Microsoft® Office Word: Introduction
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Course Description - Day 1
Word processing is the use of computers to create, revise, and save documents for printing and future retrieval. This course is the first in a series of three Microsoft® Office Word courses. It will provide you with the basic concepts required to produce basic business documents.
Course Objective: You will create, edit, and enhance standard business documents using Microsoft® Office Word.
Target Student: This course is intended for individuals who want to gain basic knowledge of working on Word. Individuals who want to pursue Microsoft Certified Application Specialist certification in Microsoft Office Word can also take this course.
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- create a basic document by using Microsoft Word.
- edit documents by locating and modifying text.
- format text.
- format paragraphs.
- add tables to a document.
- add graphic elements to a document.
- control a document's page setup and its overall appearance.
- proof documents to make them more accurate.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Creating a Basic Document
- Topic 1A: Explore the User Interface
- Topic 1B: Open and View a Document
- Topic 1C: Customize the Word Environment
- Topic 1D: Obtain Help
- Topic 1E: Enter Text
- Topic 1F: Save a Document
- Topic 1G: Preview and Print a Document
- Lesson 2: Editing a Document
- Topic 2A: Navigate and Select Text in a Document
- Topic 2B: Insert, Delete, or Rearrange Text
- Topic 2C: Undo Changes
- Topic 2D: Search and Replace Text
- Lesson 3: Formatting Text
- Topic 3A: Change Font Appearance
- Topic 3B: Highlight Text
- Lesson 4: Formatting Paragraphs
- Topic 4A: Set Tabs to Align Text
- Topic 4B: Control Paragraph Layout
- Topic 4C: Add Borders and Shading
- Topic 4D: Apply Styles
- Topic 4E: Create Lists
- Topic 4F: Manage Formatting
- Lesson 5: Adding Tables
- Topic 5A: Create a Table
- Topic 5B: Modify the Table Structure
- Topic 5C: Format a Table
- Topic 5D: Convert Text to a Table or Tables to Text
- Lesson 6: Inserting Graphic Objects
- Topic 6A: Add Visual Effects Using Symbols and Special Characters
- Topic 6B: Insert Illustrations
- Lesson 7: Controlling Page Appearance
- Topic 7A: Control Page Layout
- Topic 7B: Apply a Page Border and Color
- Topic 7C: Add Watermarks
- Topic 7D: Add Headers and Footers
- Lesson 8: Proofing a Document
- Topic 8A: Check Spelling, Grammar and Word Count
- Topic 8B: Enhance Textual Meaning Using the Thesaurus
- Topic 8C: Customize AutoCorrect Options
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