-oriented features into your documents. Sometimes referred to as desktop publishing, this course focuses on the integration of word processing, graphic design, and special text formatting into a single “publication.” Using Word and its powerful design tools offers the opportunity to create newsletters, marketing materials, or any number of visually stunning documents with relative ease. Topics covered in Introduction to Word 2007, as well as topics covered in Working with Columns and Tables in Word 2007 and Simplifying Tasks in Word 2007. half-day Understand the elements of effective document design Use Click and Type Work with newspaper-style columns Control column and page breaks Arrange and position text using a table Create nested and “side-by-side” tables Wrap text around a table Work effectively with fonts, spacing, and layout Add borders and shading to text Use page borders Create custom bullets Use drop cap letters Create watermarks Use Drawing Tools Insert shapes Add drawing objects to a document Move and size objects Change object borders and fills Apply shadows and 3-D effects Rotate, flip, align, and layer objects Use Picture Tools Insert ClipArt, pictures, and graphs Resize (scale) and crop graphics Use floating versus inline pictures Wrap text around an object Position objects vertically and horizontally on a page Format pictures Use WordArt Create and link text boxes Create callout boxes