Microsoft Word - Introduction
Course Description
This is a Microsoft Word basic course. The teaching approach contains a mix of lectures, practical and one-to-one work and varies according to the people attending. For the most part, candidates are able to work at a pace which best suits them, and emphasis is placed upon quality of learning, rather than quantity.
Course Duration
1 day
Course Objectives
On completion of this course delegates should be very familiar with the basics of Microsoft Word. Delegates will be introduced to each of the topics as outlined below.
Course Content
STARTING TO USE WORD 2007
Using the default Word document
Saving Word documents
Opening and closing documents
Saving a file with a different file name
Creating a new document
Using Help within Microsoft Word
Closing Microsoft Word
TEXT FORMATTING
Font type
Font size
Bold, italic or underline
Subscript and superscript
Case changing
Highlighting
Font colour
Copying text formatting
Removing formatting
MANIPULATING TEXT
Selecting text
Inserting, deleting, undo and redo
Copying text within a document
Moving text within a document
PARAGRAPH FORMATTING
Paragraph marks
Soft line break marks
Aligning text
Indenting paragraphs
Applying single or double line spacing within paragraphs
Applying spacing above or below paragraphs
Applying bullets to a list
Numbering a list
ADDING BORDERS AND SHADING
Adding a border
Modifying your borders
Adding shading
Modifying your shading
Applying borders to selected text
FINDING AND REPLACING TEXT
Finding text
Replacing text
TABS
Tab stops
Setting and removing tabs
STYLES
Applying styles to a word, line or a paragraph
PAGE FORMATTING
Page orientation and paper size
Page margins
Page breaks
Headers and footers
Page numbering
Header and footer fields
Cover pages
TABLES
Inserting a table
Navigating within a table
Selecting and editing text within a table
Selecting cells, rows, columns or table
Inserting and deleting rows and columns
Modifying column width or row height
Modifying cell borders
Adding shading to cells
Modifying cell border width, colour and style
USING GRAPHICS WITHIN MICROSOFT WORD
Inserting Pictures
Inserting Clip Art
Inserting Shapes
Inserting SmartArt
Selecting, resizing and deleting graphics
Copying or moving graphics
MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS
Switching between open documents
Tiling or cascading documents on your screen
Comparing documents side by side
Copying or moving selected items between documents
PROOFING AND PRINTING
Spell checking a document
Adding words to the built-in custom dictionary
Removing a word from the spell checking dictionary
Printing options
Printing only odd or even pages
Printing part of a document
Printing more than one page of a document per printed sheet
Previewing and printing a document
Using the default Word document
Saving Word documents
Opening and closing documents
Saving a file with a different file name
Creating a new document
Using Help within Microsoft Word
Closing Microsoft Word
TEXT FORMATTING
Font type
Font size
Bold, italic or underline
Subscript and superscript
Case changing
Highlighting
Font colour
Copying text formatting
Removing formatting
MANIPULATING TEXT
Selecting text
Inserting, deleting, undo and redo
Copying text within a document
Moving text within a document
PARAGRAPH FORMATTING
Paragraph marks
Soft line break marks
Aligning text
Indenting paragraphs
Applying single or double line spacing within paragraphs
Applying spacing above or below paragraphs
Applying bullets to a list
Numbering a list
ADDING BORDERS AND SHADING
Adding a border
Modifying your borders
Adding shading
Modifying your shading
Applying borders to selected text
FINDING AND REPLACING TEXT
Finding text
Replacing text
TABS
Tab stops
Setting and removing tabs
STYLES
Applying styles to a word, line or a paragraph
PAGE FORMATTING
Page orientation and paper size
Page margins
Page breaks
Headers and footers
Page numbering
Header and footer fields
Cover pages
TABLES
Inserting a table
Navigating within a table
Selecting and editing text within a table
Selecting cells, rows, columns or table
Inserting and deleting rows and columns
Modifying column width or row height
Modifying cell borders
Adding shading to cells
Modifying cell border width, colour and style
USING GRAPHICS WITHIN MICROSOFT WORD
Inserting Pictures
Inserting Clip Art
Inserting Shapes
Inserting SmartArt
Selecting, resizing and deleting graphics
Copying or moving graphics
MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS
Switching between open documents
Tiling or cascading documents on your screen
Comparing documents side by side
Copying or moving selected items between documents
PROOFING AND PRINTING
Spell checking a document
Adding words to the built-in custom dictionary
Removing a word from the spell checking dictionary
Printing options
Printing only odd or even pages
Printing part of a document
Printing more than one page of a document per printed sheet
Previewing and printing a document
Who should attend?
This is a course with a high level of practical content, aimed at those who have not used Microsoft Word for Windows before. It is designed for candidates with widely differing experience and skill levels.
Pre-requisites
No previous experience of Microsoft Word is necessary, but candidates should have a good understanding of computer basics and be familiar with the Windows operating system.
