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Tech for Lawyering Competencies: Research & Writing: Word Instruction Videos

Covers technology that assists with note-taking and writing

Overview

This page provides outlines, presentation slides, and pre-recorded videos on various MS Word topics. These materials were created for the Spring 2021 Legal Research class. (The videos require UH credentials to watch)

Apple Macintosh Materials

Word Session One Topics

  • Customization
  • Document Templates
  • Format Font & Paragraph
  • Apply Styles
  • Modify Styles
  • Page Break
  • Find & Replace
  • Copy and Paste
  • Insert Hyperlink
  • Insert Special Symbol

Slides

Video [This video has a better quality if you download and watch it versus playing off the server]

Word Session Two Topics

  • Track Changes & Comments
  • Header & Footer                             
  • Remove Metadata         
  • Comparison
  • Headings                            
  • Subheadings                     
  • Table of Contents
  • Marking Citations
  • Table of Authorities

Slides

Video [This video has a better quality if you download and watch it versus playing off the server]

Word Session Three Topics

  • Page Numbers 
  • Tabs
  • Widow and Orphan Control        
  • Non-Breaking Hyphen
  • Section Break                    
  • Insert Object                     
  • Insert Table                       
  • Format Table                    
  • Saving to PDF

Slides

Video [This video has a better quality if you download and watch it versus playing off the server]

Microsoft Windows PC Materials

Word Session One Topics

  • Customization
  • Document Templates
  • Format Font & Paragraph
  • Apply Styles
  • Modify Styles
  • Page Break
  • Find & Replace
  • Copy and Paste
  • Insert Hyperlink
  • Insert Special Symbol

Slides

Video [This video has a better quality if you download and watch it versus playing off the server]

Word Session Two Topics

  • Track Changes & Comments
  • Header & Footer                             
  • Remove Metadata         
  • Comparison
  • Headings                            
  • Subheadings                     
  • Table of Contents
  • Marking Citations
  • Table of Authorities

Slides

Video [This video has a better quality if you download and watch it versus playing off the server]

Word Session Three Topics

  • Page Numbers 
  • Tabs
  • Widow and Orphan Control        
  • Non-Breaking Hyphen
  • Section Break                    
  • Insert Object                     
  • Insert Table                       
  • Format Table                    
  • Saving to PDF

Slides

Video [This video has a better quality if you download and watch it versus playing off the server]

Additional Resources

There are useful video tutorials at Hotshot. Here is a set called Word for Lawyers: https://www.hotshotlegal.com/topics/word-for-lawyers/courses