Microsoft Word Part 1: Foundations

Master essential Microsoft Word skills with this hands-on course for beginners, perfect for students and professionals looking to create polished documents effortlessly.

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Essential Skills Gained

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Navigate and perform common tasks in Word efficiently.

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Format text and paragraphs to enhance document clarity.

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Insert and manage tables and lists for improved organization.

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Utilize Word's features for proofreading and enhancing document accessibility.

Format

  • Instructor-led
  • 1 days with lectures and hands-on labs.

Audience

  • Students
  • Professionals new to Microsoft Word
  • Administrative assistants
  • Content creators looking to streamline document creation

Description

These days, most people take electronic word processing for granted. While we may still write out our grocery lists with pen and paper, we expect to use a computer to create the majority of our documents. It's impossible to avoid word-processing software in many areas of the business world. Managers, lawyers, clerks, reporters, and editors rely on this software to do their jobs. Whether you are an executive secretary or a website designer, you'll need to know the ins and outs of electronic word processing. Microsoft® Word is designed to help you move smoothly through the task of creating professional-looking documents. Its rich features and powerful tools can make your work easy, and even fun. In this course, you'll learn how to use Word to create and edit simple documents; format documents; add tables and lists; add design elements and layout options; and proof documents. The content of this course is applicable to Word 2021, 2019, and 2016.

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Course Outline

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Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word

  1. Navigate in Microsoft Word

  2. Create and Save Word Documents

  3. Manage Your Workspace

  4. Edit Documents

  5. Preview and Print Documents

  6. Customize the Word Environment

Lesson 2: Formatting Text and Paragraphs

  1. Apply Character Formatting

  2. Control Paragraph Layout

  3. Align Text Using Tabs

  4. Display Text in Bulleted or Numbered Lists

  5. Apply Borders and Shading

Lesson 3: Working More Efficiently

  1. Make Repetitive Edits

  2. Apply Repetitive Formatting

  3. Use Styles to Streamline Repetitive Formatting Tasks

Lesson 4: Managing Lists

  1. Sort a List

  2. Format a List

Lesson 5: Adding Tables

  1. Insert a Table

  2. Modify a Table

  3. Format a Table

  4. Convert Text to a Table

Lesson 6: Inserting Graphic Objects

  1. Insert Symbols and Special Characters

  2. Add Images to a Document

Lesson 7: Controlling Page Appearance

  1. Apply a Page Border and Color

  2. Add Headers and Footers

  3. Control Page Layout

  4. Add a Watermark

Lesson 8: Preparing to Publish a Document

  1. Check Spelling, Grammar, and Readability

  2. Use Research Tools

  3. Check Accessibility

  4. Save a Document to Other Formats

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