Course Overview
These days, most people take electronic word processing for granted. While we may still write out our grocery lists with pen and paper, we expect to use a computer to create the majority of our documents. It's impossible to avoid word-processing software in many areas of the business world. Managers, lawyers, clerks, reporters, and editors rely on this software to do their jobs. Whether students are an executive secretary or a website designer, they will need to know the ins and outs of electronic word processing.
Microsoft Word is designed to help users move smoothly through the task of creating professional looking documents. Its rich features and powerful tools can make their work easy, and even fun.
In this course, students will learn how to use Word on the desktop to create and edit simple documents; format documents; add tables and lists; add design elements and layout options; and proof documents. Note: Most Office 365 users perform the majority of their daily tasks using the desktop version of the Office software, so that is the focus of this training. The course material will also enable students to access and effectively utilize many web-based resources provided with their Office 365 subscription. This includes brief coverage of key skills for using Word for the Web and OneDrive. Helpful notes throughout the material alert students to cases where the online version of the application may function differently from the primary, desktop version.
This course covers Microsoft Office Specialist Program exam objectives to help students prepare for the Word Associate (Office 365 and Office 2019): Exam MO-100 and Word Expert (Office 365 and Office 2019): Exam MO-101 certification exams.
Who should attend
This course is intended for those with a basic understanding of Microsoft Windows and who need to learn basic Word skills, such as creating, editing, and formatting documents; inserting simple tables and creating lists; and employing a variety of techniques for improving the appearance and accuracy of document content.
Prerequisites
To ensure success, students should have end-user skills with any current version of Windows, including being able to start and close applications, navigate basic file structures, manage files and folders, and access websites using a web browser.
Course Objectives
In this course, students will learn fundamental Word skills. After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Navigate and perform common tasks in Word, such as opening, viewing, editing, saving, and printing documents, and configuring the application.
- Format text and paragraphs.
- Perform repetitive operations efficiently using tools such as Find and Replace, Format Painter, and Styles.
- Enhance lists by sorting, renumbering, and customizing list styles.
- Create and format tables.
- Insert graphic objects into a document, including symbols, special characters, illustrations, pictures, and clip art.
- Format the overall appearance of a page through page borders and colors, watermarks, headers and footers, and page layout.
- Use Word features to help identify and correct problems with spelling, grammar, readability, and accessibility.
Follow On Courses
Outline: Microsoft Word for Office 365 (Desktop or Online): Part 1 (91141)
Module 1: Getting Started with Word
Lessons
- Navigate in Microsoft Word
- Create and Save Word Documents
- Edit Documents
- Work with Word for the Web
Module 2: Formatting Text and Paragraphs
Lessons
- Apply Character Formatting
- Control Paragraph Layout
- Align Text Using Tabs
- Display Text in Bulleted or Numbered Lists
- Apply Borders and Shading
Module 3: Working More Efficiently
Lessons
- Make Repetitive Edits
- Apply Repetitive Formatting
- Use Styles to Streamline Repetitive Formatting Tasks
- Customize the Word Environment
Module 4: Managing Lists
Lessons
- Sort a List
- Format a List
Module 5: Adding Tables
Lessons
- Insert a Table
- Modify a Table
- Format a Table
- Convert Text to a Table
Module 6: Inserting Graphic Objects
Lessons
- Insert Symbols and Special Characters
- Add Images to a Document
Module 7: Controlling Page Appearance
Lessons
- Apply a Page Border and Color
- Add Headers and Footers
- Control Page Layout
- Add a Watermark
Module 8: Preparing to Publish a Document
Lessons
- Check Spelling, Grammar, and Readability
- Preview and Print Documents
- Use Research Tools
- Check Accessibility
- Save a Document to Other Formats