Word Introduction
Duration: 1 day
Location: on-site (we come to you)
Whether you’re new to computers or have a little experience, this beginner-friendly course will guide you through the basics of Microsoft Word. Start from the ground up as you learn to navigate the Word interface with ease, enter and format text, and create professional-looking documents. You’ll also discover how to enhance your work by inserting tables and images, as well as how to save your document and confidently find it again. This course is the perfect first step to building your confidence with Word!
Understanding the Word Screen
- The Ribbon
- Groups
- Dialog box launcher
- The Quick Access Toolbar
- Backstage View
Using Microsoft Word
- Open a blank document
- Saving Microsoft Word documents
- Opening a file in Word
- Closing a Word file
- Saving your file using a different file name
- Search…
- Using Help within Microsoft Word
Text Formatting
- Changing Font type, colour & size
- Bold, italic or underline
- Subscript and superscript
- Case changing
- Highlighting
- Format Painter
- Removing formatting
Manipulating Text
- Undo and Redo
- Cut, Copy and Paste
- The Clipboard
- Finding and replacing text
Paragraph Formatting
- Paragraph marks
- Aligning text
- Indenting paragraphs
- Paragraph dialog box
- Line Spacing
- Bullets & Numbering
- Adding borders and shading
- Tabs
- Styles
Page Formatting
- Page orientation and paper size
- Page margins
- Page breaks
- Headers and footers
- Page numbering
- Header and footer fields
- Cover pages
Tables
- Inserting a table
- Selecting and editing text within a table
- Selecting cells, rows, columns, or the entire table
- Inserting and Deleting rows /columns
Working with images
- Using images within Word
Multiple Documents
- Using multiple documents within Microsoft Word
Proofing and Printing
- Spelling and grammar checking
- Printing
Word Intermediate
Duration: 1 day
Location: on-site (we come to you)
Take your Word skills to the next level. In this course, you’ll go beyond the basics by learning how to create and use templates to streamline your work. Enhance your documents with advanced editing techniques, including bulleted and numbered lists, WordArt, and custom AutoText. You’ll also discover how to organise your documents effortlessly using Styles for headings. This course is designed to help you create polished, professional documents with ease!
Customising Microsoft Word
- Saving documents using different formats
- Compatibility Mode
- Collapse the Ribbon
- Modifying Word options
Microsoft Word Templates
- Accessing Templates from the Templates Gallery
- Modifying the Normal Template
- Creating a Template from an existing document
- Modifying a Template
Text Editing
- Deleting Blocks of Text
- Moving Text
- Copying Text
- Copying Multiple Items
Beyond Basic Text Formatting
- Applying Subscript and Superscript text formatting
- Inserting special characters and symbols
- Wrapping Text around a Graphic
- Text Wrapping Options
- Text orientation formatting options
- Using WordArt
Adding Bullets to a List
- Creating a bulleted or numbered list
- Creating a multilevel list from a List Style Gallery
- Customising the bullets and numbering formatting
- Assigning Picture Bullets
- Restarting the Numbering List
Using Automatic Text Features
- Using AutoCorrect
- AutoCorrect Using the Spell Checker
- AutoFormat as you type
- Using Building Blocks
Paragraph Editing
- Paragraph shading options
- Paragraph border options
- Adjusting Line Spacing
- Addressing widow and orphan paragraphs
- Formatting Text into Columns
- Applying and deleting column breaks
- Inserting Section Breaks
Styles Formatting
- Using Styles
- Applying styles
- Expand/Collapse Document using Styles
- Modifying styles
- Creating styles
Inserting and Manipulating Tables
- Creating a table
- Sorting data within a table
- Formulas and tables
- Inserting and Deleting rows/columns
- Merging and splitting cells within a table
Graphics
- Inserting Shapes
- Reordering graphics
- Placing a graphic in front or behind text
- Modifying image colours and borders
- Grouping or ungrouping shapes
- Inserting a watermark
Envelopes and Labels
- Creating Envelopes
- Creating Labels
Opening and Editing PDF files in Word
Word Advanced
Duration: 1 day
Location: on-site (we come to you)
Take full control of your Word documents with advanced tools and techniques. This course focuses on mastering character and paragraph formatting for a polished finish. Learn to reference your work accurately with footnotes and captions, create interactive fill-in forms, and unlock the power of Word field codes. Collaborate effectively with features like Master Documents, and save time by automating tasks with macros. This course equips you with the skills to handle complex documents with confidence and precision.
Course outline
Using Advanced Character and Paragraph Formatting
- Review of Styles Formatting
- Applying styles
- Modifying styles
- Creating styles
- Exporting and Importing Styles
- Differentiating Page Breaks and Section Breaks
- Inserting unique headers and footers
- Inserting a landscape page orientation in a portrait-oriented document
- Setting Paragraph Text Flow
- Hyphenation
References Options
- Inserting Table of Contents using Styles
- Formatting the Table of Contents
- Generating an Index
- Bookmarks and Cross references
- Hyperlinks
- Footnotes and Endnotes
- Captions
Using the Navigation Pane
Field Codes & Fill-in Forms
- What are Word Field codes?
- Inserting a field code
- Creating Fill-in Forms
- Inserting Form Elements
- Deleting fields within a fill-in form
- Protecting a fill-in form
Collaborative Editing and Security
- Document password protection
- Using comments within a document
- Checking documents for sensitive ‘hidden’ information
- Tracking changes within a document
Master Documents
- What are Master Documents?
Conditional Mail Merging
- Ask fields and bookmarks
- If…Then…Else… Fields
Macros
Linking and Embedding
Inserting Online Videos
Working with Text Boxes
- Linking Text Boxes Together
- Formatting Text Box Size and Position
- Controlling Text box wrapping