Word: Introduction for Beginners

Course Overview

This course provides an introduction to Word for Windows. The student will explore Word XP, use the Office Assistant, learn basic document skills, check spelling and grammar, and work with document views. The student will also learn how to print and preview documents, envelopes, and labels. The student will also learn about formatting

Audience

Anybody that needs to understand the fundamentals of Microsoft Word.

Examinations

This course helps prepare delegates for the ECDL Module 3 - Word processing examination and the Microsoft Office Specialist Word Proficient examination

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

• Knowledge and experience in using a Windows environment

Course Outline

Module - 1 Exploring Word

• Using the Interface
• Displaying Toolbars
• Using the Task Pane

Module - 2 Basic Document skills

• Enter Text
• Smart Tags
• Selection Techniques
• Creating a New folder

Module - 3 Basic Text Editing

• Cutting/ Copying and Pasting
• Clipboard Task Pane
• Drag and Drop

Module 4 - Working with Documents and Views

• Switching Views
• Using the Reading Layout View
• Opening Multiple Documents

Module 5 - Spelling and Grammar

• Checking Spelling as you Type
• Adding to Custom Dictionary
• Checking Grammar

Module 6 - Printing

• Previewing a Document
• Web Page Preview
• Printing the Document

Module 7 - Using Character Formatting

• Formatting Characters
• Modifying Font Size and Colours
• Formatting Characters using the task Pane

Module 8 - Using Paragraph Formatting

• Formatting Paragraphs
• Aligning Paragraphs
• Revealing Paragraphs

Module 9 - Indenting Paragraphs

• Changing existing Indents
• Left, Right and Hanging Indents

Module 10 - Using Styles

• Revealing Styles
• Applying Styles
• Creating Styles
• Deleting Styles

Module 11 - Using Document Formatting

• Formatting a Document
• Page Breaks
• Page Set up
• Module 11 - Using Document Formatting
• Formatting a Document
• Page Breaks
• Page Set up

Module 12 - Setting Tabs

• Setting Tabs
• Removing Tabs
• Creating A Tab Leader

Module 13 - Using Numbers and Bullets

• Typing a List
• Deleting a List
• Changing a List

Module 14 - Working with Headers and Footers

• Creating Headers and Footers
• Inserting Page Numbers
• First page Headers
• Alternating Odd and Even Headers and Footers

Module 15 - Using Section Breaks

• Working with Breaks
• Formatting Sections
• Inserting Continuous Breaks
• Modifying a Section Break

Module 16 - Managing Files

• Selecting File Views
• Sorting Word Files
• Basic Search Task pane
• Advanced Search task Pane
• Password Protection
• Using the Document Recovery Task Pane

Word: Introduction for Beginners / MWO-1