Word 365 – What Can WORD Do for You?

Course length:  1-day

Course Overview

Microsoft Office Word is Microsoft’s popular word processing program that allows users to produce professional-looking documents. Word offers word processing, outlining, drawing, graphing, and document management tools.

The Essentials course is designed for students who desire to gain the necessary skills to create, edit, format, present, and print basic Word documents. This class covers beginner to intermediate tools in Word and is appropriate for students who have never used the program as well as students who are self-taught and want to explore more efficient ways of doing things.

Highlights of the course include information on getting started with Word and creating, editing, and formatting documents as well as shortcuts and time-saving tips that will help users cut their efforts in half.

Prerequisites

• Before attending this course, students must have:
• Basic computer knowledge
• Windows file management skills
• Comfort using a mouse and keyboard

Outline

Getting Started

• Components of Word Interface
• Create, Save, and Share a Document
• Use Document Views
• Help Features

Editing a Document

• Navigate and Select Text
• Modify Text
• Find and Replace Text

Formatting Text and Paragraphs

• Apply Character Formatting
• Align Text Using Tab Stops
• Control Paragraph Layout
• Apply Borders and Shading
• Apply Styles and Themes
• Manage Formatting

Controlling Text Flow

• Control Paragraph Flow
• Insert Section Breaks
• Insert Columns
• Create and Format Text Boxes
• Link Text Boxes to Control Text Flow

Adding Tables and Charts

• Insert a Table
• Modify a Table
• Perform Calculations in a Table
• Convert Text to a Table
• Insert a Chart
• Modify a Chart

Managing Lists

• Display Text as Lists
• Sort a List
• Renumber a List
• Customize a List

Adding Graphics and Media

• Insert Symbols and Special Characters
• Add Images
  • Local Images
  • Online Images
  • Screenshots
• Insert Graphics
  • Shapes
  • Word Art
  • Smart Art
  • 3-D Models
  • Icons
• Insert Videos

Controlling Page Appearance

• Apply Page Borders and Color
• Add Watermarks
• Add Headers and Footers
• Control Page Layout

Finishing Touches

• Check Spelling and Grammar
• Use Other Proofing Tools
• Accessibility Checker
• Autocorrect Dialog Box
• Printing a Document

Using Templates

• Word Templates
• Creating a Document from a Template
• Creating and Modifying Templates
• Attaching a Template to a Document
• Managing Templates