Word Training

Getting Started

In this training course, students learn Word basics necessary to navigate easily within its intuitive interface, customize their toolbar with frequently used shortcut icons and manage all documents in use. Course attendees receive an overview of the display screen, learning how to personalize and change menus and toolbars. The task pane provides a quick overview of recent opened documents and quick links to open a blank or template file. Class attendees learn how to use task panes, open documents, manage open documents and use smart tags. They also gain practical instruction in using the MS Word Help feature to locate answers to future questions as they arise.

Working with Text in MS Word

As a word processing application, Word provides a wealth of tools to simplify and automate document creation. In this class, students learn how to position their cursor within a document to add, delete or edit text. Course attendees also learn how to select text, change character attributes and use AutoCorrect to fix spelling or grammar mistakes as you type. In this class, students also learn how to implement AutoComplete to expedite document creation.

Working with Documents

Microsoft Word is similar to other popular word processing applications. However it provides a greater range of tools with which to manage text documents. In this training course, students learn how to use the most common tools, with step-by-step instruction in creating, working with, saving and closing a document. They also learn how to exit MS Word upon completion.

Revising Microsoft Word Documents

Word processing supports the writing process, helping authors edit, proofread and update their document at any time with just a few clicks. Authors can move full paragraphs, change words or add citations at a later date using Word. In this training class, students learn the steps to copy and move text, use the Office Clipboard to store text blocks, and use the undo and redo features to reverse the last command or typed entry. Students also learn how to repeat functions multiple times.

Using Document Tools

When writing a document within Word, authors gain the tools necessary to double-check their spelling and grammar. In this training course, students learn how to use the built-in MS Word spelling and grammar check features, access shortcut menus to perform these tasks and use the Microsoft Word thesaurus to find and use alternate words.

Formatting Paragraphs

Authors can format paragraphs before or after composition using MS Word’s page and paragraph layout tools. In this course, students gain hands-on experience in changing line spacing, aligning text (left, right, center and justify), indenting text and setting tabs.

Working with Pages and Views

Word provides various page views, each useful for various purposes. In this course, students learn how to view documents in different ways including normal, outline, online and page layout. Course attendees also learn the steps necessary to insert page breaks when appropriate, use click and type, change margins (left, right, top and bottom) and set-up page numbering.

Printing Documents

Word documents can be easily printed and shared. In this class, students learn how to ensure proper layout using the Print Preview screen and how to accurately print their document. Course attendees also learn how to design and print envelopes.

Prerequisites:

• A strong understanding of Microsoft Windows file management, the concepts of right-clicking and object property selection

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