Duration:
1 day
Level:
Basic
Objectives:
This course is intended for those with little or no experience of Word. By the end of the course delegates will have gained the knowledge to create a range of documents from simple letters to longer documents using headers & footers. Delegates will also learn how to use tables to create forms and lists, and how to format documents using Styles.
Pre-requisites:
Delegates do not need any prior knowledge of Word, but it is expected that they are familiar with a keyboard and mouse and can use the basic Windows operating environment (eg navigate through folders).
Course Content:
The Interface
- The Ribbon
- Quick Access Toolbar
- Customisable status bar
- File (Backstage) menu
- ‘Tell me’ help
- Document views (eg reading view)
Basic Documents & Formatting
- Creating a new document
- Selecting & editing text
- Formatting using the Ribbon & ‘Minitoolbar’
- Text effects
- Navigating a document
- Saving and retrieving a document
Proofing a Document
- Using the Spell & Grammar Checker
- Using the Thesaurus
- Using ‘Smart Lookup’
Copying and Moving Text
- Cut & Paste to move text
- Copy and Paste
- Paste options
- Drag & drop editing
Paragraph Formats
- Aligning text
- Line spacing
- Indenting text
- Automatic bullets & numbering
Page Layout & Setup
- Adjusting the margins
- Inserting & deleting page breaks
- Inserting a ‘Cover Page’
- Page orientation & paper size
Printing
- Previewing the printout
- Selecting page range and number of copies
Creating lists using Tabs
- Setting different tab types
- Creating ‘leader’ tabs
- Editing & deleting tabs
Tables
- Creating a simple table
- Using the ‘contextual’ table tools
- Formatting and editing the table
Styles
- Applying the built-in heading styles
- Modifying a style
- Creating a new style
Long Documents
- Creating simple headers & footers
- Inserting page numbers
- Using ‘Fields’
- Different first page headers/footers
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