COURSE DESCRIPTION FOR
CREATING LEGAL FORMS USING MICROSOFT WORD
This course is a must for any legal professional who wants
to save time and money by creating custom automated forms. You will also
discover many other legal features Word offers. Using hands-on lab activities,
you will:
- Use Word's Legal Pleading Wizard and create your own
templates and template folders.
- Create forms, insert files and create AutoText entries.
- Add dialog boxes to templates and update fields with
a macro.
- Insert supporting documents, link a spreadsheet and create
cross-references and bookmarks.
- Create master documents and subdocuments and create a
table of authorities.
LENGTH
One four hour session.
PREREQUISITES
Word 97 or 2000 - Level 1 or equivalent knowledge. You
must also have a good understanding of basic Microsoft Windows, file management
and personal computers.
SPECIFIC CLASS CONTENT
Lab Activity 1: Manage frequently used documents with templates
Discover Word's Legal Pleading Wizard
Create a pleading from your new template using the Legal Pleading Wizard
Organize your templates with tabs
Rid the new dialog box of excess tabs
Create a new template
Lab Activity 2: Use legal forms you already have to create
new templates
Create a simple template form
Insert the template as an attachment
Create AutoText entries for common sections of text
Convert a WordPerfect file to Word
Lab Activity 3: Simplify your templates with fields and
forms
Create custom dialog boxes
Create a macro to automatically update fields in a template
Take your new form for a test drive
Lab Activity 4: Manage multiple and large documents
Insert supporting files
Link to other Microsoft Office documents
Easily locate text with a bookmark
Create cross-references to manage information
Lab Activity 5: Create master documents and subdocuments
Create a master document and add subdocuments both from previously created
files
Define heading styles
Arrange subdocuments in the Master Document outline view
Create a table of contents for your master document
NECESSARY SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE
- A 486/66-compatible PC that meets minimum hardware requirements
for Windows 95 or later or Windows NT 4.0 or later. A Pentium 90 MHz processor
with 32 MB RAM or better is recommended. The minimum memory requirement
is 16 MB RAM.
- Windows 95, 98, or Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3
(or higher) installed.
- Word 97 or Word 2000.
- Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device.
- A printer (optional).
- The Legal Pleading Wizard installed. (You can install
this from Word's installation disk or off of the Microsoft Web site.)
- Text converters for Word. (These are normally installed
with Word.)
- Your own data files.
OTHER WORD CLASSES
- Word - Level 1. Learn all
the important basic elements of word processing, including creating and
editing files. Explore the many features designed to help you produce professional
looking documents. You will also discover how to create web pages using
Word.
- Word - Level 2. Enhance tables,
work with graphics and columns and create mass mailings. Master ways to
make repetitive tasks as easy as 1-2-3.
- Word - Advanced. Jazz up
your documents with graphics and even create documents as intranet web
pages. Advanced techniques for large documents and sharing documents.
- Word in the Law Office. Customized
training covering all the legal features of Word.
- Mini Power Sessions:
--Moving from WordPerfect to Word (basic and advanced topics)
--Create Brochures, Flyers And More Using Word
--Enhance Your Document Design And Layout Using Word
--Making An Ordinary Web Page Extraordinary Using Word 2000
--Word Tips And Tricks
--Creating Legal Forms Using Word
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