Microsoft Word Level 1: Foundations

Overview

These days, most people take electronic word processing for granted. While we may still write out our grocery lists with pen and paper, we expect to use a computer to create the majority of our documents. It’s impossible to avoid word-processing software in many areas of the business world. Managers, lawyers, clerks, reporters, and editors rely on this software to do their jobs. Whether you are an executive secretary or a website designer, you’ll need to know the ins and outs of electronic word processing.

Microsoft® Word is designed to help you move smoothly through the task of creating professional-looking documents. Its rich features and powerful tools can make your work easy, and even fun. In this level 1 course, you’ll learn how to use Word to create and edit simple documents; format documents; add tables and lists; add design elements and layout options; and proof documents.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for students who want to learn basic Word skills, such as creating, editing, and formatting documents; inserting simple tables and creating lists; and employing a variety of techniques for improving the appearance and accuracy of document content.

At Course Completion

In this course, you will learn fundamental Microsoft® Word skills.

You will:

• Navigate and perform common tasks in Word, such as opening, viewing, editing, saving, and printing documents, and configuring the application.
• Format text and paragraphs.
• Perform repetitive operations efficiently using tools such as Find and Replace, Format Painter, and Styles.
• Enhance lists by sorting, renumbering, and customizing list styles.
• Create and format tables.
• Insert graphic objects into a document, including symbols, special characters, illustrations, pictures, and clip art.
• Format the overall appearance of a page through page borders and colors, watermarks, headers and footers, and page layout.
• Use Word features to help identify and correct problems with spelling, grammar, readability, and accessibility.

Outline

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Word

• Navigate in Microsoft Word
• Create and Save Word Documents
• Manage Your Workspace
• Edit Documents
• Preview and Print Document
• Customize the Word Environment

Lesson 2: Formatting Text and Paragraphs

• Apply Character Formatting
• Control Paragraph Layout
• Align Text Using Tabs
• Display Text in Bulleted or Numbered Lists
• Apply Borders and Shading

Lesson 3: Working More Efficiently

• Make Repetitive Edits
• Apply Repetitive Formatting
• Use Styles to Streamline Repetitive Formatting Tasks

Lesson 4: Managing Lists

• Sort a List
• Format a List

Lesson 5: Adding Tables

• Insert a Table
• Modify a Table
• Format a Table
• Convert Text to a Table

Lesson 6: Inserting Graphic Objects

• Inset Symbols and Special Characters
• Add Images to a Document

Lesson 7: Controlling Page Appearance

• Apply a Page Border and Color
• Add Headers and Footers
• Control Page Layout
• Add a Watermark

Lesson 8: Preparing to Publish a Document

• Check Spelling, Grammar, and Readability
• Use Research Tools
• Check Accessibility
• Save a Document to Other Formats

Prerequisites

To ensure your success in this course, you should have end-user skills with any current version of Windows®, including being able to start programs, switch between programs, locate saved files, close programs, and access websites using a web browser.