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		<title>Word 2007 Practice: Create a Basic Form</title>
		<link>http://tortoiseshell.net/coffeebreak/blog/index.php/68/word-2007-practice-create-a-basic-form.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fields & Quick Parts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[These directions will give you the steps to add form fields (Content Controls) to a Word document. The final, filled-in document could be saved, printed or emailed.

First, if you don&#8217;t see a Developer tab, that needs to be turned on. Go to Office button, Word Options, and click the Popular category in the left pane, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Word 2007 Practice: Converting Text into a Table</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Occasionally, you can run into text that is set up in tabbed columns, or with spaces between columns, or copied from a web page that would be easier to work with if it was set up as a table.
Example 1: Convert Tabbed Text to a Table

Start with a New, blank Word document.
Select the rows of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Word 2007 Practice: Insert a Small Table into a Page of Text</title>
		<link>http://tortoiseshell.net/coffeebreak/blog/index.php/94/word-2007-practice-insert-a-small-table-into-a-page-of-text.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Page Formatting]]></category>
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This exercise will let you practice some table techniques; resizing a table, merging cells, rotating text, applying a table format, turning on text wrapping for a table, and centering the table on a page.
The premise of the example is an organization that has a one-page promotional handout that includes a block of contact information that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Word 2007 Practice: Create a Data Table and Do a Mail Merge, Part 2 of 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Labels & Mail Merge]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This will show you how to take the data table you save in Part 1 of this project and  merge that data onto mailing labels.

One problem with labels is that people tend to generate the label layout, and then type many pages of mailing address on the labels. That works, but over time, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Word 2007 Practice: Create a Data Table and Mail Merge, Part 1 of 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Labels & Mail Merge]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[See Table Basics in Word 2007 to review table terminology and to see more detailed directions on inserting a table.
For the first part of this project, you will insert a table and type a few rows of mailing-list type information into it. You will also see how to insert and resize columns. There&#8217;s not much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Word 2007 Practice: Using Borders with Headings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Borders & Shading]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Projects & Practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Styles]]></category>
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A quick way to add a little graphic enhancement to a heading (or title) in a document is to add a bottom border to it.
As with all Word projects, it will work best if you type up your text first, and then apply any formatting (like borders).
Creating the Practice Word Document
For this practice, you&#8217;ll create [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Word 2007 Practice: Poster Project Available for Download</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bullets & Numbering]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a PDF download available, Learning to Use Word 2007 &#8211; Poster Project.
It was written for users that are new to Word 2007 or those that haven&#8217;t used formatting and graphics very much. It is 12 pages long, with clear directions and images to work from. It walks you through typing up and saving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Formatting Mailing Labels in Word 2007</title>
		<link>http://tortoiseshell.net/coffeebreak/blog/index.php/64/formatting-mailing-labels-in-word-2007.html</link>
		<comments>http://tortoiseshell.net/coffeebreak/blog/index.php/64/formatting-mailing-labels-in-word-2007.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Labels & Mail Merge]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Follow up to: Practice: Making Labels in Word 2007

Once you have a sheet of mailing labels created, here are a few things you can do to improve their appearance.
Remember that labels are laid out in a table. You will be using table formatting to change the labels.
Be sure to click the Plus sign to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Word 2007 Practice: How to Make One Page Out of Many Landscape</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Loren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a long Word document you might need to have one or more pages that are a different orientation. Typically, most print documents are created in a portrait orientation. Being able to make one or more pages landscape allows you to insert something like a large table or chart that would be easier to view [...]]]></description>
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