Word Essentials

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