WordBasic

WordBasic - Word Basic

Course Duration: 12 Hours

Delivery Methods: Classroom Training - Instructor Led or Online


COURSE OVERVIEW

This course is designed to introduce students to the basic functionality and user interface of Microsoft Word. In this course, students will learn the basics of saving and opening documents and review the interface. Students will practice text navigation, selection, entry, and various other text formatting and editing commands and features. Additionally, students will work with bulleted and numbered lists, tables, and their various features and options. Students will also work with graphics and the various tools available in Word to format and edit them. Lastly, this course will cover various options for viewing documents, proofing options for documents, and settings to prepare documents for distribution and publication.


WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The audience for this course is individuals who want to learn the fundamentals of word processing.


COURSE PREREQUISITES

  • There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Outline

1 - Navigate within documents
  • Search for text
  • Link to locations within documents
  • Move to specific locations and objects in documents.
  • Show and hide formatting symbols and hidden text.
2 - Format documents
  • Set up document pages
  • Apply style sets
  • Insert and modify headers and footers
  • Configure page background elements
3 - Save and share documents
  • Save documents in alternative file formats
  • Modify basic document properties
  • Modify print settings
  • Share documents electronically
4 - Inspect documents for issues
  • Locate and remove hidden properties and personal information
  • Locate and correct accessibility issues
  • Locate and correct compatibility issues
5 - Insert text and paragraphs
  • Find and replace text
  • Insert symbols and special characters
6 - Format text and paragraphs
  • Apply text effects
  • Apply formatting by using Format Painter
  • Set line and paragraph spacing and indentation
  • Apply built-in styles to text
  • Clear formatting
7 - Create and configure document sections
  • Format text in multiple columns
  • Insert page, section, and column breaks
  • Change page setup options for a section
8 - Create tables
  • Convert text to tables
  • Convert tables to text
  • Create tables by specifying rows and columns
9 - Modify tables
  • Sort table data
  • Configure cell margins and spacing
  • Merge and split cells
  • Resize tables, rows, and columns
  • Split tables
  • Configure a repeating row header
10 - Create and modify lists
  • Format paragraphs as numbered and bulleted lists
  • Change bullet characters and number formats
  • Define custom bullet characters and number formats
  • Increase and decrease list levels
  • Restart and continue list numbering
  • Set starting number values
11 - Create and manage reference elements
  • Insert footnotes and endnotes
  • Modify footnote and endnote properties
  • Create and modify bibliography citation sources
  • Insert citations for bibliographies
12 - Create and manage reference tables
  • Insert tables of contents
  • Customize tables of contents
  • Insert bibliographies
13 - Insert illustrations and text boxes
  • Insert shapes
  • Insert pictures
  • Insert 3D models
  • Insert SmartArt graphics
  • Insert screenshots and screen clippings
  • Insert text boxes
14 - Format illustrations and text boxes
  • Apply artistic effects
  • Apply picture effects and picture styles
  • Remove picture backgrounds
  • Format graphic elements
  • Format SmartArt graphics
  • Format 3D models
15 - Add text to graphic elements
  • Add and modify text in text boxes
  • Add and modify text in shapes
  • Add and modify SmartArt graphic content
16 - Modify graphic elements
  • Position objects
  • Wrap text around objects
  • Add alternative text to objects for accessibility
17 - Add and manage comments
  • Add comments
  • Review and reply to comments
  • Resolve comments
  • Delete comments
18 - Manage change tracking
  • Track changes
  • Review tracked changes
  • Accept and reject tracked changes
  • Lock and unlock change tracking
Dates & Times

* Actual dates may vary.