Microsoft Word: Introduction

Course details

This one-day course is designed to help you to obtain the basic skills required to create simple documents using Microsoft Word. A delegate will learn to create, edit, format, print and review short documents such as letter, memo's and reports.

Course Outline

Module 1

• What is Word for Windows
• Starting & Quitting Word
• Understanding the Word Screen
• Parts of the Word Screen - Menus
• Toolbars
• Dialog Boxes
• Office Assistant
• Help Menu
• Switch Between Applications

Module 2

• Creating a New Document
• Non-Printing Characters
• Insert Mode / Typeover Mode
• Working with Multiple Documents
• Switching between Documents
• Saving Documents
• Saving with File Properties
• Closing a Document
• Password Protect a Document
• Opening an Existing Document
• Splitting a Window

Module 3

• Moving in a Document
• Select Browse Object Button
• Moving & Scrolling with the Keyboard
• Go To
• Selecting Text
• Deleting Text
• Undo & Redo
• Cut / Copy / Paste
• Drag & Drop Editing
• Copy from One Document to Another
• Using Paste Special
• Hyphenating Words
• Use AutoText
• AutoComplete
• AutoCorrect
• Page Breaks

Module 4

• Find and Replace
• Spell Check
• Spelling Options
• Grammar Check
• Grammar Options
• Thesaurus Proofing in Other Languages
• Counting Words

Module 5

• Formatting Characters
• Highlighting Text
• Changing Font / Size
• Insert Symbols / Special Characters
• Insert Date & Time
• Format Painter
• Superscript & Subscript
• Hiding Text
• Character Spacing
• Character Case

Module 6

• Alignment
• Bulleted / Numbered Lists
• Indentation
• Line Spacing
• Setting Tabs / Leader Tabs

Module 7

• Page Layout (Margins)
• Page Layout (Page Orientation)
• Page Layout (Paper Size)
• Inserting Page Numbers
• Headers & Footers
• Different Views
• Print Preview
• Printing