WORD TRAINING COURSES

WORD BEGINNER

Target Audience

This course is structured for someone with very little to no experience with Microsoft Word. It will take the participant through the fundamentals of creating a document using Word's simple and powerful editing tools.

Learn how to navigate text quickly, efficiently replicate and move text and change its appearance. Work with Paragraphs, use Tab settings effectively, insert Pictures and Tables, set up for printing, and more.

The outline below is for contemporary versions of Word (2013, 2016, 2019 and 365). We do run courses on earlier versions when required. Please mention this when booking.

Prerequisites

As this is the Beginner Level, the only prerequisites are basic computer skills like typing, using a mouse and familiarity with the Windows operating system.

Duration:

1 Day

Price:

Prices start from $360.00 (including GST) per day but may vary based on location.

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COURSE OUTLINE

Getting Started With Word

  • Starting Word From the Desktop
  • Understanding the Start Screen
  • Creating a New Blank Document
  • The Word Screen
  • How Microsoft Word 2016 Works
  • Using the Ribbon
  • Showing and Collapsing the Ribbon
  • Understanding the Backstage View
  • Accessing the Backstage View
  • Using Shortcut Menus
  • Understanding Dialog Boxes
  • Launching Dialog Boxes
  • Understanding the Quick Access Toolbar
  • Adding Commands to the QAT
  • Understanding the Status Bar
  • Exiting Safely From Word

Your First Document

  • Creating Documents in Word
  • Typing Text
  • The Save As Place
  • The Save As Dialog Box
  • Saving a New Document on Your Computer
  • Typing Numbers
  • Inserting a Date
  • Document Proofing
  • Checking Spelling and Grammar
  • Making Basic Changes
  • Saving an Existing Document
  • Printing a Document
  • Safely Closing a Document

Getting Help

  • Understanding How Help Works
  • Using Tell Me
  • Accessing the Help Window
  • Navigating the Help Window
  • Using Google to Get Help
  • Printing a Help Topic

Working With a Document

  • The Open Place
  • The Open Dialog Box
  • Opening an Existing Document
  • Navigating With the Keyboard
  • Scrolling Through a Document
  • Page Zooming
  • Viewing the Ruler
  • Showing Paragraph Marks
  • Counting Words

Working With Text

  • Techniques for Selecting Text
  • Selecting Text Using the Mouse
  • Selecting Text Using the Keyboard
  • Editing Text in Insert Mode
  • Editing Text in Overtype Mode
  • Deleting Text
  • Using Undo
  • Using Redo
  • Understanding Find and Replace
  • Finding Words
  • Replacing Words
  • Using Go To

Cutting and Copying

  • Understanding Cutting and Copying
  • Cutting and Pasting
  • Copying and Pasting
  • Drag and Drop Cutting
  • Drag and Drop Copying
  • Using the Clipboard Task Pane

Text Appearance

  • Understanding Font Formatting
  • Understanding Font Formatting Tools
  • Working With Live Preview
  • Changing Fonts
  • Changing Font Size
  • Increasing and Decreasing Font Size
  • Making Text Bold
  • Italicising Text
  • Underlining Text
  • Highlighting Text
  • Changing Case
  • Changing Text Colour
  • Using the Format Painter
  • Using the Font Dialog Box
  • Clearing Font Formatting

Tabs

  • Using Default Tabs
  • Setting Tabs on the Ruler
  • Modifying Tabs on the Ruler
  • Setting Tabs in the Tabs Dialog Box
  • Setting Tab Leaders
  • Setting Bar Tabs
  • Setting Mixed Tabs
  • Removing Tabs

 

Working With Paragraphs

  • Understanding Paragraph Formatting
  • Understanding Text Alignment
  • Changing Text Alignments
  • Changing Line Spacing
  • Changing Paragraph Spacing
  • Indenting Paragraphs
  • Outdenting Paragraphs
  • Starting a Bulleted List
  • Adding Bullets to Existing Paragraphs
  • Removing Existing Bullets
  • Starting a Numbered List
  • Numbering Existing Paragraphs
  • Creating a Multilevel List
  • Removing Existing Numbers
  • Borders and Shading Dialog Box
  • Shading Paragraphs
  • Applying Borders to Paragraphs
  • The Paragraph Dialog Box Indents and Spacing
  • The Paragraph Dialog Box Line and Page Breaks
  • Using the Paragraph Dialog Box

Working With Pages

  • Changing Page Margins
  • Setting Custom Margins
  • Changing Page Orientation
  • Changing Paper Sizing
  • Setting Custom Paper Sizes
  • Inserting Page Breaks
  • Removing Page Breaks
  • Inserting Page Numbers
  • Formatting Page Numbers
  • Removing Page Numbers

Tables

  • Understanding Tables
  • Creating a Table
  • Adding Data to a Table
  • Selecting in Tables Using the Ribbon
  • Selecting in Tables Using the Mouse
  • Inserting Columns and Rows
  • Deleting Columns and Rows
  • Changing Column Widths
  • Changing Row Heights
  • Autofitting Columns
  • Shading Cells
  • Modifying Borders
  • Adding Custom Borders
  • Choosing a Table Style

Printing Your Documents

  • Understanding Printing
  • Previewing Your Document
  • Quick Printing
  • Selecting a Printer
  • Printing the Current Page
  • Specifying a Range of Pages
  • Specifying the Number of Copies

Viewing Documents

  • Viewing Multiple Pages
  • Splitting the Window
  • Opening a New Window
  • Understanding Document Views
  • Changing Document Views
  • Understanding Read Mode
  • Viewing a Document in Read Mode
  • Viewing Gridlines

Performing a Mail Merge

  • Understanding Mail Merge
  • Understanding the Mail Merge Process
  • Creating a Recipient List
  • Creating the Starting Document
  • Starting the Mail Merge Wizard
  • Selecting a Recipient List
  • Inserting Mail Merge Fields
  • Previewing the Merged Documents
  • Completing the Merge

Pictures

  • Understanding Pictures
  • Understanding Online Pictures
  • Inserting a Picture
  • Inserting an Online Picture
  • Selecting Pictures
  • Positioning Pictures
  • Applying Text Wrapping Styles
  • Resizing a Picture
  • Applying Picture Styles to Pictures
  • Resetting Pictures
  • Changing the Picture
  • Cropping a Picture
  • Deleting Pictures