Word Essentials

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This practical hands-on course is designed for new users to Microsoft Word. This course focuses on the specific word processing techniques used in day-to-day business.

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Course Details

This practical hands-on course is designed for new users to Microsoft Word. This course focuses on the specific word processing techniques used in day-to-day business.

By the end of the course, participants will be confident in creating a variety of documents and using character and paragraph formatting and will be able to set and control the layout of a document.

 

Audience:

This course is designed for people who are new to word processing or converting from another word processing program.

 

Prerequisites:

For best outcomes, participants should be familiar with the Windows operating system and basic mouse and keyboard techniques.

 

Course Content

The Fundamentals

  • Opening Microsoft Office Word

  • Creating a simple document

  • Typing and deleting Text

  • The basics of Selecting Text

  • Using basic Formatting

  • Using Undo and Redo

  • Removing Formatting

  • Saving, Opening and Closing Files

  • Using the Recent Documents List

  • Switching between open files

  • Getting Help in Word

 

Using The Word Interface

  • The New Interface

  • Using Ribbons and Ribbon Tabs

  • About Option Buttons

  • Minimizing the Ribbon

  • Using the Status Bar and Mini Toolbar

  • Right-Click Menus

  • Keyboard Shortcuts

  • The Quick Access Toolbar

  • Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar

  • Ribbons and Task Groups

 

Creating New Documents

  • Creating a Blank Document

  • Using templates

  • Navigating In Your Document

  • Selecting Text

  • Moving Text

  • Cutting, Copying and Pasting Text

  • Dragging and Dropping Text

  • Finding and Replacing Text

 

Formatting Techniques

  • Font Type and Font Size

  • Applying Colour and Highlighting

  • Changing Case

  • Setting your Default Font

  • Using the Format Painter

  • Adding Drop Caps

  • Applying a Quick Style

  • Aligning Text

  • Using Tabs

  • Types of Tabs

  • Moving or Removing Tabs

  • Paragraph Options

  • Paragraph Alignment and Indenting a Paragraph

  • Changing Paragraph Spacing

  • Adding Borders or Shading

 

Viewing And Printing

  • Layouts - Web; Print; Reading

  • Views - Outline; Full Screen

  • Basic Viewing Tools

  • Zoom and View Controls on the Status Bar

  • Using Thumbnails

  • Advanced Viewing Tools

  • Showing Special Characters

  • Using the Show/Hide Tools

  • Using Print Preview

  • Opening Print Preview

  • Navigating Print Preview

  • Print Preview versus Print Layout

 

Document Layout Options

  • Using Page Setup

  • Setting Margins

  • Changing Paper Size

  • Changing Orientation

  • Printing a Document

  • Using Basic Print Options

  • Using Advanced Print Options

  • Modifying Printer Properties

 

Delivery Options

Classroom sessions are delivered at a CTSA venue (Public courses) or at a nominated location (Private courses only).

 

Inclusions:

  • Computer for each participant, configured with appropriate software (if necessary)

  • Training Manual/activity booklet
  • Certificate of completion 
  • Brisbane CBD Branch

    Level 19, Waterfront Place, 1 Eagle Street, Brisbane CBD, Brisbane

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