Basic Microsoft Word
Overview
Navigating the Word interface, creating, formatting, and editing documents, using basic formatting tools for text.
Description
Navigating the Word interface, creating, formatting, and editing documents, using basic formatting tools for text (font styles, sizes, colors), incorporating simple layouts (like bullet points, numbering, and indentation), inserting and formatting images or tables, understanding document saving and printing options, and mastering essential features such as spell check and word count. These basics provide a solid foundation for more advanced document creation and editing in Word.
Course Content
Unit 1: Getting started with Microsoft Word
- Identifying the components of the Word interface
- Customising the quick access bar
- Creating a new Word document
- Opening and displaying a document in different views
- Saving a Word document
- Print preview and print a document
- Accessing help in Word
Unit 2: Editing a document
- Selecting text in Word
- Cut, copy and paste
- Undo and redo commands
- Find and replace text
Unit 3: Formatting text and paragraphs
- Applying different font options to text
- Setting borders in a document
- Highlighting text
- Add shading to a document
- Using Format Painter to format text
- Creating bulleted and numbered lists
- Applying styles
- Adjusting spacing options in a document
- Adjusting the paragraph alignment of text
Unit 4: Adding tables
- Inserting tables and converting text
- Formatting tables
Unit 5: Inserting graphic objects
- Inserting symbols and special characters
- Inserting graphics
Unit 6: Controlling page appearance
- Adding a watermark and page colour to a document
- Adding headers and footers
- Controlling page layout
Unit 7: Proofing a document
- Proofing a document
- Example explanation
Accreditation
- Non-accredited: Short course only
- Duration: 1h 30m
- Delivery: Classroom/Online/Blended
- Access Period: 12 Months
