Microsoft Word Essentials

Who is the course for?

This task-based course is aimed at new users of Word who need to be able to create document quickly and easily. The emphasis is on making the most of time-saving devices as well as techniques to enhance document layout and appearance.

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Pre-requisites

Although no previous experience is necessary, you need to have basic Windows skills, including saving and retrieving document, copying and moving information, and working with a keyboard and mouse.

What are the objectives of the course?

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• create, amend and print documents

• apply formatting to enhance text and document layout

• use and control automatic proofing and formatting

• save and retrieve documents

• save and re-use standard text and graphics

• create and modify table

What does the course cover?

Getting started: The Word window; document windows and views; starting a new document; controlling menus and toolbars; mouse pointers and shortcuts; different ways to get help

Open, save and close: Starting a new document; using a template; saving documents; creating a new folder; filing techniques to manage your documents; using document properties; sorting and searching for documents; closing documents and closing Word

Automatic typing: Controlling automatic spell check; creating abbreviations; automatic language detection; automatic formatting; bullets and numbers; inserting the date; turning off automatic features; defining boilerplate text as Auto Text; inserting an Auto Text entry; using AutoComplete; using 'click and type' to place text on the page; printing an envelope or label with a letter

Printing: Setting print preview options; using 'shrink to fit'; selecting pages to print; choosing a printer

Making changes: Different ways to select text; moving and copying text; copying text to another document; using collect and paste to paste multiple items; finding and replacing text and formats; using undo, redo and repeat commands

First formatting: Changing the appearance of text as you type or to select text; choosing fonts and sizes; applying borders and shading; using shortcut keys and format painter; character positions and spacing; inserting special characters; using built-in styles to apply formatting

Paragraph layout: Understanding paragraphs; text alignment; line spacing and space between paragraphs; indenting text; setting, using and modifying tabs; decimal tabs and tab leaders

Working with tables: Overview of tables; inserting a table; drawing a table; adjusting row height and column width; distributing rows or columns evenly; merging and splitting cells; typing and navigating in a table; inserting rows and columns table headings; resizing and moving a table

How long does the course last?

1 day