Microsoft Word Introduction

Our Word for beginners course will introduce you to the world of Microsoft Word and word processing. Learn the fundamental skills you will need to navigate and create documents and reports with ease.

Gain practical skills from our experienced trainers along with real world examples.

Course Description

Our Microsoft Word Introduction course is part of a 3-level study program. This course aims to give participants an introduction to the use of Microsoft Word to create everyday documents required either at work or at home.

Participants will create documents using various features including text manipulation and enhancement, creating and using tabs and tables, embellishing documents with pictures and creating multiple documents through merging and printing documents.

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of Microsoft Word Introduction you should be able to:

• create a new document

• display documents using various views

• select and work with text in a document

• cut and copy information within and between documents

• use a range of font formatting techniques

• format paragraphs

• work with tabs

• create and modify tables

• insert and work with pictures in a Word document

• use the Mail Merge Wizard to perform mail merges

• print a document

• create high quality document designs and layouts

Prerequisites

Microsoft Word Introduction assumes little or no knowledge of the software. However, it would be beneficial to have a general understanding of personal computers and the Windows operating system.

Course Overview

Your First Document

• Create a document in Word

• Use Save and Save As

• Insert text, numbers and dates

• Use document proofing tools

• Check spelling and grammar

Work with a document

• Open an existing document

• Navigate with the keyboard

• Use page zoom tools

• Work with paragraph markers

• Count words

Viewing documents

• View multiple pages

• Split the screen

• Open a new window

• Change document views

• Use Reading Mode

• Use the Resume Reading feature

Working with text

• Use techniques to select text

• Select text using the mouse or keyboard

• Edit text using Insert or Overtype mode

• Delete text

• Use Undo or Redo

• Use Find and Replace

• Cut, copy and paste

• Use the Clipboard

Text appearance

• Apply font formatting

• Work with Live Preview

• Change fonts and font size

• Use Bold, Italics and Underline formats

• Change text colour

• Use Format Painter

Work with Paragraphs

• Paragraph formatting and alignment

• Change text alignment

• Adjust line and paragraph spacing

• Use bullet and numbered lists

• Create a multilevel list

• Apply borders and shading

• Use indents and spacing

Working with pages

• Adjust page margins

• Set custom page margins

• Change page orientation and sizing

• Insert and remove page breaks

• Insert, format and remove page numbers

Tabs and Tables

• Use default tab stops

• Set tabs on the ruler

• Create a table

• Insert and delete rows and columns

• Change column width and row height

• Apply borders and shading

Pictures

• Insert an online picture

• Select and move pictures

• Insert a picture from file

• Resize, change and crop a picture

• Apply text wrapping styles

• Crop a picture

Perform a Mail Merge

• Create a recipient list

• Create the starting document

• Insert mail merge fields

• Preview the merged document

• Complete the merge

Print your document

• Preview your document

• Use Quick Print

• Select different printers

• Specify a page range

A guide to brilliant documents

• The Four Pillars of Great Design

• Perfect Page Layouts

• Make it readable

• Pictures tell a story

• The tips and traps of writing