MS Word (Level 1)

Students will learn the basic skills necessary to begin using Word. Students will learn how to create and edit documents, use character and paragraph formatting and use page layout features.

Course Content:

• Lesson 1: Word basics
  • Introduction to Word
  • Creating a new blank document and the basics of entering text
  • The Save As command
  • Opening and editing a document
  • Getting help in Word
• Lesson 2: Navigating in a document
  • Scrolling within a document
  • Searching a document
• Lesson 3: Additional editing techniques
  • Using AutoCorrect
  • Techniques for selecting text
  • Moving text
• Lesson 4: Character and paragraph formatting
  • Basic character formatting techniques
  • Additional character formatting techniques
  • Paragraph formatting
  • Working with indents, numbered lists, and bulleted lists
  • Line breaks and line spacing
• Lesson 5: Introduction to tabs and tables
  • Working with tabs
  • Creating a table
  • Editing tables
• Lesson 6: Controlling page appearance
  • Headers and footers
  • Modifying margins
  • Page breaks
• Lesson 7: Tools and printing
  • Using proofing tools
  • Printing a document
  • Envelopes and labels
• Lesson 8: Creating a Web page
  • Creating a Web page
  • Using themes and exiting Word